Rodney was found on the street, hours away from death, but now lives in south Wales.
By Alex Humphreys & Megan Davies & Rowenna HoskinWhen Rodney was found malnourished on the side of the road on a Thai island the puppy was just hours from death, his rescuer said.
One of those characters was Rodney, who was "oozing", "raw" and "barely looked like a dog" when he found him.After seven months of intensive care, Rodney recovered and Mr Harbison was inundated with adoption applications.After multiple interviews by the team at Mr Harbison's newly founded charity, Happy Doggo, Rodney's new home was found.
According to the World Health Organization, there are an estimated 200 million street dogs in the world. "I've nearly got a Thai foundation set up and now confirmation of a UK charity, so I will be able to hire people to help," Mr Harbison said.Niall Harbison began his journey by feeding two street dogs, now he aims to save 10,000 dogs a month
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