Canadian Dog Bitten by Mother, Develops Deformity, But Hundreds of Kind People Want to Take It Home
Brody, this German Shepherd was named Brody, it was born in a Canadian animal shelter in Alberta. Brody was attacked by its mother when it was only 13 days old. Brody’s face was bitten severely by its mother on one side, which caused the face to develop abnormally and one eye to be partially blind.
According to the British Daily Mail report on January 22, Brody grew up, and its animal shelter posted its photos online, hoping to find a good person to adopt this dog with a lifelong illness. It was reported that the shelter did not initially expect much hope. They thought no one would be willing to adopt this dog with a peculiar appearance. However, to the surprise of the staff, Brody’s photo was posted online, and they received hundreds of adoption requests one after another.
A couple adopted Brody
The animal shelter staff were deeply moved by the people’s goodwill. After a selection, a couple—30-year-old Amanda Rickett and her 23-year-old boyfriend Brad Ames—brought Brody home in September last year.
Amanda said: “Before seeing Brody, I watched his photos every day, and I cried several times. I don’t know why, I was attracted to this dog. “
Brody and the other dog in the house
Currently, the couple decided to train Brody to be a therapy dog for other disabled people. Amanda said: “Brody is very smart, it usually can learn a new action within 10 minutes, it has made some progress every week since it came home. As long as we patiently teach it, it will definitely become a qualified therapy dog.”
Amanda also said: “As Brody’s condition worsens, we may face some new problems, but currently it lives very happily.”
Brad is training Brody
When asked why they wanted to train Brody as a therapy dog, Amanda said: “Besides helping disabled people, we also hope to arouse people’s attention to dogs with special needs. We want to tell other dog owners that these dogs may have some physical defects, but they can still help humans in their own way.”
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