Friday, January 11, 2008

Chihuahua Pups on a Roll


This is really cute.

These little guys have some styling customized wheels. Very compassionate to not only rescue these puppies and spare their lives but to also give them a means of getting around.
Three adorable Chihuahua puppies who were born without front paws are now hot dogs on a roll - each equipped with their own custom set of wheels.

Litter mates Pablo, Carmen and Venus received the tiny carts, costing a total of $1,000, courtesy of North Shore Animal League donors.

The small rigs are fully loaded and made of aluminum, with Velcro-held polar fleece padding for comfortable, shock-absorbing body support. They feature lightweight, black foam wheels.

"The wheels were their holiday presents," said owner Donna Imhof, a veterinary technician at the league's shelter in Port Washington, LI.

"Instead of their two front teeth, they got two front wheels," said Imhof, 48, of Smithtown, as the friendly, 11-month-old siblings bumped into one another on the floor.

"It looks like a three-car collision," Imhof said with a giggle.

Imhof adopted them after the no-kill shelter rescued them from a puppy mill in Virginia last July. They were slated to be euthanized.

"They're great," she said. "They do everything together."

She said they eat, play and sleep together and are very affectionate. "They're big kissers. Two of them hold the bone, while the other one chews the end," she said.

She said the pups play with their toys together in "a large, padded playpen" like babies.

The trio had already learned to "walk around on their hind legs, like little dinosaurs, and they hop like little kangaroos," Imhof said.
More photos here and video.

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