Two-legged Dog – level 3

17-04-2018 07:00

Two-year-old dog Tobi from Texas, who was born only with hind legs, won over the hearts of pet lovers online who donated almost 4,000 dollars for a set of wheels for him.

Although his disability had no effect on his cheerful nature, his caretaker said that things would get serious with age. As he had been walking on his hind legs, his vertebrae became compressed and Tobi could become paralysed if he continued to walk like this. Luckily, the wheels are going to alleviate the pressure in his spine.

People ordered the doggy wheels and they should be fitted in about three weeks. Once the merry dog is up and rolling, hopefully someone will adopt him who can keep up with him.

Difficult words: hind (at the back), singular vertebra plural vertebrae (the small bones of the spine – backbone), alleviate (lessen, reduce, weaken), keep up with (move as quickly).

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