A sweet dog has finally found his happy ending after suffering horrific injuries from a traumatic event that scarred his life. Doodles the six-year-old terrier was dragged along a road while being tied to the back of a car, leaving him with extensive wounds.
A member of the public witnessed the alarming incident and leapt to save him, then found him cowering in a ditch suffering from concussion. Dogs Trust Ireland took Doodles into its care and gave him urgent veterinary treatment to help with the pain, the Irish Mirror reports.
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The little terrier was placed with a local foster family through the charity's Regional Rehoming Programme, and after falling in love with him, they made the decision to adopt him permanently.
Now Doodles is back healthy and thriving, living in a safe and caring home.
Speaking about his harrowing past, Eimear Cassidy, Regional Rehoming Manager at Dogs Trust Ireland, said: "What happened to Doodles is absolutely appalling, and something that should never happen to any sentient being.
"We are so grateful to the person who reported the incident and the family who fostered him and helped nurse him back to the fantastic condition he is in today.
"Sadly, we are seeing upsetting cases like this more frequently.
"These poor dogs have been through so much, so to be able to be there for them, and help find a home locally where they will be treated with love is what gets us through the sadness of cases like this.
"We cannot do this without our incredible network of foster families, so we are urgently appealing for more families to open their heart and home for dogs across the country.
"Thankfully for Doodles, his story ended happily as his foster family fell in love with him and decided to make his foster home his forever home."
So far, the Regional Rehoming Programme has found loving homes for 530 dogs and the charity is now appealing for foster families so that its vital life-saving service can continue.
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