Dog With Broken Legs Saved By Man Who Found Her In The Woods

If he had stayed to his usual trail, he never would have found her. ❤  

With over 1,000,000 subreddits for all kinds of specific communities, Reddit features a lot to supply. Particularly for us dog lovers, a subreddit called “BeforeNAfterAdoption” lets rescuers and dog parents share the stories behind their adoptions. Naturally, of these photos and videos are touching, a pleasant reminder of why we like to save animals. Graham Whatmough, or as he’s known on Reddit “u/Where The Highway Ends” shared a gorgeous video of his dog Willow happily enjoying the outside to the page. You’d never be ready to tell she had such a rough past before they met. This happy, outdoorsy pup was once found starving and immobile in the woods. The meeting between her and her rescuer had to be fate.


An Unusual Discovery in the Woods Four years ago, Whatmough quit his job in the oilfield to pursue his passion of being a contract photographer and videographer. He spends much of his time outdoors exploring beautiful places. One day, he discovered something a touch different on a hike through the woods. Whatmough usually takes the same path through these woods, but today he decides he needs a special path. As he stopped to require a photograph of some berries he found, he noticed something else. “I took just a couple of steps more and that I saw a fallen tree and an off-white animal laying behind it. I assumed it must be a little deer or a coyote hiding because it wasn’t moving or making any sounds. Then, I saw a pink collar and realized it had been a dog.





Earning The Woods Pup’s Trust, At first, the dog showed signs of fear aggression, baring her teeth and growling. Whatmough didn’t get any closer than 15 feet from her, afraid she would escape. He tossed her a number of the berries he had picked, the sole food he had to supply. To his pleasant surprise, she ate the berries and even wagged her tail a touch bit. He also offered her some water from his bottle, which she drank quickly, so he returned with more water from his truck. Considering her willingness to trust, Whatmough thinks she is a dog out of control or lost. She looked only a couple of months old. “I still thought she was just a runaway and was maybe dehydrated and a touch starved. The berries and water made me approach her impatiently and started scratching her nose and she or he really liked it.”



Even though she seemed a touch friendlier, Whatmough noticed the dog didn’t seem to need to maneuver much. There must be something wrong with her hind legs. “Now that she warmed up I coaxed her to urge up and walk I saw she was almost walking entirely on her front legs at some points Both of her hind legs seemed to come out from the bottom.bottom. I still thought that she was maybe just starving and exercise after being stuck within the forest for a short time .” Soon, Whatmough would learn that both of the dog’s back legs were broken, and as a result, had begun to heal improperly. Her condition didn’t look too good.





The Road To Recovery Whatmough brought the dog to the veterinarian for treatment and x-rays. They determined that she would wish to possess her legs amputated, or she would require expensive, risky surgery. WithinDuring this time, no one said to this poor girl “When the vet started listed my options as an amputation, a really expensive surgery or surrendering her to bylaw where she would presumably be euthanized I made a decision to need care of her a minimum of until I could find someone that was ready to adopt her. As he’d been sharing updates about the dog he found in the woods, people became invested. Whatmough explained that his community assisted in the purchase of surgery through donations. They were ready to come up with $4000 during a single day! That’s how he knew, there was no way he could give this dog up. “After seeing how my community rallied round her with the donations and having her for a couple of days I knew I wouldn’t be ready to give her up.”





He named the forest dog Willow, fittingly. Everyday, Whatmough stretched Willow’s legs and walked her. sometimes when she appeared to struggle, he regretted not getting her surgery. But the brave Willow went through a difficult recovery period. “She also would show some signs of discomfort once I would stretch and pull her back legs but i might always stop then she would let me stretch her some more. She progressively resisted less and fewer and now she doesn’t seem to mind in the least once I really pull hard and work to stretch her.” A Family That Does Outdoors. Together Willow didn’t let her experiences turn her off to romping through the woods. She and Whatmough spend all their time together, especially now that he's employed reception . “I am outside hiking 2-6 hours per day in summer and winter and she or he loves it all. She really loves the snow but after about 4hrs in -30C She started to take action and grabbed her paw from the snow and appeared in the shelter and that i know it’s time to travel back home.” For a dog with formerly broken and malformed back legs, Willow runs like an absolute champ now! Willow and Graham’s story reminds us that each dog is worthwhile , and sometimes fate pushes us into the proper dog’s path. Here’s wishing them a lifetime of happiness together!



                                                                                        


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