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A Montreal woman is calling it her personal Christmas miracle after her 10-year-old dog Max returned after two weeks on the lam. It ran away in St. Michel and was found 20 kilometres away in Pointe-aux-Trembles.

"It might not be the time to go to the dog park at peak hours where there are tons of dogs you don’t know."

Its "one of the harshest animal cruelty sentences ever handed down in Quebec," the SPCA said.

QS co-spokesperson Manon Massé argued that for a large number of Quebecers, a companion animal is essential to their well-being and overall health.

Over the years, Gerdys Rescues and Adoptions helped thousands of dogs and cats find forever homes.