best friends is a 33 thousand acre refuge in Utah with a simple philosophy
refuge in Utah with a simple philosophy
refuge in Utah with a simple philosophy kindness to animals makes a better world
kindness to animals makes a better world
kindness to animals makes a better world for us all dog tail is the canine
for us all dog tail is the canine
for us all dog tail is the canine facility here we trainer John Garcia
facility here we trainer John Garcia
facility here we trainer John Garcia assists a young dog from a North
assists a young dog from a North
assists a young dog from a North Carolina shelter who arrived with a
Carolina shelter who arrived with a
Carolina shelter who arrived with a mangled leg their little brother Wiley
mangled leg their little brother Wiley
mangled leg their little brother Wiley was run over twice by a car and left for
was run over twice by a car and left for
was run over twice by a car and left for dead
dead
dead now the dog’s front leg may need to be
now the dog’s front leg may need to be
now the dog’s front leg may need to be amputated his foot was in really bad
amputated his foot was in really bad
amputated his foot was in really bad shape he whether he was in pain or
shape he whether he was in pain or
shape he whether he was in pain or frustrated decided to chew off some of
frustrated decided to chew off some of
frustrated decided to chew off some of his toes on that injured foot and then
his toes on that injured foot and then
his toes on that injured foot and then developed a severe infection 44:6
developed a severe infection 44:6
developed a severe infection 44:6 all right come on but the outcome of
all right come on but the outcome of
all right come on but the outcome of poor little Wiley wouldn’t have been
poor little Wiley wouldn’t have been
poor little Wiley wouldn’t have been good if he didn’t come to best friends
good if he didn’t come to best friends
good if he didn’t come to best friends most people consider that definitely
most people consider that definitely
most people consider that definitely unadoptable and a low quality life
unadoptable and a low quality life
unadoptable and a low quality life enough to euthanize boy it’s all right
enough to euthanize boy it’s all right
enough to euthanize boy it’s all right buddy
buddy
buddy dr. Mike tries to comfort the
dr. Mike tries to comfort the
dr. Mike tries to comfort the one-year-old dog as he assesses the
one-year-old dog as he assesses the
one-year-old dog as he assesses the damage go boy can you bend your elbow
boy I know I know at this point the
boy I know I know at this point the damage is already done we didn’t find
damage is already done we didn’t find
damage is already done we didn’t find any brakes on exercise that we could fix
any brakes on exercise that we could fix
any brakes on exercise that we could fix and if we did with the muscles being
and if we did with the muscles being
and if we did with the muscles being contracted there’s no anything he could
contracted there’s no anything he could
contracted there’s no anything he could do to return that leg to function the
do to return that leg to function the
do to return that leg to function the leg must be immediately amputated the
leg must be immediately amputated the
leg must be immediately amputated the younger is the early it gets adjusted to
younger is the early it gets adjusted to
younger is the early it gets adjusted to be free like a dog the better off it’s
be free like a dog the better off it’s
be free like a dog the better off it’s gonna be because you can see kind of
gonna be because you can see kind of
gonna be because you can see kind of puts it down he kind of plants on this
puts it down he kind of plants on this
puts it down he kind of plants on this so he does put weight on it we don’t
so he does put weight on it we don’t
so he does put weight on it we don’t want him to get too used to doing that
want him to get too used to doing that
want him to get too used to doing that but he seems to be a very very nice boy
but he seems to be a very very nice boy
but he seems to be a very very nice boy thank you dr. Mike must perform a long
thank you dr. Mike must perform a long
thank you dr. Mike must perform a long and difficult surgery and while he
and difficult surgery and while he
and difficult surgery and while he survival depends on his success
telling your alphabet up you want to
telling your alphabet up you want to leave a fair amount of fat that’s gonna
leave a fair amount of fat that’s gonna
leave a fair amount of fat that’s gonna stay with the dog go out here be a
stay with the dog go out here be a
stay with the dog go out here be a little R for some the suturing before
little R for some the suturing before
little R for some the suturing before removing the leg dr. Mike must locate
removing the leg dr. Mike must locate
removing the leg dr. Mike must locate and secure the muscles we’ll need to
and secure the muscles we’ll need to
and secure the muscles we’ll need to close the dog’s chest once the leg is
close the dog’s chest once the leg is
close the dog’s chest once the leg is gone all right
gone all right
gone all right so now I think we’re gonna start cutting
so now I think we’re gonna start cutting
so now I think we’re gonna start cutting some of these muscles after careful
some of these muscles after careful
some of these muscles after careful labor the big moment has arrived yeah
labor the big moment has arrived yeah
labor the big moment has arrived yeah we’re about ready to take the leg off
we’re about ready to take the leg off
we’re about ready to take the leg off but could actually go underneath but
but could actually go underneath but
but could actually go underneath but kind of go at this angle so we get a
kind of go at this angle so we get a
kind of go at this angle so we get a fair amount of muscle left okay
fair amount of muscle left okay
fair amount of muscle left okay the leg is off but there’s still work to
the leg is off but there’s still work to
the leg is off but there’s still work to be done right here’s a muscle here’s a
be done right here’s a muscle here’s a
be done right here’s a muscle here’s a muscle you want to get those two
muscle you want to get those two
muscle you want to get those two together
together
together Wiley’s injured chest muscles are
Wiley’s injured chest muscles are
Wiley’s injured chest muscles are deformed and weak
deformed and weak
deformed and weak the surgeons struggle to close the wound
the surgeons struggle to close the wound
the surgeons struggle to close the wound now I have to suture the non-existent
now I have to suture the non-existent
now I have to suture the non-existent muscles together so close up that gap
muscles together so close up that gap
muscles together so close up that gap tie that they’re perfect finally they’re
tie that they’re perfect finally they’re
tie that they’re perfect finally they’re able to close Wiley’s wound and the
able to close Wiley’s wound and the
able to close Wiley’s wound and the surgery is complete ice work
surgery is complete ice work
surgery is complete ice work the dogs muscles may take weeks to fully
the dogs muscles may take weeks to fully
the dogs muscles may take weeks to fully heal well check them out tomorrow see
heal well check them out tomorrow see
heal well check them out tomorrow see how he’s doing
how he’s doing
how he’s doing soon Wiley will face a huge challenge
soon Wiley will face a huge challenge
soon Wiley will face a huge challenge learning to walk with only one front leg
learning to walk with only one front leg
learning to walk with only one front leg the biggest thing for him is going to be
the biggest thing for him is going to be
the biggest thing for him is going to be adjusting had only three legs and not
adjusting had only three legs and not
adjusting had only three legs and not having that balance aspect it’s been
having that balance aspect it’s been
having that balance aspect it’s been only 24 hours since the dogs leg was
only 24 hours since the dogs leg was
only 24 hours since the dogs leg was amputated but dr. Mike wants Wiley to
amputated but dr. Mike wants Wiley to
amputated but dr. Mike wants Wiley to take at least a couple of steps today he
take at least a couple of steps today he
take at least a couple of steps today he didn’t really want to go he was very
didn’t really want to go he was very
didn’t really want to go he was very hesitant and scared it’s important to
hesitant and scared it’s important to
hesitant and scared it’s important to get him walking just so he gets you
get him walking just so he gets you
get him walking just so he gets you still having three legs it’s not like
still having three legs it’s not like
still having three legs it’s not like physical therapy and people need to make
physical therapy and people need to make
physical therapy and people need to make him do it and make him do it soon let’s
him do it and make him do it soon let’s
him do it and make him do it soon let’s see how he does it’s kind of leaning on
see how he does it’s kind of leaning on
see how he does it’s kind of leaning on him a lot he’s kind of falling to his
him a lot he’s kind of falling to his
him a lot he’s kind of falling to his left pretty bad with him with the front
left pretty bad with him with the front
left pretty bad with him with the front leg he didn’t really use it but he would
leg he didn’t really use it but he would
leg he didn’t really use it but he would support himself on it and so it was
support himself on it and so it was
support himself on it and so it was different for him to not have that
different for him to not have that
different for him to not have that ability
ability
ability Laska there we go there we go let’s get
Laska there we go there we go let’s get
Laska there we go there we go let’s get you outside buddy here we go come on
you outside buddy here we go come on
you outside buddy here we go come on don’t fall there we go I got you this
don’t fall there we go I got you this
don’t fall there we go I got you this side I’ll support you while he was
side I’ll support you while he was
side I’ll support you while he was leaning really hard against me and
leaning really hard against me and
leaning really hard against me and trying just using his one leg in me as
trying just using his one leg in me as
trying just using his one leg in me as his support you ready to go buddy
because dogs carry more weight in the
because dogs carry more weight in the front half of their bodies it’s harder
front half of their bodies it’s harder
front half of their bodies it’s harder for them to lose the front leg do it
for them to lose the front leg do it
for them to lose the front leg do it today will be a success if Wiley takes
today will be a success if Wiley takes
today will be a success if Wiley takes it even a few steps by himself boy get
it even a few steps by himself boy get
it even a few steps by himself boy get yourself bounced moving a front limb is
yourself bounced moving a front limb is
yourself bounced moving a front limb is a little bit tougher because up front
a little bit tougher because up front
a little bit tougher because up front that’s where most of the weight is you
that’s where most of the weight is you
that’s where most of the weight is you know I’m very excited about seeing these
know I’m very excited about seeing these
know I’m very excited about seeing these animals that we know and love get better
animals that we know and love get better
animals that we know and love get better boy you love them up a little bit you
boy you love them up a little bit you
boy you love them up a little bit you hug them you a dime on the head and we
hug them you a dime on the head and we
hug them you a dime on the head and we want to make them get better yes
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