Don’t you just love a good puppy dog story? Rusty was stolen from outside a store in Woy Woy, and thanks to his microchip, was reunited with his owners after being picked up on the streets in Darwin — 3,700 kilometres away! The council and airlines were kind enough to work together to get him back to his grateful owners.

Sigh. Call me a sucker but I do love a happy ending. Now I’m not saying don’t live your life, be happy, tie your dog up outside the shops etc. But it’s a strong argument for microchipping, innit?