Dogs all over the world that fought for a cause

World's first dog with 4 prosthetic legs



Red Heeler Naki'o lost his paws last year. His family was foresclosed in Nebraska and abandoned him inside, along with other puppies and the mother. The dogs barely survived winter in the freezing basement. Naki'o stepped into an icy puddle, and his paws froze. After amputation at the animal shelter, Naki'o could only crawl.

Christie Tomlinson, Naki'o's new mom, raised the money to get him two prosthetic back legs at Orthopets, a Denver-based company that brings to animals the same orthotic devices used by humans. Christie raised $1,300, and Orthopets made up the difference to outfit the dog with four prosthetic paws for free — the company's founder, Martin Kaufmann, saw how much Naki'o had improved with the back bionic legs and how much he was struggling with his front paws. The whole procedure cost $4,500.

Naki'o adapted quickly, and soon learned how to use the devices. After just a few days he was running and bouncing like any other happy dog.

ALI/N182 is now Happy..

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Kunal the army guys don't use Bhutias or Gaddi Kuttas in the Himalayas aren't they more reliable

Iamanidiot said:

Kunal the army guys don't use Bhutias or Gaddi Kuttas in the Himalayas aren't they more reliable

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You will find plenty in Regular Units but none are official, Only Labs and German Shepherd are trained for Bomb squads and other..

Due to lack of research, IA follow what foreign armies do..

Kunal Biswas said:

You will find plenty in Regular Units but none are official, Only Labs and German Shepherd are trained for Bomb squads and other..

Due to lack of research, IA follow what foreign armies do..

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For guarding homesteads and farmsteads I found Bhutia's to be the best of what I saw.Any Sheperds working dog is better at guarding when compared to Labradors or GSD's.Not using Indigenous breeds in the Himalays is Plain stupidity

Iamanidiot said:

Kunal the army guys don't use Bhutias or Gaddi Kuttas in the Himalayas aren't they more reliable

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I really doubt that that the Bhutiya can be tamed(&/or trained) so easily.

Dovahkiin said:

I really doubt that that the Bhutiya can be tamed(&/or trained) so easily.

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They are bred for guarding and take good decisions independent of its master another breed very good for guarding is Combai

Iamanidiot said:

For guarding homesteads and farmsteads I found Bhutia's to be the best of what I saw.Any Sheperds working dog is better at guarding when compared to Labradors or GSD's.Not using Indigenous breeds in the Himalays is Plain stupidity

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You are mixing official and not official dogs..

Official which are trained for Hunting and searching also Bomb disposal units by Army at Army expense..

Not Official are those who are desi but domesticated by Individual Units, the training is not very deep Most part they figure out By themselves, In every check point or post may be 5-10 dogs are present and the food for them comes from Army Langar which gives same for soldiers, But if Unit moves they are left behind which is Very Sad, Their is no guarantee the other unit taking over will kill them or keep them, Its hard for the Men too..