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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsVespa the dog
http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bnllM7au3pqXCvxjHYRcXw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9aW5zZXQ7aD01NzA7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/Instead of front legs, Vespa was born with little chicken wings that allow her to army crawl or hop, but only on soft grass or carpet. I wanted her world to be bigger, so I researched front wheels for dogs (she was not a candidate for prosthesis). I tracked down OrthoPets out of Denver, Colorado, a wonderful group that specializes in making animals more mobile, and there the door to that bigger world was immediately opened.
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Vespa the dog (Original Post)
geardaddy
Apr 2012
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grilled onions
(1,957 posts)1. She Would Not Consider Herself Disabled
She is so lucky to have such an owner!
marzipanni
(6,011 posts)2. Here's Vespa before and after getting her wheels (video)
A moving story-
http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2012/01/vespa-gets-her-wheels/
siligut
(12,272 posts)4. Thank you for the video
I wanted to get a better idea on how the wheels attached. Great story.
geardaddy
(24,931 posts)3. She looks a lot like our dog
Audrey.