How a dog saved a former homeless mans life.

Five years ago, Andy Hutchins walked out of prison with nothing other than $80 and the clothes he was wearing.

He’d spent most of his adult life living on the streets, battling heroin addiction, and had no choice but to turn to crime to fund his habit.

But the day he left jail, he walked past two women begging and clutching four-week-old puppies who were so tiny their eyes hadn’t even opened.

Frantic, Andy wanted to do something to help. He bought one of them, Bailey, for $15.

He hand reared him on goat’s milk, kept him huddled in his coat to keep him warm, weaned him on mashed potato, and soon Bailey was a thriving dog.

From the moment he picked up Bailey, Andy never touched another drug.