He waited until help came (Picture: Suzette Hall) Murphy comforting Marley in the car (Picture: Suzette Hall)Suzette said: ‘Murphy laid by her side until we rescued both of them.

“I’d seen people locally with guide dog puppies,” says Lyon, “and thought, ‘That’s a good way to go.When asked about his treat from Guardian angel, Lyon is resolute: the only thing he wants are some fresh toys for his current charge, Danny, a 13-month-old labrador-retriever cross.

A HERTFORDSHIRE builder has invented what he claims is the world's first "doggy defence system" after his dog was nearly killed in a public park.

A heavily-pregnant dog covered in fleas and maggots was cruelly dumped in a cardboard box in Surrey (Image: RSPCA)“The vet team put her straight on a drip to get vital fluids into her little body.“A scan showed Penny was carrying six puppies.“Just a day after she was rescued, she gave birth, but very sadly none of the puppies survived.

Murphy’s owner Dale Thompson films his beloved pet’s final walk to the vets (Picture: Dale Thompson) Murphy had been battling cancer for months (Picture: Dale Thompson)He wrote: ‘He left this world the same way he came into it: With style, grace and happy.

Kevin Murphy, president of Skijor USA in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, which sanctions and stages events and provides training and clinics, says the sport provides great bonding between humans and animals, as they really need to work in sync to succeed.