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A rescue dog that weighed just 4.5kg when it was found has struck up an unlikely friendship – with a lizard.

Skye was taken in by the RSPCA after she was dumped outside an animal shelter in January 2015.

Staff said the six-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier was the skinniest they had ever rescued and even nicknamed her ‘X-ray dog’.

Skye spent months recovering at the Woodside Animal Centre in Leicester until she was rehomed in the April of that year.

Skye when rescued by the RSPCA weighing 4.5kg. Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
Skye was taken in by the RSPCA after she was dumped outside an animal shelter in January 201 (Picture: SWNS)

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Skye when rescued by the RSPCA weighing 4.5kg. Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
Staff said the six-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier was the skinniest they had ever rescued and even nicknamed her ‘X-ray dog’ (Picture: SWNS)

New owner Hayley Wessier, 30, took Skye in and she immediately became best friends with Hayley’s pet lizard George.

Skye and George, a blue-tongued skink, are now inseparable and even feed from the same bowl and curl up with each other on a dog blanket.

Hayley, who lives with husband James, 43, in Leicester, said: ‘We originally went to look for a guinea pig or rabbit but thought we would just have a quick look at the dogs.

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‘I’ve always wanted another dog because I had a staff when I was younger. That’s when we saw Skye.

James Carle, 43 with Hayley Wessier, 30, and pets Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink. Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
New owner Hayley Wessier, 30, right, took Skye in and she immediately became best friends with Hayley’s pet lizard George. (Picture: SWNS)
Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
Skye and George hanging out (Picture: SWNS)
Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
They spend most of their time together (Picture: SWNS)
Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
They even feed from the same bowl (Picture: SWNS)

‘She just came to the bars and was all sweet and little – you don’t expect a staff to be her size, she was about the third of the size of a normal staff.

‘She rolled over so her belly was against the bars for us to stroke her and we kind of just fell in love.

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‘She needed love and when we walked home she struggled and was tired. We realised she hadn’t long walks so her muscles weren’t used to it, so we had to help her build her muscles up.

Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
Too cute (Picture: SWNS)
Skye the Staffordshire Bull terrier with best friend George the blue skink of Leicester, January 27 2019. Skye was little more than skin and bones and weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA about a third of her ideal weight. She was the most malnourished dog staff and volunteers at Woodside Animal Centre in Braunstone Frith, Leicester, had ever seen. But over nine months of expert rehabilitation she was successfully fed back to health.See SWNS story SWMDdog.A pooch who was rescued from the brink of death now has a new family and best friend - a LIZARD.Syke the Staffordshire Bull Terrier weighed just 4.5kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA in January 2015 and taken to the Woodside Animal Centre, in Leicester.She weighted a third of a healthy female staffy and employee's said she was skinniest animal they'd seen alive before nicknaming her 'X-ray dog'.Owner Hayley Wessier, 30, first laid eyes on her in April 2015 and after months special care and rehabilitation and it was "love at first lick"
The RSPCA says Skye is one of the thousands of dogs it rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes every year (Picture: SWNS)

‘We’ve had her now for nearly four years now – she now weights 13.5kg and is nice and healthy.’

Hayley added: ‘Skye took to George straight away, she loves anything and everything. She will sit in the garden and watch the birds and is interested in other animals.’

Why do they do that? When dogs kick after going to the bathroom, they are using the scent glands on their paws to further mark their territory.

‘They can be found sunbathing together in the garden in the summer and even eat from the same bowl. They’re best friends and go everywhere together.

‘I can’t imagine our lives without them.’

The RSPCA says Skye is one of the thousands of dogs it rescues, rehabilitates and rehomes every year.

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The article source: metro.co.uk