I like to say I turn injured pets into Bionic pets camel sheep goat deer llama
Bionic pets camel sheep goat deer llama
Bionic pets camel sheep goat deer llama even elephants I made prosthetics for
even elephants I made prosthetics for
even elephants I made prosthetics for them all three years ago I made the
them all three years ago I made the
them all three years ago I made the world’s first 3d printed prosthetics for
world’s first 3d printed prosthetics for
world’s first 3d printed prosthetics for a dog named Derby earlier this year I
a dog named Derby earlier this year I
a dog named Derby earlier this year I was in Spain fitting the first bionic
was in Spain fitting the first bionic
was in Spain fitting the first bionic Ram next week I’ll be in Phoenix
Ram next week I’ll be in Phoenix
Ram next week I’ll be in Phoenix treating a dog named chichi he’s a meat
treating a dog named chichi he’s a meat
treating a dog named chichi he’s a meat trade survivor who got all four legs cut
trade survivor who got all four legs cut
trade survivor who got all four legs cut off next month I’ll be in Botswana
off next month I’ll be in Botswana
off next month I’ll be in Botswana helping an injured African elephant this
helping an injured African elephant this
helping an injured African elephant this job has definitely brought me on some
job has definitely brought me on some
job has definitely brought me on some major journeys you know a lot of people
major journeys you know a lot of people
major journeys you know a lot of people ask me isn’t it so sad treating injured
ask me isn’t it so sad treating injured
ask me isn’t it so sad treating injured abused animals every day honestly it’s
abused animals every day honestly it’s
abused animals every day honestly it’s the best job in the world I get to view
the best job in the world I get to view
the best job in the world I get to view the greatness of an animal their true
the greatness of an animal their true
the greatness of an animal their true spirit their perseverance the moment
spirit their perseverance the moment
spirit their perseverance the moment when they walk again sometimes for the
when they walk again sometimes for the
when they walk again sometimes for the first moment in their lives I get to
first moment in their lives I get to
first moment in their lives I get to meet the incredible caregivers of these
meet the incredible caregivers of these
meet the incredible caregivers of these animals and witness their emotions when
animals and witness their emotions when
animals and witness their emotions when essentially their family members get to
essentially their family members get to
essentially their family members get to walk again
walk again
walk again get to wag their tail and happiness and
get to wag their tail and happiness and
get to wag their tail and happiness and just get to act like a normal dog I got
just get to act like a normal dog I got
just get to act like a normal dog I got to tell you it’s the best feeling in the
to tell you it’s the best feeling in the
to tell you it’s the best feeling in the world you know there are not a lot of
world you know there are not a lot of
world you know there are not a lot of people that do what I do and sometimes
people that do what I do and sometimes
people that do what I do and sometimes it’s a lot of my shoulders I’ve helped
it’s a lot of my shoulders I’ve helped
it’s a lot of my shoulders I’ve helped nearly 20,000 injured animals with
nearly 20,000 injured animals with
nearly 20,000 injured animals with prosthetic devices
and unfortunately I can’t help them all
and unfortunately I can’t help them all my story began 15 years ago when I
my story began 15 years ago when I
my story began 15 years ago when I entered into the human orthotics and
entered into the human orthotics and
entered into the human orthotics and prosthetics industry you see I went to
prosthetics industry you see I went to
prosthetics industry you see I went to school to help people and then one day a
school to help people and then one day a
school to help people and then one day a vet brought a dog into my human facility
vet brought a dog into my human facility
vet brought a dog into my human facility that I was working at and this dog
that I was working at and this dog
that I was working at and this dog didn’t have one of his front legs I said
didn’t have one of his front legs I said
didn’t have one of his front legs I said to myself wow I have never seen this
to myself wow I have never seen this
to myself wow I have never seen this before and why why aren’t there
before and why why aren’t there
before and why why aren’t there prosthetics for animals I ended up
prosthetics for animals I ended up
prosthetics for animals I ended up helping this dog walk again and when I
helping this dog walk again and when I
helping this dog walk again and when I saw him walk again for the first time it
saw him walk again for the first time it
saw him walk again for the first time it was such an incredible feeling I knew I
was such an incredible feeling I knew I
was such an incredible feeling I knew I was hooked and that’s how I started
was hooked and that’s how I started
was hooked and that’s how I started animal ortho care and it was the best
animal ortho care and it was the best
animal ortho care and it was the best decision of my life sorry I have helped
decision of my life sorry I have helped
decision of my life sorry I have helped so many animals since then and like I
so many animals since then and like I
so many animals since then and like I said I can’t help them all in fact I get
said I can’t help them all in fact I get
said I can’t help them all in fact I get tons of phone calls and emails every day
tons of phone calls and emails every day
tons of phone calls and emails every day about dogs I just can’t help for one
about dogs I just can’t help for one
about dogs I just can’t help for one reason or another some of these dogs
reason or another some of these dogs
reason or another some of these dogs just won’t take to a device or they
just won’t take to a device or they
just won’t take to a device or they aren’t candidates and they end up being
aren’t candidates and they end up being
aren’t candidates and they end up being euthanized this isn’t supposed to be a
euthanized this isn’t supposed to be a
euthanized this isn’t supposed to be a sad story so let’s focus on one of my
sad story so let’s focus on one of my
sad story so let’s focus on one of my great patients
one day I got a call about a dog Hudson
one day I got a call about a dog Hudson Hudson as a puppy was pinned to railroad
Hudson as a puppy was pinned to railroad
Hudson as a puppy was pinned to railroad tracks and left for dead his paws were
tracks and left for dead his paws were
tracks and left for dead his paws were actually nailed to the tracks as a three
actually nailed to the tracks as a three
actually nailed to the tracks as a three week old puppy when Hudson was found he
week old puppy when Hudson was found he
week old puppy when Hudson was found he was in such rough shape they didn’t
was in such rough shape they didn’t
was in such rough shape they didn’t think he would survive the ride back to
think he would survive the ride back to
think he would survive the ride back to the shelter a very kind man named
the shelter a very kind man named
the shelter a very kind man named Richard adopted Hudson and when he
Richard adopted Hudson and when he
Richard adopted Hudson and when he brought him home he said he would have
brought him home he said he would have
brought him home he said he would have nightmares about the tragic event when
nightmares about the tragic event when
nightmares about the tragic event when an awful man cut off his paw from what
an awful man cut off his paw from what
an awful man cut off his paw from what happened to him he had a really hard
happened to him he had a really hard
happened to him he had a really hard time trusting anyone Richard knew
time trusting anyone Richard knew
time trusting anyone Richard knew something had to change for him and
something had to change for him and
something had to change for him and that’s when he contacted me Hudson who
that’s when he contacted me Hudson who
that’s when he contacted me Hudson who really couldn’t get around at the time
really couldn’t get around at the time
really couldn’t get around at the time so I traveled up to New York where I
so I traveled up to New York where I
so I traveled up to New York where I attempted to fit him with a new leg
attempted to fit him with a new leg
attempted to fit him with a new leg trust me when I say fitting prosthetics
trust me when I say fitting prosthetics
trust me when I say fitting prosthetics for animals isn’t easy I tried and tried
for animals isn’t easy I tried and tried
for animals isn’t easy I tried and tried and I kept on failing I couldn’t make
and I kept on failing I couldn’t make
and I kept on failing I couldn’t make anything work it was really frustrating
anything work it was really frustrating
anything work it was really frustrating it was like one of those patients I
it was like one of those patients I
it was like one of those patients I feared because some of these dogs I just
feared because some of these dogs I just
feared because some of these dogs I just can’t help and I just didn’t want that
can’t help and I just didn’t want that
can’t help and I just didn’t want that to happen to Hudson so I completely
to happen to Hudson so I completely
to happen to Hudson so I completely reengineered the device and made
reengineered the device and made
reengineered the device and made something like I had never done before I
something like I had never done before I
something like I had never done before I kept saying to myself please work for
kept saying to myself please work for
kept saying to myself please work for this dog he deserves a great life I
this dog he deserves a great life I
this dog he deserves a great life I crossed my fingers
crossed my fingers
crossed my fingers every time I fit a prosthesis to an
every time I fit a prosthesis to an
every time I fit a prosthesis to an animal hoping that they’ll take to it
animal hoping that they’ll take to it
animal hoping that they’ll take to it putting on this new leg this is where we
putting on this new leg this is where we
putting on this new leg this is where we all watched Hudson run for the very
all watched Hudson run for the very
all watched Hudson run for the very first time in his life it was a miracle
first time in his life it was a miracle
first time in his life it was a miracle moment Hudson was like a whole new dog
moment Hudson was like a whole new dog
moment Hudson was like a whole new dog it was like he was saying I am free it
it was like he was saying I am free it
it was like he was saying I am free it really opened up to my eyes to what I
really opened up to my eyes to what I
really opened up to my eyes to what I can do for other dogs with similar
can do for other dogs with similar
can do for other dogs with similar extreme issues and taught me to never
extreme issues and taught me to never
extreme issues and taught me to never give up on these animals and their
give up on these animals and their
give up on these animals and their willingness to adapt Hudson is a
willingness to adapt Hudson is a
willingness to adapt Hudson is a thriving dog now
thriving dog now
thriving dog now he’s a purpose in life to help others as
he’s a purpose in life to help others as
he’s a purpose in life to help others as a therapy dog he actually one therapy
a therapy dog he actually one therapy
a therapy dog he actually one therapy dog of the year this is one of the
dog of the year this is one of the
dog of the year this is one of the greatest transformations from injured
greatest transformations from injured
greatest transformations from injured pet to bionic pet I can think of a
pet to bionic pet I can think of a
pet to bionic pet I can think of a real-life superhero I like to think he
real-life superhero I like to think he
real-life superhero I like to think he trusted people again and his faith in
trusted people again and his faith in
trusted people again and his faith in humanity was finally restored Hudson is
humanity was finally restored Hudson is
humanity was finally restored Hudson is such a comeback story how a dog who has
such a comeback story how a dog who has
such a comeback story how a dog who has suffered like this in the hands of
suffered like this in the hands of
suffered like this in the hands of humans still has confidence in other
humans still has confidence in other
humans still has confidence in other humans how how you can overcome what
humans how how you can overcome what
humans how how you can overcome what life does to you what other beings do to
life does to you what other beings do to
life does to you what other beings do to you just would love and affection it’s
you just would love and affection it’s
you just would love and affection it’s such amazing thing to witness when I
such amazing thing to witness when I
such amazing thing to witness when I first started animal ortho care people
first started animal ortho care people
first started animal ortho care people thought I was crazy
thought I was crazy
thought I was crazy prosthetics for pets I want to tell you
prosthetics for pets I want to tell you
prosthetics for pets I want to tell you I had a vision a vision to help animals
I had a vision a vision to help animals
I had a vision a vision to help animals unlike many had ever thought of or had
unlike many had ever thought of or had
unlike many had ever thought of or had done before our vision to give animals
done before our vision to give animals
done before our vision to give animals the same kind of treatments that people
the same kind of treatments that people
the same kind of treatments that people have I would have never expected my
have I would have never expected my
have I would have never expected my dream to become a reality like it is
dream to become a reality like it is
dream to become a reality like it is today and I want to thank you all the
today and I want to thank you all the
today and I want to thank you all the people out there all the animal lovers
people out there all the animal lovers
people out there all the animal lovers for bridging the gap between people and
for bridging the gap between people and
for bridging the gap between people and animals for caring for animals like you
animals for caring for animals like you
animals for caring for animals like you do and treating them like family members
do and treating them like family members
do and treating them like family members thank you for being on this incredible
thank you for being on this incredible
thank you for being on this incredible journey with me in raising awareness
journey with me in raising awareness
journey with me in raising awareness about this industry and showing people
about this industry and showing people
about this industry and showing people that prosthetics for animals is a real
that prosthetics for animals is a real
that prosthetics for animals is a real thing and most importantly an invaluable
thing and most importantly an invaluable
thing and most importantly an invaluable treatment option for animals so keep
treatment option for animals so keep
treatment option for animals so keep loving your pets and I will do my part
loving your pets and I will do my part
loving your pets and I will do my part and giving them a second chance in life
and giving them a second chance in life
and giving them a second chance in life just like Hudson thank you
just like Hudson thank you
just like Hudson thank you [Applause]
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