Congratulations Top Dog: Chi Ci, was tied up & left to die in a trash can in S. Korea could become America's most heroic canine

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I believe the plight of this dog was previously posted but I cannot find in search. The triumph of this dog is amazing so I would like to post it.

A South Korean dog which lost its legs after being discarded in a rubbish bag and bound in rope could be crowned America's most heroic dog.

Chi Chi, a four-year-old golden retriever, became a quadruple amputee after she was rescued in January 2016 as vets were unable to save the rotting flesh on her legs.

The retriever's legs were bound in rope when she was discovered in a trash can, five hours away from Seoul, South Korea.

She was transferred to the capital, where vets had no choice but to amputate all four limbs before US charity Rescue and Freedom Project took responsibility for her care.

The dog was flown to Los Angeles, California, by the rescue project and was later adopted by Elizabeth Howell, 46, and her husband Richard, 46.

Chi Chi, who lives in Phoenix, Arizona, is now a finalist in the American Humane Society's annual Hero Dog Awards, where she hopes to take home the crown on September 29.

Elizabeth, a stay-at home mum, said Chi Chi is very deserving of the award.

'Chi Chi has her own Instagram and Facebook pages and one of her followers recommended we nominate her for the award,' she said.

'She's so inspiring and she has touched a lot of hearts.

'Chi Chi was rescued from South Korea.

'She was found in a trash bag with her legs bound.

'They believe she was meant for the dog meat farms, but because her legs were necrotizing she wasn't of use to them.

'So they just abandoned her.

'They were basically going to euthanize her, but they had second thoughts.

'Even though she was so hurt, she seemed to have a will to live and was wagging her tail. She loved being petted.

'So they made the decision to drive her to Seoul where vets were forced to amputate parts of her legs.

'She stayed in Korea until mid March recovering.

'We first saw ChiChi in a video posted by the Rescue and Freedom Project.

'It really captured my heart and I just couldn't stop thinking about her.

'I spoke to my husband about her and we decided to reach out to the rescue and find out a little bit more about her.

'It's been 18 months since the Howells adopted Chi Chi, who now uses prosthetic legs, but said the joy she has brought to their family has been overwhelming.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...saved-South-Korea-Americas-heroic-canine.html

Video and pictures at link are both heartbreaking and awe inspiring

 

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6 October 2018

A resilient therapy dog who lost all four of her paws has inspired humans who have also had a limb amputated to carry on.

Golden Retriever Chi Chi was left for dead in South Korea, with her legs bound together, her skin worn down to the bone and with her flesh necrotising.

The horrific abuse left her needing a quadruple amputation to save her life and it was believed she would never walk again.

But the adorable pup has bounced back by helping others who have lost a limb or have an injury to cope - and she has now been awarded for her bravery at the American Humane Hero Dog Awards.

Owner Elizabeth Howell said: 'She helps people see life in a different way. One person told me, if Chi Chi can carry on with four amputated limbs they can do it with one.

'People with depression have told us how they didn't want to get out of bed, but then they saw a post about Chi Chi and what she does motivates them.

On Friday, American Human hosted the Hero Dog Awards, where dogs doing great things were honored on stage. The ceremony was filmed and will air on the Hallmark Channel on October 24.

Chi Chi, a four-year-old Golden Retriever, took home the top honor in the Therapy Dog category, and earned a special purple harness for the win.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...R-paws-helps-fellow-amputees-therapy-dog.html

 

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My Aunt's cihuahua was born with some sort of back problem, unable to use her back legs, they were folded under her. so she just raised her back end into the air and could run faster on just her front legs than some dogs on all fours. Her name was Peg. was also a very smart dog, loved to play fetch and if her water bowl was enpty she would bark until you figured it out. She loved to hide and run out bite your ankles too.