Hello to all,

My name is Erin and I'm fairly new to the experience of having a tripawd. I work at a local animal hospital, in August 2015 someone walked in with a 4 month old puppy stating somethings wrong with her, her left front leg was injured, and they proceeded set her on the scale and walked out. Animal Care Services came out to pick up this sweet little puppy, protocol of the county is any abandoned pet is required to go to Animal Control. I called them a bit later to let them know I was VERY interested in adopting the sweet puppy. They informed me that she required amputation of her left front leg as she had sustained some kind of crushing injury that could not be repaired and was scheduled for surgery. They encouraged me to think long and hard about adopting a "special needs" puppy. I told them there was no thinking needed, that sweet puppy had a furever home with me as soon as I was allowed to pick her up. They allowed to pick her up the day after her surgery. They had named her "Tish", I had already picked out her name "Garnet" because she's a gem. She is most definitely not a "special needs" pup, she has no idea that anything ever happened, she keeps up with the rest of the pack with no issues. 

We recently started leash training and shes doing very well, however because of the way she carries her weight she has a raw spot on her pad from walking on a rough surface. Is this a common issue? Will she build a callus over time? Should I try boots or would that create blisters just like shoes on a child?

I am so happy I found this site