Abused and Left Paralyzed as a Puppy, This Dog Still Wants to Help Humans in Need (PHOTOS)

Ashley, the dog has known her fair share of trauma in life. Born a stray, Ashley wandered into the wrong yard as a puppy and was brutally kicked and beaten by the homeowner. Thankfully, a neighbor witnessed the incident and came to her rescue. This encounter had left Ashley with a fractured spine and back legs and is paralyzed to this day as the result.

However, despite this tragedy, Ashley maintained a sweet and caring personality. The humane society that treated Ashley’s injury thought this disposition would make her a wonderful therapy dog for hospitals and nursing homes. The extent of Ashley’s injury was beginning to be too much for her foster family to handle. That is when the humane society director contacted Home for Life, an organization that takes in animal without other rescue options.

Home for Life offers a “Pet Peace Corp” program that enables the animals to get involved with community outreach.

Here is Ashley upon arrival at HFL

 She was a bit wary of humans in the beginning, but with enough love she started to come around.

Once she got big enough, she was fitted with a cart to protect her immobile back legs

Learning to move around in the cart took some time, but she soon go the hang of it.

As part of the Pet Peace Corp program, Ashley began her training to become a therapy dog.

Ashley has found her calling helping others. She has also found herself quite the pack of friends–despite their disabilities, they’re the most energetic group of dogs at HFL

Not even winter snow can slow down this motivated pup.

It’s been a long journey, but Ashley’s content grin shows she’s willing to keep going no matter what.

A beautiful dog, with a beautiful soul. Ashley continues to help humans with her kind and loving disposition. 

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