An elderly dog that disappeared in the snow for 10 days might have been too deaf to hear search parties calling its name.

Welsh border collie Red has now been found alive and well and is recovering from the weight loss she suffered after disappearing in heavy snow on the Pembrokeshire mountainside.

Her owner, 21-year-old student Caitlin Thompson, said she was “elated” by the surprise return of her beloved pet after so long, and thanked the countless volunteers who helped her publicise Red’s disappearance.

“We were just overwhelmed and so relieved she was still alive - it’s amazing," she said. "We’re elated and happy she was found.”

Miss Thompson, a Reading University undergraduate, was back at home with her family over Christmas and walking 13-year-old Red in the Preseli mountains with her father Richard on Thursday, December 28.