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Australian Shepherd Echo and her young owner, Freya Harris, from Lincolnshire, are finalists in the Best Friends category of The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award 2024. 8-year-old Freya was diagnosed with a rare form of stage 4 cancer in 2021 and had to undergo surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, with this gruelling treatment ongoing for over a year. Facing such adversity, pain and trauma, it was her Australian Shepherd dog and best friend, Echo, who helped her to pull through, and the pair incredibly made it to Crufts last year, overcoming all the odds and fulfilling Freya’s childhood dream.

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Crufts 2024  Echo  Freya Harris  Hero Dog Award 2024