A British family raised over £3,000 to fly an “adorable” blind stray puppy from Mauritius to the UK - after falling in love with him on holiday.
Natalie Bottomley, 48, said her daughters Taylor, 18, and Georgie, 17, became smitten with eight-month-old Ronnie after arriving on the tropical islet, in the Indian Ocean.
And after convincing her husband Chris about their plan to rehome the cross-breed, she set up a donation page in the hopes of getting him back to Britain.
But the family was amazed when money started to roll in within hours of the appeal going live - allowing them to get him off the streets.
Natalie said Ronnie spent three weeks in an animal welfare sanctuary before he was put on a 13-hour to Heathrow Airport on Tuesday (Aug 8).
Natalie Bottomley, 48, said her daughters Taylor, 18, and Georgie, 17, became smitten with eight-month-old Ronnie after arriving on the tropical islet, in the Indian Ocean.
And after convincing her husband Chris about their plan to rehome the cross-breed, she set up a donation page in the hopes of getting him back to Britain.
But the family was amazed when money started to roll in within hours of the appeal going live - allowing them to get him off the streets.
Natalie said Ronnie spent three weeks in an animal welfare sanctuary before he was put on a 13-hour to Heathrow Airport on Tuesday (Aug 8).
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00:10 Hello.
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00:26 [Dog barking]
00:28 This way.
00:30 This way, my gorgeous.
00:32 This way.
00:34 Come. I'm right here.
00:36 [Whistling]
00:38 No, no, no. Not that way around.
00:40 [Whistling]
00:42 Come on.
00:44 Here.
00:46 [Giggling]
00:50 Hey.
00:52 You're now a good boy.
00:54 Come.
00:56 Good boy.
00:58 You want to go?
01:00 Yes, go.
01:02 Go.
01:04 Clever.