A DOG left in a "dreadful condition" after being thrown from a moving vehicle has been given a new home by a Cumbrian couple after they saw an appeal on The Westmorland Gazette website.

Boris the Lurcher took nine months to recover from his injuries at Warrington Animal Welfare centre after he and another dog were seen being thrown from a car.

He has now been adopted by Keeley Bryan and her partner Marty Strutt, from Workington, who saw an appeal on the Gazette website asking for someone to give Boris a home in a rural location. The couple have recently lost a rescue dog called Jet who passed away earlier this year.

“We decided not to get another dog for a while, but when we saw Boris on The Westmorland Gazette website we had to," said Keeley. “We needed a reason to get up and get active again as well, so he gives us a reason to go on walks and stay fit.

“We’re both animal lovers and the idea of a dog suffering that kind of abuse we just couldn’t even imagine,” said Keeley.

“He’d had such a bad start in life, and we wanted to show there’s a different sort of life. He’s such a big baby as well, he looks huge but he’s only a youngster.”

Since adopting him, the couple have renamed him Basil, as they say he reminds them of Basil Fawlty.

“He’s really an idiot, and he’s so clumsy, he’s always knocking things over,” she said.

Although he’s only been with the couple for two weeks, he is settling in well.

“He’s getting used to our routine which is good, and he has such a big heart," said Keeley. “Considering the way he’s been treated, it’s surprising how much he still absolutely loves people. The only problem we have is when he sees other dogs.

“He has a mad half hour every day, but for the most part he’s got good manners and is very well behaved.”

Julie Pickett, from the Warrington Animal Welfare Centre, said: He was in a dreadful condition when he came in. He was so dehydrated that he could barely stand up.

"He hadn’t been house trained either. We don’t think he had lived inside so we had to teach him some basic manners.

It took him a long time to recover, and he was with us for nine months before we found him a suitable home, and he was able to leave us.

"There was a lot of interest in him, we did a fundraiser and a lot of people donated money for his care. Trying to find him a suitable home was difficult. We weren’t going to just send him to live with anyone, it had to be the right home, and I think we found that thanks to The Westmorland Gazette."