The only affair more heartwarming than aninterspecies friendshipbetween a Chihuahua that ca n’t take the air and a pigeon that ca n’t fly is if the Chihuahua in question happened to own a very bantam wheelchair .
Earlier this month , The Mia Foundation , a nonprofit tax shelter for special need animal in Rochester , New York , took to Facebook to partake in picture of Lundy , a two - month - oldChihuahuawithout mobility in his back ramification , snuggling up with a flightlesspigeonnamed Herman .
" I take on Herman out of his pen to give him some time out and I put him in a frank bed and then I had to tend to Lundy so I put Lundy in with him , ” Sue Rogers , who runs the foundation with her hubby , Gary , toldWHEC . “ They just look really cute together , so I took some pictures and put up them to Facebook and the next morning it was crazy . ”
After the Emily Post went viral , The Mia Foundation received more than $ 6000 in monetary donations — and a surprise giving for Lundy . New Hampshire - based best-loved mobility company Walkin ’ Pets provided him with a Mini Walkin ’ Wheelswheelchair , a two - pedal harness meant for handicapped animals that weigh between two and 10 pounds . accord to apress releasefrom Walkin ’ Pets , the protection had been apprehensive that two - Lebanese pound Lundy , who could probably match in the ribbon of your hand , would n’t get the luck to bunk around with the aid of a wheelchair until he grow quite a turn bigger .
new nomadic and even cuter than before , Lundy is now waiting for a form folk toadopthim . find a constantly home might take him away from his o.k. feathered friend , but Lundy and Herman ’s bond wo n’t ever be draw a blank : There ’s now a book calledLundy and Hermanthat enjoin their tale . A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Mia Foundation , and you’re able to order it for $ 20here .
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