 Little Bella followed Tim Shaddock everywhere he went. When he tried to find a home for her in Mexico, time after time she refused to leave his side. She chose Tim to be her owner – and the sailor obliged. 'Bella sort of found me in the middle of Mexico,' he said. 'She wouldn't let me go. I tried to find a home for her three times and she just kept following me on to the water.' Earlier this week, the pair were miraculously rescued after spending three months together cut adrift in the Pacific Ocean, surviving by 'eating a lot of sushi' and 'drinking rainwater'. Even after they were saved, Bella didn't want to leave Tim's boat until he was driven away. It makes it all the more heartbreaking that they can now no longer be together. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Tim said Bella 'wouldn't let him go' after he first came across her in Mexico and 'followed him on to the water' (Picture: AFP) Tim, an Australian national, is returning to his home country to spend time with friends and family after his real-life Tom Hanks in Cast Away-esque ordeal. The 54-year-old is leaving his beloved pooch in the capable hands of one of the crew members on board the tuna trawler Marie Delia that came to his aid. He has chosen Genaro Rosales to adopt Bella on the condition that he would take good care of her. His decision has likely also been somewhat forced upon him due to the complex, strict and costly nature of the process required to bring pets into Australia. One of the Maria Delia crew members has adopted Bella (Picture: AP) It would be very difficult for Tim to bring Bella with him back to Australia (Picture: AP) Dogs must be vaccinated, microchipped and undergo a quarantine period before they are fully allowed into the country from 'approved nations'. Unfortunately, Mexico is not on the li){kind=link}
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Little Bella followed Tim Shaddock everywhere he went.
When he tried to find a home for her in Mexico, time after time she refused to leave his side.
She chose Tim to be her owner – and the sailor obliged.
‘Bella sort of found me in the middle of Mexico,’ he said. ‘She wouldn’t let me go. I tried to find a home for her three times and she just kept following me on to the water.’