Tara Murray
A Deer Park man’s selfless gesture has given another man a new best friend.
When dog breeder Tony Kujundzija was asked by a mate whether he had a dog that he could give to a man whose dog had died, he didn’t hesitate.
Fellow dog breeder Mark Locke said when he contacted Tony he was happy to help out Vince, who lives on the other side of the city.
“Another mate and I used to go down to the park and there was an old german shepherd down there and we would end up talking to his owner,” Mark said.
“He lives in a van and has been in the van for a number of years. Being a breeder myself, I said one time if he ever wanted another pup after his dog died, I would give him one but he said he didn’t think he could have another dog around him.
“When his dog died and he decided that he couldn’t live without a dog. I didn’t have one at the time, so I rang up Tony and asked if he could help out.”
Mark said that Tony had a dog that he was planning to keep for himself, but was happy to help out a mate and someone who needed it.
“Tony got the pup fully vaccinated,” he said.
“Giving it to Vince was a beautiful moment. It’s a spark back into his life and the dog is going to have a great life.
“He will dote on him and there’s a local vet who helps him out.”
Tony said Mark and his mate deserved the credit as well for setting it all up.
“My mate told me about it and him needing a bit of a helping hand,” he said.
“We wanted to help each other out and it’s a good will gesture. If I can help anyone I will, hopefully it will come back at the end of the day.”
