After being found 310 miles from home, a lost dog was reunited with his owner.

Bandit, a one-year-old Malinois Shepherd, went missing from his home in Côte-d’Or in June of last year (France). His owner, Farid, was devastated and spent months looking for his canine best friends.

Unfortunately, his search was fruitless for several months. Yet. A kind stranger found Bandit on the side of the road eight months later. The poor dog was stolen when he was only 4 months old.

The dog was found without a collar 310 miles from home, but he was lucky to have a microchip, which allowed him to be reunited with his owner. The reunion was well-organized, and the two best friends were overjoyed to be reunited!

Bandit and Farid can now live together thanks to the incredible, life-saving work of the shelter, a kind stranger, and a microchip. When Farid heard the good news, he rushed to Bandit’s road.

“I’m so grateful to everyone who helped him recover, and I cannot emphasize enough the importance of chipping your pets,” he said. Bringing Bandit home is a miracle that would not have happened if it hadn’t been for that chip.” The day Bandit returned home was one of the happiest of my life.”

Watch the two friends’ heartwarming video below. Farid shared it, noting that the two of them had traveled a long distance, but he was overjoyed to be reunited with his beloved dog.