A Labrador which was abandoned 300 miles away from her original Scottish home has been resettled with a new family.

The dog, named Sophie, was bought by a mum in Wishaw, North Lanarkshire, three years ago.

But after finding working dog Sophie "difficult to tame", her owner, Kat Kyle, gave her away to another family in Ayrshire, who then passed her on to another owner.

Recently Sophie was found wandering in the middle of the road in Staunton, Glos - more than 300 miles from her last known home.

A delivery driver rescued her and took her to the vets to be checked over before she was put in the care of Forest of Dean Dog Rescue.

A social media post trying to find out where Sophie had come from went viral and led to Ms Kyle revealing that she had bought the pooch for her four children in 2015.

Kind-hearted animal lovers inundated the rescue centre with offers, and a permanent home has now been found.

Rescue centre founder Helen Szuluk said: "Sophie was found in the middle of the road and she was lucky, because the next car to come along would have hit her.

"Unusually she was in good condition and has been well looked after, so we think something must have happened to push them to it.

"She has been receiving medical treatment, and has been spayed and neutered.

"People have thought she was in danger of being put to sleep but that that was never the case.

“The picture of her on social media suggests she is an unhappy dog and that is certainly not the case- she's very happy, sweet and full on.

"Her tail never stops wagging.

"She's absolutely having the best time and will be adopted locally."

Mrs Lock, a volunteer for the RSPCA, said she was thrilled to see so many people trying to help Sophie, either by sharing her post or coming forward to adopt her.

She said: "I'm always trying to reunite dogs with owners.

"I was delighted to see the power of social media led to her getting a new home. It just shows what a nation of animal lovers we are."