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Twila is one of our earliest cart frogs. She spent quite a while in foster care, as all our cart dogs do, waiting for the special family to come along who will see the ability instead of the handicap. Here's a note from Twila's mom:
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"I know that these pictures aren't the greatest, but the subject matter is amazing: Twila is standing UNassisted in the water! She now goes to underwater treadmill therapy every other week and walks for 15 minutes at 1 MPH. A therapist helps move her legs, but she now has some muscle
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What Twila's story should tell all of us is the six-month cut-off we hear so often may be arbitrary and inaccurate. We should not be so quick to lose hope or give up on therapeutic treatments.
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It's enough to make an old girl like The Frog Princess break out in a few steps of a happy dance, herself!
The Frog Princess
3 comments:
That's really impressive. We've never had experience with a handicap dog, but we can appreciate the milestones Twila has overcome!
Stella, Gunther and Betty
So awesome! Great story for the baby and her humans
Benny & Lily
Go Twila!! The girl knows her stinky salmon treats!
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