Astro Boy, the tough terrier left to fend for himself in Melbourne, has been welcomed into the fold on a farm near Mansfield.
And keeping with the cartoon theme his new owner, Sande Cornelius, has renamed him Mighty Mouse after his short stature and curiousity.
The seven-year-old lost a leg after being left to wander around Melbourne with 3cm of bone sticking out of his leg. Fortunately he was found by The Lost Dogs’ Home.
Mrs Cornelius, a horse trainer, said she read about Mighty Mouse’s plight in the Herald Sun.
“The other day I was just trying to help a little baby possum who had almost the same injury,” she said.
“I couldn’t catch him, then I saw the article in the newspaper. I couldn’t help the possum, but I could certainly help this little fellow.”
His injury made him a perfect pet.
“I have two dogs. I lost one earlier this year and I was looking to adopt another puppy. I’m a horse trainer and I live on a sheep farm, so I wanted a dog that I could trust not to run after the animals,” she said.
Mighty Mouse has already nosed his way around the house and is settling in perfectly.
“The first thing he did when he got here was go and look at every room in the house,” she said.
“When I am sitting by the fire at night, he’s like this really cheeky little mouse, popping his head out of the basket.”
Story courtesy Luci van den Berg
