Most rescue dogs spend only a few weeks in a rescue centre before they are adopted. But Humbug spent nearly a decade at Bleakholt Animal Sanctuary before finding his “for ever home”, becoming its longest-staying resident — and perhaps the longest of any sanctuary in the country.
The Akita cross was born at Bleakholt in Edenfield, Lancashire, in 2014 and was soon rehomed alongside his siblings. But Humbug was scared of strangers and returned at eight months old.
