A dog who spent six years shut inside a crate and was initially terrified of everyone moved RSPCA staff to tears after ‘hugging’ one of her rescuers. The Labradoodle - whose name the charity isn’t releasing due to ongoing enquiries - was signed over by her previous owners in February. She spent the first six years of her life shut in a crate with her doggie friend, who has also been taken in by Martlesham Animal Centre in Suffolk.