A dog that went missing for two weeks from its home in York was reunited with its owner thanks to the help of a Watford man. 

Sean Maguire, 25, found Tia as he was driving along Pimlico Road towards Bedmond at 12.30am.

After seeing the car in front of him almost hit something and then realising it was a , a springer spaniel dog in the road, Mr Maguire pulled over and whistled to get the dog's attention. The dog was almost hit again by a car driving in the other direction.

Mr Maguire said: "It was raining and dark and the dog was very muddy, wet, had bleeding feet and was shaking badly. I picked up the dog and walked about with it but there was no one around.

"I knew I couldn't leave the dog, so I took it in my car back to my house. Me and my dad then went back out and drove around to see if anyone was out looking for it, but we had no luck."

The dog spent the night in Mr Maguire's room, and the following morning Mr Maguire's mum bathed the dog and gave him some food. 

According to Mr Maguire Tia had no name tag on either of the two collars she was wearing, so they decided to take Tia to get scanned for a micro chip. 

Mr Maguire said: "We took the dog to Park Veterinary Centre in Katherine Place, where the vet announced the dog was a girl called Tia from York - we thought he was a boy!

"We got the number of the Yorkshire owner and he was overwhelmed by the call. He said he'd leave straight after work from York to collect her from ours in Watford."

Mr Maguire added that he could tell Tia belonged to owner Darren Taylor because of her reaction when she saw him.  

"Darren thanked us for taking Tia in. To be honest, I would have been happy keeping her if she didn't have a home, but I'm very happy Tia is safe and home now," added Mr Maguire.