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Dogs In Wheel Chairs: How And Why?
By A. M. Kelly

For many years throughout history, people with leg problems or other trouble walking have been placed in wheel chairs that restore the mobility they had before their problems began. As our civilization has grown, we have now reached a point where we have the technology and the environmental responsibility to help other creatures in this way, besides only humans. Especially dogs have taken a place in our hearts as “man's best friend,” so it is no wonder that we have now developed dog wheel chairs to help out our canine friends.

How It Works

A dog wheel chair is not really a chair, as we would think of for a person. Instead, it is an apparatus that straps onto a dog and supports its injured or missing limbs with wheels. In this way the dog is able to use its remaining limbs to propel itself along, and roll on the wheels. This standard type of dog wheel chair is reliant on the dog still having some working legs. Dogs with all four legs missing or unusable may be helped by owner-operated carts or through some other customized setup.

Our Feelings Toward Dogs In Wheel Chairs

Most people have some sort of soft spot in their hearts for dogs, and love to stop and pet a dog that they may see in the park or on the sidewalk. Especially a dog in a wheel chair appears sympathetic to us. Unlike humans, we have no mental obstacles and rules of courtesy that make us question how we can talk to and treat a dog in a wheel chair. We are able to pet it and give it a little bit of extra attention due to its misfortune.

A Dog's Ability To Live A Normal Life, Even In A Dog Wheel Chair

A dog confined to a dog wheel chair can actually still live quite a normal life. Dogs do not have as complicated a role in society as people do. They are not expected to do as many things or go as many places. For this reason, a dog wheel chair can fit quite easily into their relatively simple lifestyle. They will not have as much mental difficulty adjusting to their dog wheel chair as would a human. Sooner than you think, a dog in a wheel chair will be acting as if everything is completely normal.

Author Details:
A. M. Kelly writes for various web sites including The A-Z of Wheelchairs and other information portals such as information junkie and the A-Z of.com

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