I just wanted to share our story.  

We have owned two dogs previously (a Dalmatian for 12 years, then a lab-retriever mix for 13 years). We hadn’t planned on getting another yet, but our younger daughter convinced us it was time and we got our Joanie as a rescue in May 2020. She’s almost 4 years old, a blue tick hound-beagle mix, and was very active before her accident 6 weeks ago. She was hit by a car and lost her front left leg.

Our older daughter’s dog, Luna, also a rescue, just turned one, and is a shepherd-lab mix. They got along fairly well before the accident, and loved playing together. We were hesitant at first after the surgery, and kept them apart for the most part til Joanie’s stitches were out and the vet cleared her.

We followed the vet’s instructions with short walks in the beginning, but Joanie had her own ideas and soon we were back to old routine of long walks around the neighborhood. And the best part is, that in the past two weeks, the “girls” are back to their playing, and although Joanie tires a bit more more quickly, she holds her own with her younger “sister “.  

She’s a love, and we look forward to taking her to the beach next summer to swim! 😊