Dog lovers are praising the chief executive of an animal charity after he shared the incredible story of how he rescued a morbidly obese dog from death.
Niall Harbison, the owner of Happy Doggo, found a 100-pound shepherd named Cindy Crawford in the middle of a street in Thailand a year ago.
The stray dog could barely walk, her hair was falling out and she was covered in sores when Harbison found her.
After she was taken in, doctors discovered she was suffering from a thyroid problem and advised Harbison to recover slowly as she could have died of a heart attack given the stress her body was under.
The stray dog could barely walk, her hair was falling out and she was covered in sores when she was found by Harbison.
After swimming twice a day, taking daily jungle walks and monitoring her diet for a full year, Cindy is now showing signs of great confidence and is the picture of good health.
After five months of careful training and medication, ‘Cindy’ was able to start running and her current owner and personal trainer, Lana, took charge of her recovery.
Cindy was able to drop her weight to 62 pounds and improve her skin within seven months of being rescued and showed signs of significant improvement.
After swimming twice a day, taking daily jungle walks and monitoring her diet for a full year, Cindy is now showing signs of great confidence and is the picture of good health.
‘This is Cindy Crawford today. She has her life back. Her dignity. Her confidence in herself.
She may just be a stray dog in Thailand, but I think we can all learn a lot from Cindy. We may be depressed at times in life. But we never dated,” Harbison wrote in an X post yesterday.
Niall Harbison, the owner of Happy Doggo, found a 100-pound shepherd named Cindy Crawford in the middle of a street in Thailand a year ago.
Harbison’s followers and dog lovers praised the charity’s efforts and commitment to helping Cindy in X.
‘This is an incredible story! “They are wonderful human beings to help,” one viewer wrote.
While another animal enthusiast said: ‘I’m not crying, you’re crying.’
One follower joked: ‘Cindy was my introduction to you and your work. What a beautiful transformation!’
He charity was founded in 2023, after Harbison began feeding malnourished dogs in Thailand while recovering from a near-death experience.
Since then, he has dedicated land in the country to building a sanctuary for dogs to recover and only takes in the sickest and most vulnerable dogs.