A dog-loving Nebraska trucker has taken a 45kg bull mastiff on a 2,220km trip back to her owners in Arizona.

Dani and Jason Windham were getting ready for their August 4 wedding in Nebraska when their three dogs knocked down a fence and ran off. Animal control officers found two of the pets, but not Koda. Seven days later, the Windhams moved to Camp Verde in Arizona.

Last week, Koda was found after a farmer reported a dog chasing his cattle about 64km away from where she disappeared.

The Windhams could not afford to fly her back, so a lost pets group in Nebraska put out a call for help. Truck driver Jimmy Dimmit answered and reunited Koda with her owners.

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