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A rescue dog spent months hiding behind her owner's sofa and refused to go on a walk for over a year

Her owner, author and former BBC News correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, tells PEOPLE how Sophie, who is now 3, is helping him with his Parkinson's diagnosis

Cellan-Jones has written a book about Sophie's journey titled Sophie From Romania: What a Rescue Dog Taught Me About Patience, Love, and Hope

For most dogs, their daily walks are their favorite part of their day, but for a rescue dog named Sophie, things were a little different.

The pooch, who is 3 years old, arrived at the London home of her owners, Rory Cellan-Jones and Diane Coyle, on a van from Romania in the early hours of a December 2022 morning.

A photo of the moment captured by Diane shows a scared-looking Sop

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