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Ivy香蕉视频直播檚 mom Vanessa said they are now searching for a puppy, who also has a limb difference, to join the family.

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She and her husband, Sean, found out about Ivy香蕉视频直播檚 limb difference when she was 19 weeks pregnant. The specialist appointment she had with doctors and a counsellor at BC Children香蕉视频直播檚 Hospital was 香蕉视频直播渟everely disappointing,香蕉视频直播� she said.

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The remainder of her pregnancy was difficult and emotional with a lot of fear and anxiety, but on the day Ivy was born, Vanessa knew she made the right choice.

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Ivy uses her toes like fingers to pick things up. She grasps a pen with her little toes, just like anyone else would use their hands.

When playing, she pushes buttons on toys with her toes. She will tuck something under her chin, or between her shoulder and ear to carry something.

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Now the McLeod family wants to welcome a unique dog into their family 香蕉视频直播� one with a limb difference, just like Ivy.

They would like to get a small- or medium-breed puppy so that it can grow with Ivy and her four-year-old sister Elena.

Vanessa said she knows there are many 香蕉视频直播渢ripod香蕉视频直播� dogs out there, but many of them often come with trauma issues following the accident or illness that resulted in the loss of their limb.

They are not closed off to the idea of getting an older dog, but they would prefer a puppy.

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She knows one day, Ivy will ask why she was born this way.

香蕉视频直播淚 think that having a little puppy companion who was born the same way will be a huge comfort to her. I香蕉视频直播檓 hoping they will have a really special bond because of their differences.

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If you know of a puppy that might be the perfect fit for Ivy and her family, contact Vanessa at vanessadmcleod@gmail.com, or on .