If Albert the Romanian rescue dog was a cat he would have used up two of his nine lives.

His first brush with death was early last year when he was knocked down and badly injured while roaming the streets of Brasov on Romania.

He came to the attention of EverMore Dog Rescue, a UK-based charity working to rehome Romanian street dogs.

He was nursed back to health by one of EverMore’s Romanian charity partners but one of his front legs was so badly damaged it had to be amputated.

Albert recovered remarkably well and was soon running around, ready to be offered for adoption in the UK.

Albert is a friendly, happy dog and came to the UK in December 2024, and was placed into foster care with Emma Cole in Wakefield, awaiting adoption.

Four weeks ago Albert had his second near-death experience. He’d been left alone for just 45 minutes and managed to break into the cellar of Emma’s home, and eat a big bag of biscuits.

Emma came home and found him collapsed on the floor and took him straight to the vets.

She said: “The vet initially said they would give him something to make him sick but soon realised that was not an option as he’d eaten so much food that his stomach was in danger of rupturing.”

Albert underwent emergency surgery and three vets worked on him for hours, late into the night, telling Emma that his chance of survival was less than 20 per cent.

Remarkably he survived and three days later was home with his tail wagging.

The cost of Albert’s surgery and subsequent care stands at £3,210. Emma has now agreed to adopt him formally and pay half the costs for his treatment

EverMore has launched this fundraising campaign to help with the rest.