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9 Aug 05, 12:00 AM - Another heartwarming disabled pet story
How can anyone not be immediately drawn to a headline like I Love My Pet: Disabled pet succeeds. Well, I couldn't resist, anyway, even though I thought the story was going to be about a very disablified parrot (succeeds = sucks seeds. Geddit? Oh, never mind). Instead, it's the lovely story of Truman, a 13-year-old dog who, nine years ago, "suffered a spinal injury that left his back legs almost useless" - bless! - and has since used a small cart for movement.
Best of all, though, Truman is on the net! Yes, he has his own website at www.trumanswheels.com, which includes lots of lovely photos of Truman and his cart, or in his new Pet Stroller.
I'm off to talk to Ouch's editor about creating a special disabled pets section on this site. After all, nobody ever said that Ouch was just going to be for disabled people, did they?
Related link: Oh wow. Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. There's actually a webring of linked sites for Dogs and Cats with Special Needs. Yeah, but what about MONKEYS?!
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At 12:00 AM on 11 Aug 2005, Emma wrote:
Saw a similar themed story on my local BBC news programme last night about a dog who after having one of it's hind legs amputated was being taken to agility classes by it's owners to motivate it. Apparently the other dogs in the class didn't even notice the dog's disability at first and he is a fully integrated member of the group. After watching the dog do a round of the doggy assult course, the news presenter then tried to put the dog's disability into context by attempting to do the course himself on one leg. Cue comedy fall, hilarity all round.
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