Shepherd Survives Train Collision
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| Monty tries out K-9 Cart dog wheelchair |
In January 2009, Monty was taken in by Rosemary DiStefano, who runs Faith's Hope - a rescue close to Philadelphia. In the ensuing months, Monty has come a long way. He has two loving foster parents, Donna and Rick, who live on 14 acres in the mountains. While Monty had a loaner wheelchair from another dog wheelchair company, Monty could not be as mobile as he wanted in this wheelchair because of the excessive swaying motion and lack of stability. That's when we received a call at K-9 Cart Company East to build a custom dog wheelchair for Monty. On August 5, 2009, Monty and many friends came to Oxford, MD for a final fitting of his dog wheelchair.
We had been told that Monty loves to run with Rick. As a matter of Monty will try and run with or without a wheelchair and only accepts help supporting a rear harness from Rick on rare occasions. According to Rosemary, "Rick takes Monty on a 2-4 mile hike around their property just about every day." Using the loaner dog wheelchair, Monty would often take turns too tightly trying to chase down a bunny or squirrel and flipped his dog wheelchair a couple of times. Fortunately, Monty was never hurt and knew to wait for Rick to catch up and get him back upright.
Nonetheless, we weren't quite prepared with our video camera when Monty was put in his K-9 Cart dog wheelchair and took off down the road a 1/4 mile to the Oxford Community Center. But we did get a few clips of Monty testing out (or should we saw running at break neck speed) in his new wheelchair. See Monty's video in our video vault or a link on youtube.com. We all agree that Monty's ear gives him that special bit of character. He is just such a sweet, amazing dog given all that he has been through.
Now Monty is looking for a forever home. As stated by Rosemary, "Please spread the word about Monty, he is looking for just the right permanent home. He needs a family that is just as special and big-hearted as he is. He has survived against all odds and continues to inspire everyone he meets, now he just needs the happy ending he so truly deserves."