Pup Rescued from Trash Bag Learns to Walk
09/26/2011
What a difference a day makes
A severly deformed, yet darling 11-week old pitbull pup abandoned to die in a trash bag has been rescued by angel shelter workers and now has a new leash on life!
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“There was a man outside the Save-A-Lot selling pit-bull puppies for $50 a pop,” foster mom and shelter worker Erica Daniel, told NBC's TODAY. “A woman approached him and noticed a noise coming from a garbage bag he was holding. She asked him, ‘What’s in the bag?’ and he said, ‘Don’t worry about it.’ ”
The woman pressed the issue and the man opened — and gave her — the contents of the bag. Inside was little Harper - a puppy so deformed that she couldn’t walk or hold up her head. Shelter workers and veterinarians who subsequently evaluated Harper had seen this problem before and came to the same conclusion: she really should be euthanized.
That’s when Daniel stepped in and decided to take the puppy home for one full and final day of love and affection. “I had to show her what it was like to be loved,” Daniel told NBC. “I’d planned on taking her home that night, letting her sleep in bed with us, and having her humanely euthanized in the morning.”
A Happy Turn of Events
But that was not to be! The following day, Harper managed to stand on her own four paws, and Daniel was inspired to keep the pup and take care of her in hopes that she would someday be able to walk and thrive. Today, Harper is a frisky, happy pup who is gaining more and more mobility each day, to the astonishment of onlookers and medical professionals.
Learn about the special therapies they are using to help rehabilitate Harper as well as the wonderful dedicated angels that have made it possible in the video below and read more at msnbc.com
Learn more here about the work of Dolly’s Foundation, the organization that is helping rehab Harper and other special needs pups like her.
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I would like some info on how to adopt that puppy. please send me more info A.S.A.P.
Posted by: Tomas Carle | 09/26/2011 at 01:49 PM
I would like some info on how to adopt that puppy. please send me more info A.S.A.P.
Posted by: Tomas Carle | 09/26/2011 at 01:49 PM
bless you for being one of the conscious and aware
Posted by: joni | 09/26/2011 at 01:50 PM
bless you for being one of the conscious and aware
Posted by: joni | 09/26/2011 at 01:50 PM
Aww I'm so glad you guys help the poor thing! Such a amazing story!
Posted by: Tabitha | 09/26/2011 at 01:55 PM
What an absolutely beautiful little puppy! I'm so glad she's getting a chance at life! She deserves it. I am going to try to keep up with what happens with her with an RSS feed. My prayers go out for her, and much gratitude to those good people helping her! Bless you Harper!
Posted by: Emma | 09/26/2011 at 01:59 PM
what an ADORABLE puppy!! and a wonderful story..put a smile on my face!!:)
Posted by: Laurenj47 | 09/26/2011 at 02:45 PM
what an ADORABLE puppy!! and a wonderful story..put a smile on my face!!:)
Posted by: Laurenj47 | 09/26/2011 at 02:45 PM
great story and an awsome little dog, the guy that had her in the trashbag should be in jail...
Posted by: eric peterson | 09/26/2011 at 02:48 PM
It's amazing what a little bit of love can do. This puppy deserved and needed it. It is wonderful to know that there are people who reach out.
Posted by: kassie | 09/26/2011 at 02:53 PM
We used to raise birds and sometimes the chicks would come out of the egg with splayed legs. My poor father couldn't bear to euthanize them as suggested. Without knowledge of anything else to do we tied their little legs under their bodies with soft yarn and put them back in their nests. Within a few weeks they were fully feathered and completely normal.
Posted by: Treesje | 09/26/2011 at 02:56 PM
We used to raise birds and sometimes the chicks would come out of the egg with splayed legs. My poor father couldn't bear to euthanize them as suggested. Without knowledge of anything else to do we tied their little legs under their bodies with soft yarn and put them back in their nests. Within a few weeks they were fully feathered and completely normal.
Posted by: Treesje | 09/26/2011 at 02:56 PM
What a wonderful story. Thank God for those who rescue animals!
Posted by: Amy | 09/26/2011 at 03:09 PM
I am not a Pitbull fan, but good lord how can u be so cruel to a little animal. Hope the pup gets a loving home and live a long blessed life. My dog get so much love she sometimes forget she's a dog. And that is how all dogs should be treated. All they ask for is love, food, water and some play time.
Posted by: Marizka | 09/26/2011 at 03:29 PM
This just brought joy to my heart! I own a pit, he is 16 years old. Hopefully Harper will find a great loving family to take care of her, and where she can return the love!!
Posted by: Kimberly | 09/26/2011 at 03:43 PM
How anyone could think there's anything wrong with this little cutie is beyond me! She doesn't look the least bit deformed to me! Something tells me this little girl has a long happy life to look forward to.
Posted by: Kat | 09/26/2011 at 05:06 PM
omg thea r som real cruel sadistic pepl in ths world!!!!how is th baby doin now?
Posted by: toni barnett | 09/26/2011 at 05:20 PM
wats deformd about her???i thnk th dude selling thm may hav bn defromed....in th hed
Posted by: toni barnett | 09/26/2011 at 05:26 PM
All I can say is, that man BETTER have gotten criminal charges against him, for attempted cruel killing of the puppy. It would have suffocated and died had she stayed in that bag where he intended for her. It'd be a crime to let him get off scott-free!
Best of luck to this determined pup. What a beautiful smile she has.
Posted by: ZaCloud | 09/26/2011 at 06:03 PM
Did that man that was going to just throw the puppy away get in trouble? I think he should, animal neglect or abuse of some sort.
Posted by: jennifer garrod | 09/26/2011 at 06:32 PM
omg i feal so bad about the trash bag part but happy to cause he can walk
Posted by: kalina grijalva | 09/26/2011 at 07:05 PM
omg i feal so bad about the trash bag part but happy to cause he can walk
Posted by: kalina grijalva | 09/26/2011 at 07:05 PM
omg i feal so bad about the trash bag part but happy to cause he can walk
Posted by: kalina grijalva | 09/26/2011 at 07:05 PM
omg i feal so bad about the trash bag part but happy to cause he can walk
Posted by: kalina grijalva | 09/26/2011 at 07:05 PM
omg i feal so bad about the trash bag part but happy to cause he can walk
Posted by: kalina grijalva | 09/26/2011 at 07:05 PM