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Happy Tails Adoption Updates 2007

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	"Daisy" - Adopted Read more...	Alice	2 Puppies - Adopted
Hailey - Adopted	Kittens - Adopted Litter of 5 orange	Harley - Adopted Read more.....	Troy & Trudy - Adopted
Nikki - Adopted Read more.....	Litter of Puppies Read more...	Stanley - Adopted	Hamsters 7 out of 18 adopted
Husky Foster Parents Needed	Rosey - Adopted Read more...	Ebony - Adopted	Spencer - Adopted Read more....
"Annie" - Adopted Read more....	Maggie- Adopted Read more.....	"Tiny" - Adopted	Nina - Adopted Read more....
"Queenie" - Adopted	Clover - Adopted	"Carly"- Adopted Read more....	Sweet Pea - Adopted
"Muffin" - Adopted	Becky	McGoo - Adopted	Buddy - Adopted
Daisy - Adopted Read more....	Ivy- Adopted	Stuart Little - Adopted	Sadie - Adopted
Stella - Adopted	Chiquita - Adopted Read more....	Boomer - Adopted Read more here... and here.	Sugar - Adopted
William and Harry - Adopted	Cookie - Adopted	Ashley - Adopted	Frisky - Adopted

Scooter with some of his caretakers
the day he went home.
Returned to Pennsylvania for foster care on
Dec. 21, 2007
5/15/08 - Scooter's Adoption UPDATE

Scooter - 10/2/07
See video of Scooter enjoying the sunshine

Meet one of our speediest residents - Scooter!
Scooter is a very special dog with a very sad story. He was one of 13 dogs confiscated from a home that was deemed uninhabitable for humans or animals. The dogs were split between the RISPCA and a municipal shelter. Two of the other dogs were also paraplegic. Despite all three dogs having wheel chairs, none of them were being utilized and all three were forced to drag themselvesaround through the filth. All of the dogs were unkempt,
and required bathing and grooming to remove matted feces. A more disturbing part of the story is that these dogs were part of a breed rescue organization. Many breed rescues do an excellent job of monitoring animals out on foster care,but this organization dropped the ball and allowed these dogs to slip through the cracks. If it weren't for the concern of a neighbor,these dogs would still be residing in squalor.
Scooter is an amazing dog, and is incredibly sweet and loving!
He is low-key and loves people. He doesn't let his mobility problems get him down in the least, and loves to go for walks in his cart - especially if it involves meeting new people!
Scooter may even make a great therapy dog!
Living with a special needs pet like
Scooter comes with different challenges than other pets, and adequate research should always be done before bringing the pet home.
However, special needs pets also come with rewards aboveand beyond others, and are worth the extra effort! If you would like more information about pets with mobility issues, definitely check out www.handicappedpets.com.