A man from Oregon drove all the way to Pennsylvania to pick up his new two-legged dog.
Nubz, who is a Husky/Chow mix, lost two of his paws because his mom chewed them off in the puppy mill in Missouri where he was born.
‘Puppy mills typically have a lot of caged animals. They don’t’ have a lot of access to moving around,’ said Laura Magruder, veterinarian at Evergreen Veterinary Hospital in Salem.
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‘We don’t know if it was the extra stress of the puppy mill or maybe she just wasn’t ready to be a mom, but she ended up taking it out on her puppies unfortunately,’ Magruder said.
Jim Havlinek drove across country from Salem to Philadelphia, which is about 2,900 miles, to pick up Nubz who is now 10-months-old.
He said he was driving around 9 hours a day when him and Nubz drove back to Oregon from Pennsylvania.
He said he started following Nubz when he was just two-months-old, according to KGW.
Jim Havlinek from Oregon drove all the way to Pennsylvania to pick up his new dog Nubz
Nubz was born in a puppy mill and he lost two of his feet there because his mom chewed them
Comeback Kids: Animal Edition posted a video of the first meeting between Havlinek and Nubz on their Facebook page.
They commented on the video: ‘Nubz was born in a puppy mill, and he lost two of his feet there. But he’s worked SO hard to get better, and now he’s ready to start a whole new life!’
Havlinek couldn’t control his excitement when he finally got to meet Nubz as he said: ‘He’s everything. He’s more than what I imagined.’
Nubz, who is a Husky/Chow mix, lost two of his paws because his mom chewed them off in the puppy mill in Missouri where he was born
Jim Havlinek drove across country to pick up Nubz who is now 10-months-old
Nubz pictured here wearing his prosthetic feet that Havlinek has to put on him every day
‘I just want to give him a good life,’ Havlinek said in the video about his new dog Nubz
Nubz pictured here as a puppy, right after he lost his two back paws
‘I just want to give him a good life,’ he continued.
Every single day Havlinek has to attach two prosthetic feet to Nubz’ back paws, which he’s more than happy to do as he said: ‘My life revolves around dogs’.
‘Why not give a dog the opportunity to have the best life possible when they really deserve it. He deserves it,’ Havlinek continued.
Havlinek also has two other dogs Winston aka The Beast and Bailey.
‘I think he’s [Nubz] going to do great. He has indomitable spirit. There’s nothing that’s going to hold him back,’ Magruder said.
This is the moment Havlinek met Nubz for the first time in Pennsylvania
Havlinek immediately took Nubz to the vet to make sure he was okay
Nubz is pictured lying here with Havlinek’s other dog Bailey
Nubz is seen walking around with his prosthetic feet that Havlinek puts on him every day
Havlinek has three dogs now including Nubz (C) Bailey (L) and Winston aka The Beast (R)