Hello! I'm a new member, just signed up today after I saw the upcoming 3 legged dog party coming up in my city this weekend on craigslist - I never knew you guys existed or would have joined years ago! My dog, Snickers, is 9 now and has been living with 3 legs since he was about 9 months old. My husband was taking him for a ride in the back of the truck, we had heard of dogs jumping out and wanted to keep him safe back there so we would tie him up - unfortunately the leash was too long. He was driving along and was watching him in the side mirror when he saw him jump out. The leash got wrapped under his front left arm which pulled it up when he fell. My husband called me, crying, to tell me what happened and said that he thought his arm was broken. We took him to the vet, only to find out that it wasn't broken, but all nerves in his arm were severed. They said there was a small chance that the nerves could re-attach. He had no feeling in it, couldn't put any pressure on it, so was already starting to wobble around. For the next 2 months we would bandage his foot daily so that it wouldn't get scraped up from being drug around everywhere, and the vet warned us that he could start to chew on it since there was no feeling. We would work with it daily, stretching the muscles so they wouldn't stiffen up, in hopes that the nerves would re-attach - they didn't, and we were forced to amputate. I remember the dr debating taking the whole shoulder out or just cutting under it, because I was told without the shoulder there is not much protection for the inner organs on that side with no bone, but he said it was better to take the whole thing out, so that's what we did. He seemed so RELIEVED to have it gone! After dragging it around for 2 months, I think he felt free!!! He was amazing, and young, and bounced back so quickly. We got another dog the year after and he surprised us all the time how well he kept up with him, running and playing! Being 9 now, he seems to step on his other front leg wrong, or twist his ankle more and more while playing and has to take a time-out for a little while. We've been giving him muscle supplements because that one poor front arm is carrying all the weight and has to be SO tired! I get worried about him hurting the other front arm now that he's getting older, but he's been amazing so far and I think he knows his limits pretty well. If anyone has any advice for older dogs, supplements or anything I can be doing to make sure that arm holds out as long as possible, I would be very appreciative. He is such an amazing dog - I'm hoping to bring him to the 3 legged dog party this weekend so he can meet some new friends like him! It's funny because he always seems to bite at our other dogs front left arm - almost like he doesn't think it should be there 🙂