David Campbell on how dog Scully ‘healed’ family after break-in

David Campbell adopted a female rescue dog, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, one year ago after a terrifying home break-in. 

And in his column for The Sunday Telegraph’s Stellar magazine, the Today Extra host revealed how adorable pup Scully has made an impact on his family.

‘We are so lucky to have Scully. We have been healed and made whole as a family in ways I never knew we needed,’ the 46-year-old wrote.

‘Scully has trained us. She has made us better humans in this world of dogs,’ he continued.

David revealed how Scully has turned wife Lisa from a cat lover into a dog lover, and son Leo, 10, was the ‘first to take a shine to her’.

Twins Billy and Betty, five, took longer to warm up to the cute canine.  

David and Lisa first announced they had adopted Scully in August last year, sharing adorable photos of the pup to their Instagram accounts.   

Lisa revealed the dog’s name to be Agent Scully Vanjie Campbell, inspired by Gillian Anderson’s character in nineties TV drama series The X-Files. 

‘Introducing Agent Scully Vanjie Campbell,’ Lisa told her fans. 

‘Scully after Gillian Anderson’s character in The X-Files (a fellow intelligent, red-haired aspirational female),’ she continued, revealing the pooch’s unique name.

‘And Vanjie after Miss Vanessa Vanjie Mateo (both have a strong contour game),’ Lisa added, referencing the RuPaul’s Drag Race star by the same name.  

The Channel Nine presenter wed British-born Lisa Hewitt in 2008.   

In an interview with 9Honey in July 2018, David spoke about meeting his wife at a time when he had almost given up on finding love.

‘It’s like I knew I couldn’t be without her. I knew something had changed in me with her and that I’d never felt this way before,’ he revealed.

‘There was a sense of home I felt with her, a sense of joy.’