After a week of driving through Europe, Osa, a 13-year-old Finnish Lapphund, is finally in the home of his ancestors ready to trace his family tree.

Devoted owner, Mark Jeffreys, from First Avenue, Gillingham, said: “I’ve always wanted to do this. I love him to bits and he hasn’t got long to go, but he’s in really good shape.

“Hopefully we can have a great trip and rediscover Osa’s heritage in his twilight years.”

Watch a video of their journey below

The pair set off from Medway last Friday, caught a ferry from the port of Dover and after a drive through seven countries they arrived in Finland yesterday.

Their destination is the Finnish Lapphund spring festival in Turku, on the south-west coast, at the end of this month, where Osa will take part in an obedience class.

Documenting Osa and Mark's journey are three young filmmakers from Medway, who are making a ‘dog-umentary’ about the trip called Four Men and a Dog – The Finnish Line.

Watch: Osa and Mark on their road trip

Mark, originally from Brisbane, Australia, said: “It’s a spin-off of Who Do You Think You Are, except it’s with a dog.”

The film is being produced by Capture That Films: 20-year-old presenter James Gore, sound operator Isaac Allen, 21, and cinematographer Michael Mowbray, 21.

Osa has already met his only surviving sister from his 2001 litter and is hoping to meet the breeders who introduced his grandparents in 2000.

Grandmother Echo was mated with champion Finnish Lapphund Nori – the first time a UK bitch from any breed had been flown abroad to mate under the new pet passport scheme – and produced Osa’s father Tukka.

He has already found the dog’s only surviving sister from his 2001 litter and is hoping to meet the breeders who introduced his grandparents and made dog breeding history.

In 2000, his grandmother Echo was mated with champion Finnish Lapphund, Nori – the first time a UK-based bitch from any breed had been flown abroad to mate under the new pet passport scheme – and produced his father Tuukka.

The Pet Travel Scheme allows animals to travel easily between member countries without having to go into quarantine and the pet passport officially records information related to a specific animal, to speed up and simplify travel.

The group are also aiming to raise £5,000 for Dogs for Disabled, a charity that trains dogs to help adults and children with physical disabilities as well as children with autism. You can sponsor them here www.justgiving.com/4menandadog

Osa met some of these assistance dogs at Crufts earlier this month and also had a once over from one of the judges, Sue Dunger.

You can follow the team on their adventure on Facebook and Twitter and YouTube.