A British holidaymaker spent £3,000 and eight months saving an injured stray dog they found in Morocco - and bringing to their home in the UK

Sue Fisher, 65, was in Taghazout, Morocco, with sister Natalie Eaton, 55, when they found a stray puppy they named Lucy behind their hotel, in November 2023.

The dog had a broken leg - in three places - and was unlikely to survive on the streets - so Sue paid £100 for surgery to insert a metal pin.

So enamoured by the pup, Sue, a retired offshore trust and corporate administrator, sent photos to husband Grant Fisher, 60, a retired engineer, and they decided to adopt it.

Sue left Lucy in a shelter where she was given all the treatments she needed so she could come to the UK.

In July, Sue flew back out and brought Lucy home via Paris - having splashed around £3k in total to do so.

Lucy now lives with Sue and Grant on the Isle of Man, along with their two other dogs, and is thriving.

Sue said: "When we found Lucy in Morocco she was so much pain - she wouldn't have survived on the streets."

"But she was so gorgeous, I just fell in love with her."

"I took her to the vets and paid for her surgery to fix her leg."

"I sent photos of her to Grant and told him the situation, and he said 'can we adopt her?'."

"Six months later I was flying back out to get her - we just wanted to give her a better life."

"Now she gets treated like a princess and she's so happy, confident and loving."

Sue left Lucy, a Moroccan Beldi, with a shelter, Al-Nour Tierhilfe, and set up a monthly donation to keep her there.

Lucy had injections and treatments, then had to wait several months for antibodies to form before she could travel.

Sue and Lucy had to fly via Paris to get a pet passport, and was met in the UK by pet siblings Mr Darcy and Lola.

"Once I had made the commitment I knew I couldn't go back on it" said Sue."

"I didn't want to let Lucy down."

"I wanted to give that poor little puppy the life she deserved."

Once a tiny pup, she is now 16 months old, and 73.5cm tall - twice the height of their other dogs.

Sue said despite never having been toilet trained or used a lead before, Lucy had picked them both up happily within a day.

Sue said: "She was so good - at first she was petrified, but even then she was well behaved."

"She is still so clingy and loving and puts her head on my chest."

"I think she knows we saved her life."