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Happy Tails<br />
As Long As It Takes<br />
Scooter went to work every day and<br />
thrived on her foster farm before she<br />
was adopted.<br />
If ever there was an animal who<br />
personifies Seattle Humane’s<br />
vow to care for a pet as long as<br />
it takes us to find a loving home,<br />
it’s Scooter, a 2-year-old female<br />
Beagle/Pug mix with intervertebral<br />
disk disease (IVDD). The condition<br />
creates muscle atrophy from the<br />
midsection down and causes her<br />
to scoot her partially paralyzed<br />
back legs. She was surrendered<br />
to us May 2015 with an<br />
unspecified back injury, and the<br />
Panda’s “Rags to Riches” Story<br />
Scooter using her cart at Seattle Humane<br />
cause of her IVDD isn’t known. a “wonderful, inquisitive dog<br />
Just When three Scooter years ago, (formerly Panda was Mochi found roaming who the Westfield is now walking Vancouver on Mall her with own no<br />
identification,<br />
and affectionately<br />
and suffering<br />
renamed<br />
from severe<br />
by<br />
allergies<br />
quite<br />
that left<br />
a bit,”<br />
him in<br />
he<br />
pain<br />
says.<br />
and<br />
That’s<br />
nearly hairless.<br />
an<br />
Thanks to our Life-Saver Rescue program, we transferred Panda to Seattle Humane to<br />
her foster dad) began showing understatement. A recent video<br />
receive much-needed veterinary care.<br />
signs of stress at the shelter, our of Scooter playing with her canine<br />
When staff Panda turned healed, to Andy he was McDonald,<br />
adopted by Debby, siblings who claims shows it might her be joyfully the other running way<br />
around! a long-time When she foster first volunteer met Panda, who she found him circles to be around unsure and them reserved, with the but he aid<br />
definitely had helped possessed other a special special spark. needs A spark that of led her him cart to victory that Andy in many purchased dog shows,<br />
earning five titles, and even becoming a certified therapy dog! Panda is now described as a<br />
dogs. He describes meeting her: himself so Scooter could focus on<br />
happy soul willing to take on any situation with enthusiasm. More recently, Panda was cast<br />
as “Scooter Sandy in a was local a production scared, withdrawn,<br />
of the Broadway just musical being Annie. a dog. He was a natural on stage<br />
– he and clearly paralyzed loved to little perform thing. – and This did so in two different shows in front of a live audience.<br />
“Scooter is where she is because<br />
pup wasn’t eating; her prognosis<br />
During dress rehearsal, Panda not only took on of his the role dedication of Sandy, but of also her as therapy foster<br />
wasn’t positive if she stayed dog.<br />
He<br />
the<br />
kept<br />
same<br />
leaving<br />
path.”<br />
the stage to visit one woman in dad,” the audience. says Adam When Householder,<br />
rehearsal ended,<br />
Debby learned that this woman had recently lost Seattle someone Humane special, and dog she foster was going<br />
through a difficult time. Panda sensed her pain and immediately formed a bond with her as<br />
That was then.<br />
coordinator. “He has not only<br />
well. He has touched many lives and Debby says<br />
opened<br />
he brings<br />
his<br />
so<br />
home,<br />
much light<br />
but<br />
to<br />
also<br />
her<br />
his<br />
life as her<br />
constant Scooter companion. spent 8 months on heart to this sweet little girl<br />
Andy’s family farm, and she’s who was dealt a difficult hand<br />
Foster dad Andy with Scooter<br />
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