We most naturally never like to see a dog with a missing leg. Unfortunately, it is a misfortune that can happen to any creature at any time. This is a fact of life that we all must accept whether we like to or not.
There is a very active three-legged dog residing in a home on the street where I live. I cannot help the dog in any way, I do sympathize with the dog because of the labored movements it has adopted in order to be mobile. It appears as if there is discomfort and great difficulty in every move that the dog makes. With such an obvious disadvantage it appears that the dog has to work twice as hard to keep up with the other dogs. Nevertheless, the dog displays the highest level of determination and self-confidence and doesn't even show any sign of faltering. The dog's actions are courageous and compelling to say the least.
The dog's situation has caused me to contemplate whether a missing hind leg is more of a disability than a missing front leg, or vice versa. If so, is the dog feeling more regretful or more contented about the loss? A human-being who had to make a choice between extremities would undoubtedly consider the loss of a leg to be more detrimental than the loss of a hand. To a dog, it's not so logical, a dog would not have a easy time making a choice if it had to. It is not far-fetched to consider that a dog's pedigree or it's weight might play a role in determining whether a front led leg or a hind leg is more or less advantageous to it's well-being.
As unfortunate as it is, I sincerely hope that the degree of discomfort and lack of agility is not dictated by the location of the missing limb.
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