Some dogs are truly an inspiration to us all!
Their perseverance and passion are indescribable and we cannot help but admire their incredible strength.
One such story came from Florida. Noel, a two-legged puppy, has faced many challenges throughout his life, but he never gave up! This amazing girl has defied all odds since she was born and she has no plans to stop anytime soon!
Noel’s story
Holding a miracle puppy
Sheri and Ward Wells, longtime dog lovers and special needs rescuers at LoveyLoaves in Orlando, Fla., called about Noel five years ago.
It was the day before Christmas and the family said she gave birth to a Chi puppy with birth defects. Little Noel, just a few weeks old, was born without front legs.
His mother abandoned him and refused to take care of him, so the family decided to place him in a shelter. Without thinking twice about it, Cheri and Ward welcomed Noel into their temporary foster home.
“It’s much too early for her to be separated from mom, but the alternatives were not good. So we named our new Christmas angel Noelle and have been bottle feeding her around the clock and showering her with love,” LoveyLoaves wrote in a Facebook post.
Noelle required a lot of care from the very first day. She needed to be bottle-fed with formula every few hours, and the couple did their best to help this tiny pup.
A few weeks later, Noelle started to suffer from trembling, vomiting, and shortness of breath. The couple medicated her with nebulizer treatments for a while to avoid pneumonia, but only days later, the tests showed that she had a dairy intolerance.
Cheri and Ward were relieved knowing that her condition wasn’t serious, and now Noelle was finally ready to take on her puppyhood with full potential!
Inspiring Journey
In the beginning, she didn’t really know how to move. All she did was inch and push around, and the couple wasn’t sure how she was going to move at all.
Cheri and Ward came up with the idea of getting Noelle specially-designed wheels. They wanted to get the process started as soon as possible, so it would become natural for her – and they were right!
Even though she needed some time to figure out how to use them, she soon embraced her wheels like she always had them!
Finally, Noelle started running outside and enjoying her freedom with other doggos. It was such an emotional sight seeing her finally move (almost) without obstacles.
The biggest milestone was her finally learning how to eat from an elevated food dish.
Once a timid girl out of her element, Noelle is now a fully confident girl ready to take on new adventures. She gained the confidence she needed and soon became the boss of the house.
She even started hopping back and forth on a bed, looking for cuddles from her pawrents.
Being such an integral part of their lives, Cheri and Ward knew that they couldn’t let Noelle go. This inspiring Chi became a beautiful foster fail and finally settled down into her forever home – next to her mom and dad.
Today, Noelle steals hearts wherever she goes. She even became a special-needs dog ambassador!
“We couldn’t have a better ambassador for special needs dogs than this lil’ chi. She is so chill, patient, accepting, tolerable, and a million other adjectives towards everyone,” the LL team wrote on Facebook.
Noelle will keep on making her pawrents happy with every new day. And, we sincerely hope that she’ll keep on living the best life!
