A stolen school therapy dog has been found in a park after being pinched from the assistant headteacher’s home.
Two hundred pupils were left distraught after Mabel was taken.
Emma Butler reported the theft to cops and launched a social media appeal to get the Puli breed pooch back.
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Drones were used in the hunt for her.
She was stolen from her house last Thursday (8 Jan).
But miraculously she was spotted in a park three days later yesterday (11 Jan).
Emma is assistant head at Tenyham CofE Primary School, in Teynham, near Sittingbourne Kent, where Mabel, four, is a hit with the pupils.
She is a regular visitor to the school where she interacts with the children and staff.
Mabel was taken from her home in Hazel Street Road, in nearby Hucking.
The dog – rescued from Hungary – was found in Darenth Country Park, in Dartford.
Thrilled Emma was reunited with her after she was taken to vets.
“Thank you everyone from the bottom of my heart,” she told Need To Know.
“It is the best news.
“She was found and we collected her from Mead Vets.
“I am so grateful to everybody who took the time to share and spread the word.
“Because without this I don’t think she would have been found.”
“She is a massive part of our lives,” added Emma, 49, who is married to Mark.
“And everyone who meets her falls in love with her.
“As a therapy dog she’s been going to my school every Wednesday for two years and is adored by all the pupils and teachers.”
Kent Police has been approached for comment.
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