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Hi there!
My name is Saverio, from Caracas, Venezuela, last week my wife Brenda and I adopted a beautiful little bitch with an horror story.. her name, Arya..
Arya was found in a dumpster, with an exposed fracture in his left hind leg. The person who found her, took her to the vet, she underwent surgery, putting nails in his leg. Days after the leg began to swell and began to show symptoms of necrosis. so that leg was amputated.
My wife heard the story that was published in facebook and decided to adopt her and now Arya is part of our pack, she is being training in agility and obedience (first classes very easy..) ... My wife´s idea is to turn Arya into an adoption flag, and perhaps training her to serve as a therapy dog for children orthopedic hospital..
By the way... Arya is the little one in my avatar......
Best regards from Venezuela... Sorry for my poor english....
2:16 pm
Hello and welcome to Tripawds. Your future posts will not require moderation.
You and your wife are wonderful for adopting Arya- she looks really smart in the picture- how big is she? how old is she?
Someone threw her away with a broken leg???? Grrrrrrrr.
I think being a therapy dog is a wonderful idea.
I'm looking forward to learning more about Arya!
Karen and the pugapalooza
Arya is about 7 month old and she is little.. almost 5 kilograms (10 pounds).. she is really smart and immediately bonds with our other 4 dogs.. a malinois, a dutch shepherd, a border collie and a 11 year old rescued dog.
We presume that she was hit by a car and someone threw her away in a garbage disposer...
I am very glad to found this forum, my wife and I have so many cuestions....
Best regards...
4:25 pm
11 February 2011
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Welcome Arya and family! You are adorable! (and so lucky to find such great people to take you in)
Spirit Samson was Spirit Tripawd Daisys four legged "brother" and ruled as the self proclaimed head of the Monkeybutt Federations East Coast Division. Lady Chunky Monkey stayed from Oct 2011 and left for the bridge in Apr 2012. Miss Perdy is left and has some big pawprints to fill.
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4:57 pm
14 September 2011
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Welcome. Arya has been very lucky to have found you. We are looking forward to hearing more about her.
Karen and Spirit Magnum
Magnum: 30th May 2002 to 5th May 2012. Lost her back left leg to osteosarcoma on 5th Sep 2011. Lung mets found on 20th Mar 2012 but it was bone mets in the hip that ended her brave battle. Magnum's motto - "Dream as if you'll live for ever, live as if you'll die today" (James Dean). Loyal, loving, courageous and spirited to the end. My beloved heart dog, see her memoirs from Rainbow Bridge ...... http://princess.....pawds.com/
5:56 pm
29 October 2010
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Hooray for Arya finding you guys! She is adorable!
Young dogs do tend to heal up very quickly! Ours was young and full of spunk, once she got her stamina back.
Let us know what questions you have! That's what we're here for.
(And your English is great!)
Jackie, Angel Abby's mom
Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
6:27 pm
28 November 2011
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What a pretty dog! Welcome to the site, it is a wonderful resource for new tripawd owners. Let us know if we can help in any way.
Lisa
p.s. - I agree, your English is great!
Zeus was a Husky mix diagnosed with Osteosarcoma at age 11. A visible lung met and suspicious spot on his liver meant a poor prognosis-six weeks was our vet's best guess. We decided to fight for our boy and his right front leg was amputated on 12/1/11. We did six rounds of chemo, changed his diet and spoiled him completely rotten. We were blessed with 10 great months after diagnosis. Against the odds, the lung met remained a single met and grew very little over those months. A wonderful furbaby with the most gentle spirit, he fought with a strength that we never imagined he possessed. We have no regrets...
http://zeuspod......pawds.com/
8:34 pm
14 August 2009
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Oh how wonderful! Bless you for rescuing this beauty!
People are so cruel! It's unreal they would dump her. Shame, shame, shame on those horrible people!
I had a tripawd for 12 years (front leg was deformed from birth). So as a collective group we can answer most of your questions!
Welcome!
Comet - 1999 to 2011
She departed us unexpectedly January 23, 2011 at the age of 12 1/2.
She was born with a deformed front leg and a tripawd all of her life.
9:03 pm
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25 September 2009
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Hi Arya and family! We are so glad you found us, and even happier that you were able to find each other. What a beautiful pack you have. Thank you so much Saverio for saving this gorgeous puppy (your English is just fine by the way!). There are too many dogs out there who don't find such loving homes, it's good to know that one more dog did find one!
Arya is beautiful. Her size is a big advantage as a Tripawd. The leaner you keep her and make sure she doesn't gain weight, the better it will be for her health as she ages. We are here to answer any questions you may have, but it sounds like you're all fitting in together just fine. We would love to see a photo of your pack, all of your dogs sound wonderful!
Thanks again for sharing your story. Stop by anytime, we always love keeping in touch with our members from around the world!
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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11:16 pm
11 June 2011
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Oh, Arya is adorable! Bless your hearts for adopting her and giving her such a wonderful home. I think she would be a delightful therapy dog.
Congratulations to you all!
Joanne & Lylee
http://lyleegir.....ipawds.com
Hi Jerry,
Here is the Arya´s new pack.. From rigth, Dylan (Malenois), Billy (rescued dog), Lara (Dutch Shepherd) and Charlie (Border Collie).
We don´t have pics of Arya with the pack, but I´m sure that this weekend we will take a lot of pictures..
Best regards...
8:48 am
Team Tripawds
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25 September 2009
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Oh I am in LOVE! What lucky dawgs you ALL are! Yes, photos are great, we love them here.
Tripawds Founders Jim and Rene
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8:55 am
7 January 2011
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Just wanted to say hi and welcome! She is a lovely girl-- and you have the most beautiful pack-- she is one lucky girl to have found her way to you.
Scout: January 31, 2002 to November 7, 2011
Scout's diagnosis was "poorly differentiated sarcoma"; amputation 1/11/2011. Scout enjoyed 9 fantastic years on 4 legs and 9 glorious months on 3 legs. If love alone could have saved you…
What a wonderful pack! And what a lucky dog Arya is that you find her! I'm also sure she will be just fine! Good luck and lots of love from us in Sweden!/Gunilla, Penny and Wilbur
9:23 am
29 October 2010
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That is definitely a good looking pack! Can't wait to see the pick of Arya, happy with the rest of the gang.
Abby: Aug 1, 2009 – Jan 10, 2012. Our beautiful rescue pup lived LARGE with osteosarcoma for 15 months – half her way-too-short life. I think our "halflistic" approach (mixing traditional meds + supplements) helped her thrive. (PM me for details. I'm happy to help.) She had lung mets for over a year. They took her from us in the end, but they cannot take her spirit! She will live forever in our hearts. She loved the beach and giving kisses and going to In-N-Out for a Flying Dutchman. Tripawds blog, and a more detailed blog here. Please also check out my novel, What the Dog Ate. Now also in paperback! Purchase it at Amazon via Tripawds and help support Tripawds!
