Litter of Border Collie puppies reunited with mother after being stolen from East Lothian farm

All eight puppies were snatched at some point between Friday night and Saturday morning.

But police at Haddington Police Station carried out inquiries and successfully traced all of the puppies, which were quickly reunited with their mother.

In a statement released this morning, alongside a picture of the team of officers holding the dogs, police in East Lothian said: “All of the puppies were unharmed and officers have a positive line of enquiry with regards the theft.”

The team of police officers who helped reunite the puppies with their mother. | Other 3rd Party

The owner of the puppies took to social media on Saturday to make a public plea following the theft, and warned people to be aware of any Border Collies puppies for sale.

But in an updated post that night she wrote: “Our litter of collie puppies are home and back with their mum.

“Thank you so much to everyone for all the shares, the response has been unbelievable. We are overwhelmed by everyone’s kindness.”