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A dog abandoned as a puppy with her leg "chewed off" has been celebrated for her recovery.

Maltese cross Sophia was around two to three weeks old when she was discovered on a canal path in Dudley, West Midlands, in the heat, covered in dirt, and with one of her hind legs ripped off.

An animal rescue charity took her to Vets4Pets in the town where it was feared she only had hours to live.

However, the puppy pulled through and was not only adopted by the vet nurse who cared for her but she has now been named the runner-up in Vets Now's Pet of the Year Award.