La historia de un cachorro rosado está generando mucha ternura en las redes sociales. Se trata de Piglet, un perrito que se encuentra ciego, sordo y con una grave enfermedad. Aunque eso no le impidió Melissa Shapiro, una veterinaria de la ciudad de Connecticut, en Estados Unidos, adoptarlo. Shapiro lo encontró en un refugio y no dudó en adoptarlo para poder cuidarlo.

El perrito es una mezcla de salchicha y chihuahua. Si bien Melissa pensó tenerlo "en tránsito" un tiempo para luego darlo en adopción, el amor del perrito hizo que le fuese imposible decirle "adiós"Al principio, Melissa pensó que iba a poder tenerlo, unos meses, por su trabajo. No obstante, entre ambos, surgió un increíble cariño y la joven no pudo decirle “adiós”.

 

 

 

 

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Wishing all of Piglet’s friends a Peaceful Pink Piglity Goodnight💕😴💤🌙 . . . Flashback Friday to one of Piggy’s classic precious sleeping baby pics. As crazy as he was, he was pure heart-melt when he fell asleep. He drew on emotions we never knew we had. Amazingly, that novelty has not worn off. Piglet has a magical charm that keeps everyone enthusiastically engaged. His inspiring determination and positive mindset are contagious. . . . If you love him, please share him with your friends and on your social media pages. The more the merrier!!💕 . . #pinkpigletpuppy #newyorkvetshow #goodnight #sleeptight #growthmindset #growthmindsetclassroom #growthmindset🌱 #deafblind #doubledapple #blinddog #deafdog #specialneedsdog #specialk9games #bebrave #tinybutmighty #mydogist #barkmagazine #barked #bark #wag #pigletmindset

Una publicación compartida de Piglet, deaf blind pink puppy (@pinkpigletpuppy) el 27 Sep, 2019 a las 9:05 PDT

"Fue un decisión difícil para tomar. Trabajo mucho y es de tiempo completo, cuido a un bebé discapacitado. Pero es tan lindo. Realmente no podía dárselo a otra persona", expresó Melissa, en una entrevista con la revista People.

Sobre el enorme desafío que tuvo para cuidarlo, la joven confesó: "Durante los primeros tiempos, gritaba sin parar. Jugaba, luego se iba a dormir, pero cuando no estaba haciendo nada de eso, volvía a gritar. No pude salir de casa el primer mes que lo tuve aquí".

 

 

 

 

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We were excited to open an envelope filled with letters from our 2nd grade friends We were excited to open an envelope filled with letters from our 2nd grade friends in Alabama. The children asked if Piglet is happy in his home. The answer- Absolutely! Despite being deaf and blind and tiny, Piglet is a happy little dog. He loves his home and his life. He loves his mom and dad and dog pack family, he loves going to work, he loves to travel, and he loves to visit classrooms to teach children about his Piglet Mindset. The children also asked why Piglet is deaf and blind. This is a complicated question with a complicated answer. Piglet was born in a hoarding situation. In his case, the people had three non-neutered dogs that bred to make more dogs, who bred to make more dogs, who bred to make even more dogs... and so it went that 3 dogs became 37 dogs in their small apartment. One of those 37 was Piglet. With an overpopulation of unwanted dogs, we should not be allowing dogs to breed in this way. Making matters worse, many of the dogs in Piglet’s situation were dapple color patterned. When two dapple colored dogs breed there is a 25% chance that the babies will be “double dapple” meaning that they receive a dominant dapple gene from each parent. Double dapple dogs are white or mostly white and many have congenital ear and eye defects which cause them to be deaf and or blind. Piglet has both- he is deaf and blind. Piglet’s original people did not intentionally breed two dapples. They were in over their heads and things got out of control. Thankfully a rescue group came in to help. Piglet is one of the lucky ones. Many dogs like Piglet are euthanized by breeders if rescue groups don’t come forward. Many end up in shelters or abandoned on the streets. Piglet’s Mission includes educating about the severe consequences of double dapple breeding, and encouraging people to adopt special needs pets. We have created educational PDFs and lesson plans for teachers to incorporate Piglet Mindset into their curriculum. Learn more about our Piglet Mindset Educational Outreach Program. Pinkpigletpuppy.org

Una publicación compartida de Piglet, deaf blind pink puppy (@pinkpigletpuppy) el 21 Sep, 2019 a las 12:07 PDT

Luego de toda su lucha, finalmente, Piglet tiene un hogar donde puede sentirse querido. De hecho, se convirtió en todo un ejemplo en una escuela de Massachusets. Melissa lo llevó a una clase con alumnos de tercer grado para que lo vieran como un ejemplo de "nunca rendirse" por más de todas las dificultades que se te presenten.