Puppy Who Was Found In Trash Learns To Walk

The Dodo

Wait til he runs for the first time ❤️ We talked to Kobe's foster mom about how he went from being thrown out in the trash to a treasured little prince who's ready for his forever home!

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00:00Come on, tell me all about it.

00:01We woke up one Saturday morning, and his legs

00:04were just completely bent in.

00:07Kobe was dumped with his siblings

00:10in a pile of trash cans.

00:12We told Tales of Hope Dog Rescue just

00:14to give us whatever puppy was most critical,

00:17and that was Kobe.

00:19Well, good morning.

00:22Good morning.

00:24Hello.

00:26He had the worst case of mange.

00:28He had almost no hair on his body.

00:31He was covered in scabs and open sores.

00:33Oh, look at you eating on your own.

00:37My husband and I took turns staying up with him,

00:39trying to keep him warm, giving some snuggles.

00:42Kobe slept really hard for the first two weeks.

00:45He was severely malnourished.

00:47Say, I just had a bath, and I'm feeling so much better.

00:51And then we started to see his little personality come out,

00:53which was really exciting.

00:55Hello.

00:57Hello.

00:58It was really heartbreaking to see this baby fighting

01:01so hard for his life.

01:03About a month after we had Kobe, his skin

01:06was clear enough for him to leave his quarantine

01:09and to actually start to interact with other dogs.

01:13Something to say?

01:14What you say, Kobe?

01:15We woke up one Saturday morning, and his legs

01:18were just completely bent in.

01:20And unfortunately, he got a really, really bad case

01:22of rickets.

01:23It was really scary.

01:25We were able to take him over to an orthopedic specialist, who

01:28was able to look at his legs, and then

01:30decided to split them to help support his legs

01:33while they were healing.

01:38What are you doing?

01:40Whoa.

01:41The splints were hard on Kobe, like they'd

01:43be hard on any puppy.

01:45But through it all, he was just so happy.

01:47And his tail was wagging.

01:49And his really just joyous personality came out.

01:52Oh, my goodness.

01:55He got cleared from the splints almost exactly two months

01:59after we got him.

02:00And he took off running.

02:02It was like he knew that he was done,

02:04that he could just be a puppy.

02:06And it took him a minute to realize

02:08that he was in the free and clear.

02:10But then he just took off and started playing.

02:12I did cry a little bit.

02:14He had been through a lot in that last two months with us.

02:18Just sort of seeing that independence come out,

02:20that's been really cool.

02:23Huge transformations.

02:24And when we look at that picture we took of him

02:26on the first day.

02:28Can you sit?

02:29Good job.

02:31To two months later, and he looks like a real puppy,

02:33it's just mind boggling that he made

02:36such a drastic transformation in just two months.

02:40The best home for Kobe would be one, definitely with the yard.

02:43He likes to run around.

02:45Definitely with other dogs, because he

02:47absolutely loves other dogs.

02:49He's been kid tested.

02:51He does great with kids.

02:53I work from home, and he's a great work from home buddy.

03:00Kobe.

03:00Kobe, Kobe, Kobe, Kobe.

03:02Hey, handsome.

03:04What are you doing?

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