A brave rescue dog who had been living semi-wild has kept on “fostering” other rescues despite battling cancer. Eleven-year-old Border Collie cross Gypsy has nurtured scores of other cats and dogs taken in by owner Jo Yoli, from Sale, Greater Manchester.
And the fact she’s continued doing it through her health scare has seen her named a runner-up in Vets Now’s first Pet of the Year awards. Dog walker Jo adopted Gypsy from an animal charity 10 years ago after she’d been living semi-wild with a pack of other dogs on a farm.
“She didn’t want to live indoors and hadn’t been around people, so she was terrified at first,” said Jo, 40, who also works at an animal sanctuary. "But she very quickly bonded with me and soon showed she is such a gentle soul who just loves everybody."
