HE was thrown from a moving vehicle, spent nine months recovering from his injuries and waited patiently for a new owner to discover him at Warrington Animal Welfare.

But it was all worth it as Boris the Lurcher has been given a loving new home with a couple in Cumbria.

Keeley Bryan and her partner Marty Strutt, from Workington, spotted an appeal by our sister paper, The Westmorland Gazette, asking for someone to give Boris a home in a rural location. Keeley, whose rescue dog Jet died earlier this year, said: “We decided not to get another dog for a while, but when we saw Boris we had to.

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

“He’d had such a bad start in life, and we wanted to show him 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 Boris, the couple have renamed him Basil because he reminds them of Basil Fawlty.

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

“Considering the way he’s been treated, it’s surprising how much he still absolutely loves people.

“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, said: “He was in a dreadful condition when he came in. He was so dehydrated that he could barely stand up.

“It took him a long time to recover.

“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.”

Basil now has his own Facebook page, named Basil aka Boris, where fans can follow his adventures at his new home.