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Special Needs Pet Feature: Junior

Posted by Barbara Techel


What is your pet’s name?

Junior(also lovingly nicknamed My Lil’ Speed Racer)

How old is your pet?

 11-12

Where did you get your pet?

Southern California Pomeranian Rescue

What is your pet’s physical challenge?

Canine Cognitive Syndrome, or Doggy Dementia, Doggy Alzheimer’s


What is your pet’s favorite thing to do?

Eat, and follow his new daddy on short walks

What is your pet’s favorite thing to eat?

Anything YUMMY!!!

What do you love most about your pet?

I love his amazing spirit most of all. I’ve had him almost 2 weeks, and he has struck me deep in my heart with his amazing spirit. When he goes outside he is a changed man. He does everything a normal dog does, or at least he tries. He gets stuck sometimes, but a wave of the hand in front of his eyes and say come on My Lil’ Speed Racer and voila he’s off again. He makes me smile every time I take him outside to walk. I take him on a separate walk from the others cause he is slow, but the others don’t seem to mind when it’s his turn for his walk.

What has your pet most taught you?

It’s a toss up between patience, perseverance, and bravery.

Anything else you’d like to share?

Just that I am blessed to have him. I thought to myself after I committed to him “What have I gotten myself into?” thinking I was going to be spending all my time watching him to make sure he didn’t have potty accidents, etc…, but I couldn’t have been more wrong with the picture in my mind. He is easy to tell when he has to go potty, and if I happen to not catch his cue, that he needs to go he has yet to miss a potty pad since I’ve had him. He is an astounding baby, and I just wish everyone could experience the smiles he puts on my face every day watching him accomplish thing, after thing, after thing. He makes me so proud of him. I could go on forever here, so I will stop now before I just end up babbling.


***If you care for a special needs pet and would like your pet featured, please email me through my website contact. Send a photo and I will forward the questionnaire for your pet to be featured in an upcoming post.***

The American Dog Magazine will Feature Special Needs Dogs Up for Adoption!

Posted by Barbara Techel

This just warmed my heart to read this news!  In the Fall 2011 issue, The American Dog magazine will feature 5 pages of special needs dogs that need homes.  This is so fantastic! So be sure to check it out if you are considering a special needs dog. I can guarantee you your life will never be the same if you bring one of these amazing pets into your life.

 

Special Needs Pet Feature of the Week: Benny

Posted by Barbara Techel

 

How old is your pet?

6 years old

Where did you get your pet?
Nextdaypets.com (I got him for a discounted price he was the runt of the liter)

What is your pets physical challenge?
Benny is now paralyzed from about the waste down. He uses a wheel chair to run around in and he also has a drag bag for when he is not in his wheels. His wheels I got from Eddie’s Wheels. The Drag Bag was from Handicappedpets.com.

 

What is your pets favorite thing to do?
Play with his brother Canoli and his family.

What is your pets favorite thing to eat?
Pasta! Hey were Italian =)

What do you love most about your pet?
His will to live. He motovates me.

 

What has your pet most taught you?
How to be strong. That no matter what happens in your life that disables you. To keep going. Try harder. Never give up faith.

Anything else you’d like to share?
Alot of Dachshunds suffer from IVDD. They do not have homes or people to take care of them. Its very sad to see most people will just put the dog down when really they can live a happy healthy life. Just like anything its tuff at first but after you learn how to take care of them properly it’s just like having a normal dog. The only difference is you have to assist them going to the bathroom which takes 5 minutes out of your time. With a normal dog you would still need to take those 5 minutes by walking him/her outside if not longer. The last thing would be putting him in his wheels to run around. For all you Doxie lovers out there give a Doxie with IVDD some care. =)

***If you care for a special needs pet and would like your pet featured, please email me through my website contact. Send a photo and I will forward the questionnaire for your pet to be featured in an upcoming post.***