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Hoppa the 2 legged dog

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A dog born without its two front legs has been learning to use a specially designed "wheelchair" to help it get around, Israeli television reported on Thursday. Hoppa the dog was born four years ago with his front legs missing, and vets said only way to prevent him from suffering would be to put him to sleep, Israeli media reported. But Avi Kozi, chairman of the Society for the Protection of Animals in Israel, adopted Hoppa and gave him a set of wheels that has helped him survive.

A dog born without its two front legs has been learning to use a specially designed "wheelchair" to help it get around, Israeli television reported on Thursday.
Hoppa the dog was born four years ago with his front legs missing, and vets said only way to prevent him from suffering would be to put him to sleep, Israeli media reported.
But Avi Kozi, chairman of the Society for the Protection of Animals in Israel, adopted Hoppa and gave him a set of wheels that has helped him survive.
"From the moment I took him to my house, I knew I had to build something that would help him to move," Kozi told Channel 10 at his home in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
Hoppa lives with six other dogs - all of them were taken in by Kozi after they'd been severely injured.
Kozi said he had hoped Hoppa would learn to walk on his hind legs, as he had heard of a dog in the United States managing to do this.
But when this didn't work, he arranged for a special wheelchair to be made for the dog.
With the help of veterinarians that knew about Hoppa's case, Kozi contacted student Nir Shalom who had built such contraptions for dogs in the past, according to media reports.
Kozi said Shalom is making a real prosthesis that will replace Hoppa's current, slightly clunky, wheelchair and will enable the dog to sit, get up and lie down.
He said he hopes the new device will give Hoppa a better quality of life, but admits that things aren't too bad for him already.
"Getting its owner's attention all the time, it's the hope of every dog," he said.

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