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FeaturesNovember 13, 2016

Handicapped animals find hope

Handicapped dogs find hope and new homes with help from Rochelle Steffen and Mac's Mission.

Laura Simon
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted Clark holds his dog Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted Clark holds his dog Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted CLark pets Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted CLark pets Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted CLark pets Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted CLark pets Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted Clark holds his dog Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted Clark holds his dog Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rochelle Steffen holds Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rochelle Steffen holds Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua that was paralyzed at birth, uses her front legs to walk around on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua that was paralyzed at birth, uses her front legs to walk around on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted Clark holds his dog Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted Clark holds his dog Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rochelle Steffen holds Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rochelle Steffen holds Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted CLark pets Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Ted CLark pets Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, snuggles with her mother, Cherie Harris, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rochelle Steffen holds Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Rochelle Steffen holds Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, was paralyzed at birth, gets around just fine with the use of her front legs.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, visits with Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, checks out Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, and Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, take a group photo on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, and Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, take a group photo on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, and Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, take a group photo on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, Apple, a poodle-Dachshund mix that has a condition similar to cerebral palsy, and Flower, an eight-week-old Chihuahua, that was paralyzed at birth, take a group photo on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, hangs out with her owners on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
LAURA SIMON ~ lsimon@semissourian.com Huli, a Shiba Inu that has a heart murmur, hangs out with her owners on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016.
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