Dimitra Molossi, the co-director of Social Tees Animal Rescue, was sitting in the lobby at her veterinarian’s office, waiting to take her dog for a check-up. As she sat there, a man walked in holding a tiny, shivering Chihuahua.
The man handed the five-month-old Chihuahua to the receptionist and left.
“He told her that the dog was defective and he wanted her to be put to sleep,” Molossi told The Dodo. “The receptionist said he was the owner of a pet store nearby and nobody was buying her. Apparently he’s dumped animals with them before.”
Molossi noticed that the Chihuahua’s legs were a little bent, making it a bit hard for her to walk. But besides that, absolutely nothing was wrong with the dog—she was a happy puppy whose tail wagged constantly.
Molossi immediately knew that she had to rescue this little dog, and so she called her partners at Social Tees Animal Rescue. They agreed to take the dog in.
The veterinarian checked the dog’s legs out, and he told Molossi that the bending was probably from an untreated bacterial infection and lack of exercise in the first few months of her life. He prescribed her an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory medicine.
After the veterinarian finished checking out the Chihuahua, Molossi took her home with her. She named the Chihuahua Clover.
“She’s not in any pain now and is already starting to walk better,” Molossi said. “She was so smelly — you could tell nobody paid attention to her.”
Molossi posted on Social Tees Animal Rescue’s Facebook page, asking if anyone could foster little Clover.
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Molossi quickly found a great foster home for Clover. The dog was grateful to have a bed and home of her own.
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Since her rescue, Clover has quickly adjusted to life in her new foster home.
She loves spending time with her foster mom, who often massages Clover’s legs to help strengthen them. Clover’s even become a bit of a celebrity—she was recently on The Today Show!
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Clover doesn’t let her bent legs stop her from running around and having a great time.
“She has no idea that she is any different,” Molossi said. “She runs around and plays all day. Her tail won’t stop wagging.”
Clover will soon be moving into her forever home, where she’ll get all the love and affection she deserves. Social Tees Animal Rescue did a great job looking after this little puppy who had nobody else in the world. If you’d like to help Social Tees Animal Rescue save more dogs like Clover, consider donating to their organization.
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