The pet I’ll never forget: Clement was hit by a car and left to die in a ditch – then found his beautiful purpose

Before being rescued, he had an extremely traumatic experience. You’d never know it though, from the joy his patience and sunny nature bring to those who most need him In December 2024, my kerry blue terrier, Magnus, died suddenly from a stroke at the age of nine.

Devastated, I started looking at rescue dogs on Facebook and came across Clement, who was being looked after by a shelter in Romania. It wasn’t his appearance that caught my attention, but his heartbreaking story. An eight-year-old mixed-breed rescue, Clement had spent most of his life with a woman living…