Maggie Mellish: Last News

dog hurled into a freezing river with a rock tied around her neck has been taken in by a loving family.Belgian Shepherd Bella was found up to her neck in water in the River Trent after having a carrier bag containing the rock tethered to her leash on January 6 last year.She was saved by heroic passerby Jane Harper who bravely leapt into the water near Long Lane, in Farndon, Notts., to rescue the drowning pooch.Police took the dog to a local vet where she received emergency treatment and she went on to make a remarkable recovery in the care of the RSPCA.After 15 months of rehabilitation the 11-year-old dog has now found a new home in South Derbyshire with Maggie Mellish and Charlie Douglas.The retired couple are described as a "perfect

dog named Bella, who was almost drowned after her cruel owner tied a 5st rock to her and hurled her in a river, has died just months after finding her forever home.Bella was dragged to safety by passer-by Jane Harper who spotted the pooch struggling in the River Trent on January 6 last year.In April this year the 11-year-old pooch was adopted by Maggie Mellish and Charlie Douglas in Nottingham.Bella even won the SuperDog Survivor Award - a newly-launched national initiative that recognises and celebrates exceptional pets.But tragically, Bella died last week when she was put to sleep following “long term health conditions”.In a Facebook post, RSPCA Radcliffe Animal Centre, where Bella had been looked after her ordeal, said: "It is with a