I agree--she's fortunate to still be very young and there's every chance she'll grow up to be a normal girl.  The only thing I'd watch is that with her being a puppy she may want to move faster and romp more than advised during recovery so she will need an extra watchful eye to make sure she lets herself heal well. 

Hi Minnie and Family

Gosh - I did not know that playing rough could result in a fracture. That is some kind of rough! It is really unfortunate for Minnie and you. But, there is every reason to expect that she will do fine and live a long and active life. 

We all know what you mean about it being so hard to knowingly take their leg away. We all struggled with that before surgery and sometime after surgery. We know there was no other choice, other than to let the dog live in pain and continue to have other problems. Once she is happy and hearty again, that nagging feeling will disappear.

Susan & Tazzie 2

Unlike some here, we didn't struggle with the decision to amputate.  We knew it was the only way to get rid of Jack's cancer tumor completely (be glad you don't have to deal with cancer along with this!!!) and I somehow knew that he would get along just fine on 3 legs.  Now, I'm considering having another leg removed so he'll slow down a little bit (haha!  just kidding!  kind of...).  Minnie will do fine on 3 legs and considering that she will be learning everything for the first time, she's lucky that she didn't have to learn how to do things the 4 legged way first and then re-learn them 3 legged!  The hardest part will be the recovery period because she will probably want to wiggle around and be cute, and you will have to make her stay calm.  Good luck!!!

<3 Laura and Jackers 

Let me join with others welcoming you to tripawds.com.  What can a three legged dog do?  Anything and everything!  I think you will be surprised by how well Minnie does, especially since she has not really been using the leg anyway.  Good luck with her surgery.  The first two weeks can be a challange but ultimately I think Minnie will surprise you.  Let us know how the surgery goes.  You and Minnie are in my prayers.

Debra & Angel Emily

I hope Minnie is doing well!  Bless you!

I've had Comet since she was 4 months (crippled deformed front leg from birth - we assume).  She's now 11 years old.  Has it been hard?  Yes.  But I wouldn't trade anything for the life I have with her.  She is my world and I have tailored it around her.  She had the disadvantage of being a 'hoarder home' dog to her deformity.  So her disability isn't from her leg, it was from her inability to trust humans.   

I will offer up this advice and I wished I had done it sooner:   Make sure she has no tile or hardwood floors to romp around on - ever! 

For the kitchen tile (the largest area of tile), I bought a bunch of rubber backed throw rugs at Walmart that were all the same but different sizes (runners, big and small sizes, too).  I have them neatly and symmetrically laid on the floor so it doesn't look so bad (a berber type style that matches the kitchen).   I also dotted the corners of each rug with a glue gun. (the glue will come up just fine on tile) That way they stay in place and I don't have to remove them each time I vacuum the floor. 

Minnie will do just fine!   Oh sure, it's going to break your heart when she falls and skids her nose a few times.  But Comet has never let her physical disability stop her from being a dog!