National Specially-abled Pets Day!

May 3, 2012 by DailyPuppyCharm

While we celebrate cuteness everyday at The Daily Puppy HQ, we also would like to acknowledge pets with special abilities and encourage them to become active community members. Specially-abled pets aren't asking for handouts just the same love, care and attention any living creature deserves. Who knows? We may learn a thing or two about ourselves and from dogs like Max the German Shepherd in the video below.

This is the story of Max, a German shepherd, and how the Walkin' Wheels dog wheelchair has given him a chance to live again. I highly recommend and endorse Walkin' Wheels. Thank you so very much for this magnificent product and for what it has done for our little boy! - Judy Farrell Read more about Max's story here.

From Disabled Pets Day:

 National Specially-abled Pets Day {formerly Disabled Pets Day} celebrates these amazing and heroic animals, helps to educate the public about caring for disabled pets and find homes for orphaned, specially-abled pets. Founded in 2006 and internationally embraced, the decision was made to change the name when founder Colleen Paige felt that it just didn't fit. "The name held too negative a connotation... because these pets are very able! Pets that become challenged due to disease, birth flaws or injuries, tend to develop greater senses than your average pet. Most of the time it's as if they never had to readjust to life...and we need to keep up with them!"

Celebrated nationally and internationally on May 3rd annually, National Specially-abled Pets Day encourages adoption always and for people who would like to bring a new furry family member home, to consider a specially-abled pet.