Baxter, The 3-Legged Love!…rescue by Jessica Gardner Lynn, MA

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My then fiance, Jason, and I wanted to adopt a second dog to allow our first rescue puppy, Brodie, to have a companion. When we were looking on line and at the local shelter, there weren’t many dogs available. I sent Jason to go in on June 9, 2014 to take a peak and see if any new dogs had become available. The dog Jason was originally interested in wasn’t available anymore and he texted me upset about it. The adoption counselor mentioned to Jason that there was another dog that was about to be available, named Chester (he is now Baxter), who was being okayed by the Vet for adoption after his recent surgery. Jason decided to give this dog a look and see if he would be a great fit. When the adoption counselor brought him out, Jason noticed the surgery was to amputate the rest of his leg as he was born with a leg deformity. Jason and Baxter hit it off! He sent me pictures of him and said “leave work early, I think he is the one!”

Later that night we all went (including soon to be big brother Brodie) and Baxter became the member to complete our family. Baxter is great! He is finally potty trained, he can go up and down the stairs, fly on and off the couch and bed, and plays very well with Brodie. His front right leg is super strong now and occasionally I can feel it when he gets too excited to see me. We love him and he is completely perfect the way he is!

Jessica Gardner
Lynn, MA


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