A dog rescued from a shelter has become the first to ascend Mount Snowdon in a wheelchair.

Meet Hope - the sweet dog who has gone from a life of abuse to a caring new forever home, and now she's a record breaker too!

Poor Hope was severely injured and abandoned by her former owners in Spain, who threw her over a fence when she was just three months old. As a result of this abuse, she is permanently paralysed from the middle of her spine to her back legs, meaning she needs a wheelchair to get around. She is also unable to fully empty her bladder, and she needs to take supplements to keep her front legs nice and strong.

In December 2020, Hope was rescued by rehoming charity, Amanda's Spanish Rescue Dogs, and moved all the way to Okehampton, Devon, to be with her loving new family. She was even equipped with a cross-country wheelchair to help her get around the Dartmoor terrain.

To raise money for the charity, who are continuing to support Hope with medical care, her owners decided to climb up Mount Snowdon, the highest peak in England and Wales. Of course, they couldn't leave Hope behind, so she used her fancy set of wheels to take on the impressive 1,085 metre climb. After four and a half hours of climbing, the family achieved this impressive feat on Saturday, September 9 and they raised more than £2,577 for the charity - smashing their £500 target.

Kerry Rushton, Hope's devoted owner, said: "It took us longer than expected mainly because of the attention she received but there was a very, very tough section near the top. The terrain was incredibly tough going and along with it being incredibly steep, parts of this section were totally impassable by Hope. Luckily though, my eldest son, Harrison was a true superhero and carried Hope on these sections. Hope loved every minute of it and really enjoyed the attention she received."

Thanks to Hope and her family's hard work and determination, she is now the first 'wheelie' pooch to reach the summit of the mountain. To make it easier for their dog to get around, the Rushton family has also made adaptations to their Okehampton home, such as using artificial grass to cover gravel and slabs in their garden, and removing carpets and installing wheel-friendly wooden flooring instead.

Hope has gone from a life of abuse to achieving a record-breaking feat - and her story is a true testament to the power of love and the strength of the human-canine bond.

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