article_snippet: Asia used Gumtree to source the dogs as her was new to Melbourne and did not know many dog owners .
article_snippet: her mum rescued Bear from the blue mountains when he was 4-weeks-old.
article_snippet: he was the runt of a litter of puppies whose mother could not adequately care for whose mother so he has been with Asia ever since.
article_snippet: I was new to Melbourne and didn't know any dog owners
highlights_snippet: the desolate street dogs in Sri Lanka were all sourced on Gumtree as Asia's motivation was new to Melbourne .
  