This is Mona, i've posted her pic in the Photography forum before but this is probably the more appropriate place.
Mona is from a breeder in Texas, she flew 10 hours and didn't even wet her kennel when we first got her. Before we adopted her, the breeder advised us that she was missing her tail cause her mother accidentally bit it off thinking it was the umbilical cord. When she arrived and we let her out of her kennel, we realized she had more than a missing tail. Her elbow was permanently displaced and after numerous visits to vets, we realized there was nothing that anyone can do to fix it. One year later, she may be the fastest "3" legged shihtzu i've ever seen. Boxes no problem, mini steps no problem, i'm even thinking of putting her in a small dog agility class. Although it was painful in the beginning to realize she may never walk on four legs, we are reminded every day that she is even more awesome on three.
