3 weeks ago we brought Anthony Hopkins in as he was very sick.

He is easily the angriest and most vicious dog I’ve ever had to catch.

You won’t believe what he is like today… (1/8) 🧵
Anthony Hopkins has red raw skin. Probably from a bacterial infection.

He was so angry he tried to eat his way out of the plastic box.

2 different vets refused to treat him (2/8)

I was sent this photo of a dog living on the streets here in Thailand.

She didn’t look great so we rescued her but I had no idea what she was hiding.

Her comeback has started… (1/8) 🧵 The first problem was catching her. It took 5 of us and as you can see she ran into traffic.

You can see how terrified she is in her eyes when we got her (2/8)

Big T was abandoned by his owners. He came in just under a month ago…

✅ Good news is he survived the huge operation to remove his tumor.

🧫 Bad news is the lab results are back. It’s cancer.

The big guy is surrounded by love… (1/8) 🧵 You can see how well our vets did. I’m surprised Big T fought so well. He is well over 10 years old. (2/8)

Matilda. Hit by a truck and left for dead on a road in Thailand.

This was very easily the end of her story.

You won’t believe how it has turned out instead … (1/8)🧵 When she came to use she was so bad she couldn’t poop herself and her legs were crushed.

She obviously couldn’t walk. We had to carry her everywhere (2/8)

This is how Chance acted for the first month after rescuing her.

We couldn’t touch her and her tail was always tucked in.

The change today is remarkable… (1/7)
It actually took us a week alone just to catch Chance. She had the injury but we couldn’t get near her (2/7)

He is my most challenging rescue of all time. The most unlikely recovery I’ve ever seen.

When I feel down I go and see my old friend Shaq.

This was the first pic I was sent. You won’t believe how good he looks now (1/8) 🧵 He had a huge growth on his neck. I called him Shaq because it looked and felt like a basketball. 🏀

5 vets we asked said no way for an operation. We eventually found one who would take it on but he said it was unbelievably risky (2/8)

Sometimes dog rescues take a long time to complete.

In the case of Bowie it has taken a full year since she came In to us. A pregnant husky in the heat of Thailand 🥵

This is her remarkable story with a very happy ending (1/8) 🧵 It started as a fairly straightforward rescue. She was abandoned and living on the streets in extreme heat.

We had no idea when we took this pic on the day she came thin and sick that she was pregnant (2/8)

I’ve suffered my whole life from depression and anxiety. I have both really bad today.

I thought I’d try explain my typical symptoms so other sufferers or their friends and family can understand it better.

This is what depression feels like… (1/12) 1. Indecisive / poor concentration. I can’t even decide to walk from one side of the room to another. Should I open the curtains or not?

An hour can pass deciding if I should take a shower. Achieving even the most trivial thing like feeding myself is hard to accomplish (2/12)

This was Maximus 2 weeks ago today. His 3 foot chain was his entire life.

Today he was getting some life changing news.

You literally would hardly recognize him… (1/7) 🧵 We wanted to take him out for a treat day before breaking the good news to him… (2/7)

Just under 7 weeks ago Chance came into my life.

She was completely shut down after being stabbed twice in the stomach.

Not in my wildest dreams back then could I imagine what she is like today…

(1/7) 🧵 Chance’s physical wounds were really bad. Even catching her was an ordeal as she was so defensive.

Much worse were her mental scars (2/7)

This is how I found Big T just 10 days ago. This big old boy had been abandoned by his owners and left to die sick and alone.

It hasn’t been plain sailing but to see him today will fill you with joy… (1/8) 🧵 Among his many problems was a huge growth hanging off his side.

Big T is at least 10 years old. I’ve never smelt anything like it In my life (2/8)

A new arrival this week. The story starts bad but we are turning the big guys life around.

I was sent this photo. This older dog had been abandoned by long term owners.

It hasn’t been easy but there is no hope… (1/8) 🧵 I won’t go into too many details but a couple had broken up and moved on.

The dog was left behind in the empty house. A kind neighbor had been throwing in food and water.

His name in Thai is Tea. He was on his own with horrible health issues (2/8)

24 hours ago Maximus had a life that was limited to his 3 foot long chain.

This “guard dog” had endured this for years.

Things are looking up today… (1/6) 🧵 He’s let us bath him, trim his nails and give his injections for his aching skin (2/6)

Sometimes a dog gets sent to me that looks so bad I just have to drop everything to go help.

This photo came in late last night.

Thankfully we have him… (1/8) 🧵 A kind neighbor had been sneaking in to feed and give the dog water.

He’s been living in his own mess on a chain less than a yard long.

Apparently this was because he was vicious (2/8)

One of the hardest street dog catches ever today. This is Mr Anthony Hopkins.

Believe it or not this is the 2nd time I’ve had to rescue him.

He is in agony. So much so he was ready to snap arms off… (1/9) 🧵 We actually fixed him this time last year. This was the transformation. We put him back with medicines and looking spectacular to the restaurant he lives at.

All seemed well but then I heard he had fallen on hard times again (2/9)

This is Hank the day I found him. He had a huge hole on his back full of maggots.

I’ll never know his full back story but his life has been remarkable and meaningful despite constant pain.

Hank the Tank, one of the world’s great dogs…. (1/10) 🧵 He was living rough with on the streets with locals feeding him.

He jumped straight in the truck with us. It’s hard to explain how big and strong Hank is. He is about 90lbs of pure muscle (2/10)

10 days ago I met Waffles in Chicago.

She had been saved from the dog meat trade in Korea. She was sad and confused.

You won’t believe how her life has changed since…. (1/8) 🧵 I was helping a local shelter get attention for their dogs. As soon as I open the door her big sad eyes spoke to me.

I promised I’d get her adopted (2/8)

1 month ago Chance was stabbed twice in the stomach living in the jungle in Thailand.

She was broken both mentally and physically.

Today she went to her forever home… with me 🥳🥰🙏… (1/8) 🧵 It took the best part of the month to fix her physically. The wounds were deep and massively painful (2/8)

I’ve suffered from depression / addiction and anxiety for over 25 years.

I thought I’d share some things that help me. Not medical advice but rather trial and error through many dark days of personal experience.

Here are 10 things that help me… (1/12) 1. Give up alcohol 🍺 🍷

It took a trip to ICU for me to finally do this after 25 years. Nothing has had a bigger positive impact on my mental health and anxiety than quitting booze.

Alcohol makes it all worse. Cut it out and you’ll be less depressed. (2/12)

This is Waffles. I just met her in Chicago.

She was saved just in time from the dog meat trade in Korea. She was destined to be butchered up.

She is a gentle giant and she needs a home. Hopefully X can help… (1/8) 🧵 The dog meat trade is a very real thing. She was very lucky a local charity was able to pull her out of here (2/8)

She was meant to be put to sleep today. Another forgotten innocent soul.

Oh how things have changed… (1/3) This is her today along with the message from her foster…

Cersei was MOVING on her walk!! She was even stopped by a fan, who called her a celebrity 🤩 plus she stopped to smell some smells for the first time, so glad girlie is getting more comfortable outside! (2/3)