Loyal dogs who guarded the body of their elderly owner find home

  • Dogs Indigo and Blue guarded the body of their owner after his death
  • None of the man’s family members where introduced in keeping the animals
  • But founder of Brightside Farm Sanctuary, Emma Haswell, took them in her care
  • She managed to find them a new home with a very kind veterinarian  

Indigo and Blue are the mother-and-daughter duo of dogs who watched over the body of their dead owner for two weeks before he was found by police.

And now, against all odds, they’ve found a new home with a vet.

The red heeler and the kelpie-cross were handed to founder of Brightside Farm Sanctuary, Emma Haswell, after their owner’s family refused to take the protective puppies.

United front! Indigo and Blue are the mother-and-daughter duo of dogs who watched over the body of their dead owner for two weeks before he was found by police

‘The owner had died, and no-one knew, and he had been dead for two weeks when the police found him,’ Emma told the ABC.

‘It would have been very stressful for the dogs and very difficult for them when the police came in and they didn’t know what was going on. They were very, very protective. Apparently the police weren’t game to go near them. 

‘Nobody from the family could or would take them, so their future was looking pretty grim, so I said I would [find them a new home].’ 

Describing them as the most ‘adorable’ dogs, if Ms Haswell failed to secure them the perfect forever home the 10 and 12-year-old pets would likely be euthanised.

The red heeler and the kelpie-cross were handed to founder of Brightside Farm Sanctuary, Emma Haswell, after their owner's family refused to take the protective puppies

The red heeler and the kelpie-cross were handed to founder of Brightside Farm Sanctuary, Emma Haswell, after their owner’s family refused to take the protective puppies

But Ms Haswell was determined and five hours after finding them in her care managed to convince a kind-hearted vet they were the perfect companions

But Ms Haswell was determined and five hours after finding them in her care managed to convince a kind-hearted vet they were the perfect companions

But Ms Haswell was determined and five hours after finding them in her care managed to convince a kind-hearted vet they were the perfect companions.

One of the main reasons older dogs are hard to re-home, she explained, was because they often need complicated and expensive medical procedures.

But amongst the many horror stories, this was a breakthrough case.

The vet who took them home had rescued a 10-year-old shepherd dog from Emma before, so she was certain they would be in good stead.



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