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This is little Solo. I gave her that name as she was tossed into the jungle all alone in the middle of Thailand.

She was covered in fleas, starving and had no mother. Someone spotted her in a hedge and asked if I’d take her.

Today was the greatest day of her life (1/7) 🧵 Image
Solo was so small we had to feed her goat’s milk to build her up. Female puppies are often tossed in the jungle as nobody wants them. She only had a couple of hours left at most.

We started building her up but she needed a foster mum… (2/7) Image
Tina had been used her whole life for breeding puppies but had them all taken away from her. She was perfect for the job.

Solo watched her every move and copied all her traits. Solo became as gentle and kind as Tina in those days. Little did we know Tina would soon die (3/7)

Solo was like Tina’s shadow. We thought she would be tiny but she soon started to grow and we knew she’d have to make her own way in life. After 7 months it was time to find little Solo a home… (4/7)
It was about this time that my family visited. My little brother was dog obsessed and he walked them all but he kept begging to see Solo. He’d go and see her 3 times a day and just hold her. But he lived in Belgium and Solo was in Thailand (5/7) Image
Well today after months of planning and paper work Solo flew from Thailand with a flight volunteer family (thanks Sabine) to Germany where she met my dad and brother who’d driven to meet her. She was going to live with them in Belgium and his dream came true (6/7)


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From the jungle of Thailand and only a couple of hours to live. Being brought up by Tina and then making a journey across the world.

You did it little Solo. You made it off the streets 🥰🙏 (7/7)


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An incredible outcome…

She came to us 6 weeks ago with tumors on her eyes and inside her mouth.

To see her today is a thing of beauty…(1/5) 🧵 Image
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A remarkable story… (1/10) 🧵 Image
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When I was handed her in the street in Thailand I’ve never smelt anything like it.

1000s of ticks on her body and the stench of rotting flesh and tumors (2/10)
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Luckily I woke up and thought differently (3/10) Image
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