Re: Utterly amazing dog! I'm affraid I don't find it amazing just very sad that this dog has become a 'freak show' :'(
Re: Utterly amazing dog! I think its amazing how she has adapted to walk. I would be interested to know how she deals with toileting, in the context of the discussion on wheeled dogs. I guess though there must be issues with her, it her owner is organising front leg prosthesis. If she was well adapted then surely she wouldn't need artificial help. My guess would be that she would not adapt, unless her owner has used some sort of supportive walker for her already. I think that one of the women in the short film said it would inspire injured servicemen. I am sure that might be the case. But, I think though that mother nature should have probably been allowed to intervene rather than the human hand right at the beginning of her life :-\ Though it makes me sad to say that :'(
Re: Utterly amazing dog! This is interesting, and two ways of looking at it, Im inclined to agree with you Jac though. Also surely it puts a real strain on the hips for the dog to walk around so unaturaly. Shows how misguided some people can be, although they obviously really think they are doing the right thing.
Re: Utterly amazing dog! I must admit, Maggie, I immediately wondered about her hips. I think it said she was now 11 years old - I think that is quite staggering in itself (excuse the pun)
Re: Utterly amazing dog! The above posts have made me think more on this and, deep in my heart, I have to agree with what's been said. I still stick with my thoughts that the dog must be a great help to disabled soldiers etc but, yes, I too believe I would have given the pup peace on first finding her.
Re: Utterly amazing dog! Good Sometimes the reaction to the news articles might be a bit, well, un-positive - but that does not mean you should stop posting them. You didn't write them, you are sharing them for interest and discussion.
Re: Utterly amazing dog! Absolutely Jacqui and Rachael.....it makes me uncomfortable seeing this dog....we can never know for sure but I can't help thinking what an exhaustion for it to get about it's day.....bless it's heart though,tail wagging away at all the attention from people
Re: Utterly amazing dog! I can't help thinking, both in this thread and the wheel thread, it would be great to hear from the owners of such dogs - I'd like to hear their take on the quality of life for the dog, and what kind of factors they weighed up. I'm a bit put off in this case by the adverts on the dog's website : (although to be fair a number are charities). I find looking at the dog distressing, but I'm wary of thinking because I'm distressed by this, the dog is equally as distressed (ie what I think about this, shouldn't be about how I feel, it's about how the dog feels - which is very difficult to know for sure).
Re: Utterly amazing dog! [quote author=JulieT link=topic=4380.msg53304#msg53304 date=1392024787] I find looking at the dog distressing, but I'm wary of thinking because I'm distressed by this, the dog is equally as distressed (ie what I think about this, shouldn't be about how I feel, it's about how the dog feels - which is very difficult to know for sure). [/quote] That's the tricky bit, isn't it? If a condition has been there since birth, they know no difference. (I presume) dogs aren't going to be chatting to each other at the park sharing their experiences and spreading dissatisfaction with their lot in life.
Re: Utterly amazing dog! I know - hmmm. I was quite deeply impressed by something when I was quite young - I asked an Army officer (who was giving a talk to my class) why women didn't fight on the front line? He looked me in the eye and said he thought that it would be very wrong - and the main reason was because he couldn't bear to see women in wheelchairs or injured from war. I was silent, but thought long and hard about that, and decided whatever the right answer was, it really wasn't about him! Not that these dogs are about human disability (that would not be the right way to think about it at all) - but the observer's feelings may muddy the water. I have found these threads absolutely fascinating!
