Born with His Front Legs on Backward, He Was Condemned to Death Continue reading the story in the comments section!”

Harold was born into a local puppy mill, which confines mother dogs in small cages and raises hundreds of puppies for profit. Puppy mill animals are at a greater risk of acquiring major birth problems such as heart disease, kidney disease, blood diseases, deafness, and lifelong paralysis due to overbreeding.

Harold was sold to an unknowing bidder for $7,000 just days after his birth. His new owner brought him home and nursed him through an upper respiratory illness. Then, Harold suddenly lost the ability to use his back legs due to spine curvature induced by overbreeding at the puppy mill; the disease is akin to scoliosis and eliminates all sensation in his hindquarters.

Harold’s new owner gave him to Dallas Dog, who immediately brought him to the emergency animal hospital. Harold was in the hospital for two days and struggled to eat without regurgitating. During an emergency exploratory operation, doctors discovered ulcerations and a stricture in Harold’s intestines, abdominal adhesions, enlarged lymph nodes, increased liver levels, and gastrointestinal fluid in his abdomen and esophagus.

This little boy has been a Dallas Dog resident for many years and acts as our rescue mascot and social media ambassador. “He is a true warrior, but we hate to see him in such agony. We are doing everything we can to assist Harold.”