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Dog Brings His Owner Gifts When He Knows She Is Sad

Mr.Dog — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 23:10:49 +0000

Dogs are the ultimate barometer of human emotion – if you are happy, they are happy. If you are sad, they are sad. They hate to see us upset, and will do whatever they can to cheer us up. Sometimes, they even bring potatoes…

“Today therapy was really hard. I was sitting here crying, and generally being miserable, when I felt a nudge at my knee. I looked down to see that Zeus, my service dog, was doing his job… and brought me a potato,” Drovie posted on tumblr.

“It is very hard to cry with the gift of a potato,” she said.

She didn’t know where the potato had come from. But there were more to come…

Later on, she posted again

“Remember this? I’m having a rough time right now. Zeus has a solution.”

“That would be an empty pill bottle, the *correct* pill bottle, a bottle of embossing powder, and two, TWO potatoes.”

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He Might Not Be the Fastest, But He Certainly Is the Cutest

Mr.Dog — Wed, 16 Dec 2015 23:10:06 +0000

Most people are familiar with the story of the tortoise and the hare. Well, Zeus shows us that slow and steady sure does win the race – to our hearts.

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Puppies adorably attack Zeus the Corgi

Mr.Dog — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 23:17:52 +0000

If you need a heart-warming moment to turn your day around, look no further! Watch as this puppy pack goes on the offensive against Zeus the Corgi! Check out “zeus.the.fat.corgi” for more.

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The Journey of Zeus The Dog Will Remind You That We All Deserve 2nd Chances

Mr.Dog — Wed, 17 Dec 2014 03:13:51 +0000

When Zeus was six months old, he started suffering from some strange symptoms. His family also noticed he had a small lump on his body. Slowly…he became paralyzed. Instead of taking him to a vet and giving him the medical help he clearly needed, his family at the time decided they didn’t want a “defective dog” and dropped him off at a high kill shelter in Oklahoma.

Luckily, he didn’t have to wait there long before the amazing folks from St. Francis Community Animal Rescue & Education (CARE) in Murphysboro, Illinois took him into their care. They knew he wouldn’t make it out alive if left to wait for adoption in the shelter.

His new foster mother, Lynda Kuether, first brought him to a vet who explained that the paralysis was likely caused by a virus.

He was given antibiotics and steroids, and began a routine of physical therapy to strengthen his muscles and hopefully improve his mobility.

Kuether, a physical therapist for humans, started Zeus’s rehabilitation in a pool. Unable to move even while in the water, she and a volunteer friend would manually stretch his limbs.

Slowly he gained enough muscle to swim on his own.

On solid ground, he was able to scoot and army crawl around.

Watch his entire, amazing journey in this video chronicling his progress:

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Kuether and her wife, Jennifer LeDuc, officially adopted Zeus and are proud to report he can now run, climb stairs, and enter cars on his own. He’s even able to steal sandwiches off your plate, something Kuether was delighted by when he made his first sneaky attempt. He still needs steroids and ongoing physical therapy, but the proud parents have never regretted their decision to give him a second chance.

Their message is simple, “You don’t have to be perfectly healthy to be the perfect pet.” And this beautiful boy definitely proves it.

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