New Zealand Dog News

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July 17, 2009

Just taking the dog for a spin

Walkies is a thing of the past for a partly paralysed Wellington pooch, whose owners are more likely to take her for a spin on her specially designed Doggon' Wheels.

Rio, an 11-year-old border collie-cross, lost the use of her back legs about three months ago after an operation on a compressed disc. The degenerative doggy injury was diagnosed through an MRI scan, owner Marg Coleman said.

"She went into the operation walking and came out not walking. From our perspective she wasn't really sick so we couldn't put her down.

"Rio absolutely adores all our nieces and nephews. She is not a dog's dog. She is more of a person's dog." MORE>>

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