Muffin came to us in late September as a surrender along with his siblings. His mama is a gorgeous white pitbull who had the cutest litter of puppies. Muffin’s mama wasn’t supposed to get pregnant but a fence couldn’t stop the most arduous of suitors. The family that owned Muffin’s mama quickly found themselves overwhelmed with a house full of kids and puppies. They contacted BDAR for help, surrendered the puppies to us and we spayed mama so that this wouldn’t happen again.
All the puppies quickly found a forever home, all but Muffin. You see, Muffin has two front leg deformities; one club foot and the other isn’t formed fully. Our vet has assured us that Muffin is doing okay, he has a boot for the club foot to stop his elbow, which bears a majority of his weight, from becoming too sore. His other legs function fine for the time being and essentially he operates as a tripod. He mainly uses his three other legs while the club foot acts as a brace for balance when he needs it.
Muffin isn’t affected by any of this talk of his legs. He loves to play and romp with his foster siblings and is confident joining in with other, much bigger dogs, during playtime. He is so happy to play around and chase after other dogs in the yard. You can tell that he jumps right into puppy playtime but does struggle to keep up with the other dogs. He tries hard to chase down his friends, but is happiest when they choose to play closest to him.
There are some dogs that love to be close to people and Muffin is one of them. He loves to curl up in everybody's laps. At a recent adoption drive he was left all alone in the pen, so he flopped to his back and immediately had visitors. Muffin knew what he was doing and was content to curl up in their laps and get good head scratches till it was time to go home.
Muffin could potentially benefit from a wheelchair, and an enterprising volunteer has offered to supply one when the time is right. Muffin still has some growing to do and the next best steps can’t be figured out until his growth plates close. Muffin’s future is a little uncertain until he is done growing. He may keep his legs or it may be best for them to be amputated. He may be able to live a relatively normal life just the way he is or he may develop arthritis and pain. Because he’s a baby, we just don’t know what the future holds for this adorable boy. What’s not uncertain is how much love this boy has to give. We don’t turn away dogs that are a bit different or who need some extra care because we know that they are just as deserving of love as all the others.
Muffin is a special needs case but one with a happy ending! Muffin’s foster has worked diligently and ultimately has fallen in love with Muffin. He is getting adopted by the parents of his foster, so they can stay close to each other!
