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catbyte

(34,423 posts)
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 07:27 PM Jan 2020

Man Makes A Cozy Wagon So His Paralyzed Dog Can Still Take Walks

He said that she would do the same for him ❤

BY STEPHEN MESSENGER

Last month, on a chilly winter day in Nova Scotia, Canada, Bryan Thompson had a chance encounter he won’t soon forget.

While walking through a local park, Thompson saw this: a stranger making his way through the snow, pulling a cart containing the most precious cargo.

Inside, bundled up against the cold, was a cozy white pup.



Speaking to the stranger, Thompson came to learn that the dog has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a spinal cord disorder which can lead to paralysis in dogs. Because of that, she’s unable to get around on her own — but that hasn’t stopped the pair from still taking walks.

The dedicated dog owner crafted the cart to ensure it never does.

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In a post online, Thompson described his reaction to that scene.

“I told him he was a great person for doing that, because I know there are many who wouldn’t. He just said that she would do the same for him,” Thompson wrote. “It’s hard to type this without tearing up.”



Afterward, the stranger and his happy dog continued on their way — slipping out of sight, but not out of mind.

Thompson’s account of that touching encounter has since gone viral, inspiring countless others with an example of true love at its finest.

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/man-makes-a-cozy-wagon-for-paralyzed-dog

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This story made me cry like a baby, probably because the pup has ALS and I lost my dad to it. I didn't even know dogs could get ALS. Pure love.

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Man Makes A Cozy Wagon So His Paralyzed Dog Can Still Take Walks (Original Post) catbyte Jan 2020 OP
Hard to read without tearing up. My dogs turn 10 this year i'm already a mess. dem4decades Jan 2020 #1
I used to own a double jogging stroller exboyfil Jan 2020 #2
I just had a long time friend who has ALS move away.. Botany Jan 2020 #3
Made me cry. I carried my sweet 14 yr. old up and down the sinkingfeeling Jan 2020 #4
The Beatles were right! MatthewHatesTrump2 Jan 2020 #5

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
2. I used to own a double jogging stroller
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 07:32 PM
Jan 2020

A heavy mother, but I think my Border Collie/Collie mix would fit well in it (he is 14 and can still walk about an hour). I don't know if my 25 year older body could push it anymore though.

Botany

(70,556 posts)
3. I just had a long time friend who has ALS move away..
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 08:36 PM
Jan 2020

... it is a brutal disease. However on that cold winter's day in Canada I can tell both the dog and his person are rich in ways beyond money.

sinkingfeeling

(51,469 posts)
4. Made me cry. I carried my sweet 14 yr. old up and down the
Fri Jan 10, 2020, 09:44 PM
Jan 2020

19 stairs to my bedroom every day for the last 8 months of his life. So, I can say he slept with me every night we were together. It's called love.

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