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| Name: |
Tripod
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Age: |
Two and a half years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Dog |
| Home: |
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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I
had put my name on a list of foster parent volunteers at out local
Humane Society because I was very interested in helping homeless
animals without having the responsibility of owning a dog for it's
entire life. I received a call a couple of weeks after submitting my
name. They informed me that they had a nine-week-old puppy that needed
care for a minimum of three months. This puppy had lost a rear foot
at birth due to his mother mistakenly taking his foot for his
umbilical cord thus chewing it off. I took him in not really knowing
what to expect. I was told never to let him up stairs but I thought
that to be unfair since he'd have to live without that leg for the
rest of his life he should at least built up strength in his
remaining rear leg to get around. He was going up and down stairs
without a problem. He was scheduled to be amputated up to his hip at
the tender age of fifteen weeks old. After the surgery, not only did
he have to learn how to walk again without the weight of the leg but
he also had to wear a cone to stop him from chewing at his stitches.
This was incredibly awkward for him and I catered to him every chance
I got to try to make it easier for him.
Six weeks later it came time to return him to the Humane Society. I
had a very important decision to make. I had grow incredibly attached
to him. Should I adopt this dog? Can I handle a commitment of this
magnitude? If I don't will anyone adopt a three-legged dog? What if
no one wants him and he's put to sleep? I pondered the idea of giving
him back and waiting two weeks, if he wasn't adopted, then I would
take him, but that would mean that all my hard work of housebreaking
him and training him would all be lost when he was forced once again
to sleep, eat, and relieve himself in a cage filled with newspapers.
It broke my heart to even consider giving him back so ultimately the
decision was made, I decided to adopt him.
It was the best decision I have ever made! Tripod is so intelligent
and loving, and incredibly agile. Everyone is so amazed at how well
he gets around with only three legs. I don't really notice he only
has three legs until someone asks me what happened to him. He's a
perfectly normal dog in my eyes and I couldn't ask for a better dog.
He's two and a half years old now and is now trying to deal with the new
addition to the family, Tango, a four-month-old Cockapoo. I can't
help but feel guilty whenever Tripod comes to me and gives me the big
"don't you love me anymore" eyes. He's spoiled more than ever now
because of the new addition. I always want Tripod to know he's my
number one guy!
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