A dog-loving couple have adopted a golden retriever they found stabbed and left for dead while they were on holiday in Greece.

Carol and Les Stones were so upset when they saw the dog they organised for an animal charity to fly him to their house in Greater Manchester, UK, as soon as they arrived home.

The dog arrived and the couple and their family aptly called him Chance.

Mrs Stones was on holiday with her husband Les, 57, and son Matthew, 24, when they spotted Chance living on the streets.

‘It was heartbreaking,’ she said.