REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (WCMH) – A Reynoldsburg veteran’s missing companion is back home, safe and sound.

Bradshaw the black lab returned home to Andy Duch Sunday morning.

Duch tells NBC4 Bradshaw was scratching at the back door this morning. He said Bradshaw came in the house, drank a bowl of water, ate some food and fell asleep on his bed.

Bradshaw went missing on July 3.

Duch suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and back injuries from his service in Afghanistan.

“Bradshaw’s been a calming mechanism for me since I’ve been back from Afghanistan,” said Duch.