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Niall Harbison@NiallHarbison · Jun 20, 2026

8 weeks ago Rocky was rescued just hours from death. He was alone, incredibly sick and in agony. Today he was getting…

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Rocky was rescued from near-death on a beach in critical condition, unable to eat, drink, or see. After 8 weeks of care, he's now thriving in a retirement village with other dogs, celebrating his recovery with beach outings and a new home made from a dog box.

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    8 weeks ago Rocky was rescued just hours from death. He was alone, incredibly sick and in agony. Today he was getting a little special treat… (1/7) 🧵

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    Even I have to go back and look at the photos to see how bad he was. The vets told he they didn’t know how we alive after seeing his tests. He kept collapsing with me on day 1 (2/7)

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    If the ladies found him alone on the beach had looked the other way on their walk Rocky would be dead now. He was done with no food, water or eyesight (3/7)

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    We’ve had a couple of hard weeks losing some dogs. So I asked the team to make him a little house out of an old dog box we had (4/7)

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    I distracted Rocky by taking him for a treat day out to the beach with his friend Teddy who is a previous rescue that lives with my friends. Look at the bounces of Rocky (5/7)

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    Rocky was over the moon with his new home. He lives with all the dogs in the retirement village. He says it’s the best thing he ever had (6/7)

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    What a difference 8 weeks make. Rocky says thanks to everybody for believing in him when he was down. He wishes you a lovely Saturday ❤️ (7/7)