00:00What you're seeing right now is a paralyzed Frenchie walking for the first time in months.
00:06The reason behind this miraculous turn?
00:09Most dogs' favorite activity, chasing squirrels.
00:13Until that day, Wonky hadn't taken a single step in months after being diagnosed with
00:19intraverbal disc disease.
00:22Like most pet parents would, Nikki, the owner and founder of Road Dogs Rescue, tried everything.
00:29Laser therapy, accu-scope treatment, honestly, you name it, and nothing really seemed to help.
00:38So she got him a wheelchair so he could at least stand.
00:41At some point, she'd accepted that, you know, this was going to be their life.
00:46And honestly, just being grateful for the opportunity to care for her 11-year-old dog.
00:51Wonky was still his happy little self, you know, enjoying being outside, watching the
00:55sunset in Sedona, celebrating his birthday with his favorite people, and of course, observing
01:01squirrels.
01:02But one day, he seemed to decide that being on the sidelines just wasn't enough.
01:07So instead of just watching the squirrels, he decided to chase them.
01:16Look at him!
01:18Nikki still isn't sure how he did that.
01:20I guess sometimes, animals just need to do things on their own terms.
01:24Get it!
01:25Get it, Wonky!
01:27Get it!
01:28But ever since that day, squirrels have been one more reason for Wonky to keep moving.
01:34Nikki still brings Wonky to physical therapy, which that, combined with some squirrel-induced
01:40motivation, basically means that Wonky can walk to his food bowl again, he can go on little
01:47runs by the beach, and he can step out of their home on his own.
01:51Even though he still can't go far, every single step feels like a miracle.
01:56We've featured a lot of Nikki's rescues over the years.
01:59Road Dogs specializes in the rescue, fostering, rehabilitation of bulldog-type breeds.
02:07And the noble dogs are very sweet and very beloved.
02:11Because of the way they are bred, they are prone to really serious health conditions, and
02:17honestly, they are too often abandoned because of the cost of their medical care.
02:23Every dog that Road Dog leads in has their own path forward.
02:27Wonkies just happen to include physical therapy and a very healthy obsession with squirrels.
02:36Jon?
02:36Jon?
02:36Oh, you just ran down near me?
02:40You just ran near me.
02:41You've been in the therapy and I'm not in the therapy.
02:45You are in the therapy, Jam?
02:45I'm not in the therapy, and I see you on my own.
02:50You
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