ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It’s a new lease on life this holiday season for a seven-year-old terrier mix.
The city’s Eastside Animal Shelter has been trying to find a new home for Opie after his owners couldn’t take care of him anymore.
“He doesn’t know that he can’t use his back legs; he just goes,” said volunteer, Arline Gregoire.
That change is new for Opie since he recently lost function in his back legs, forcing his owners to make a tough choice to surrender him, admitting they couldn’t care for him.
The shelter said a Red River couple adopted Opie Thursday. The couple has another paralyzed dog named Wanda they adopted from the city.
Source: krqe.com
