HERO with a waggy tail

Christopher Melotti, 34, Sydney, NSW

Walking through the rows of enclosures at our local RSPCA in Yagoona, NSW, I desperately wished I could rescue all the dogs.

My husband, Scott, and I had both grown up with animals and had decided to finally adopt one of our own.

We’d been searching for several weeks, but hadn’t found the right companion.

Then, during our third visit, the coordinator told us about a litter of six-week-old American staffy puppies that had just