Blind dog finds new home at last

A three-year-old blind dog has found his forever home after an appeal.

Benedict, originally from Romania, had to have his eyes removed after he caught an infection.

Immingham Dogs Home had previously received "not one application" for the German Shepherd despite videos of him reaching thousands of people.

But following a BBC article, Immingham Dogs Home said it received "endless calls and messages" with one being a perfect match for Benedict.

Benedict had been set to return to the kennels on 25 March after staying with a foster family, but he finally secured his new home the day before on 24 March.

Immingham Dogs Home, in North Lincolnshire, said it had received around 35 applications after the appeal on 21 March.

He will now live with a female Newfoundland in Nottingham, after his previous foster parents trained him to be better with dogs.

Andrea Hadwin, Benedict's former foster mum, who used to rescue dogs in South Africa, looked after Benedict with her partner for around two and a half months.

She said he had "adapted so well" to being blind, and was "very clever and had been through so much".

Kelly Magee, founder of Immingham Dogs Home, said: "The phone has not stopped for three days now since the article was published.

"I can't even explain how happy everyone is.

"We really did not want him to come back to kennels because his foster parents had put so much work into getting him to where he is."

Ms Magee also said there are lots of other dogs at the kennels that are looking for their forever homes.

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