Terrier who overcame roadside accident and found forever home with human who promised she’d be alright flourishes in new life as her mom shares: ‘Day 7 gave us a full-on wiggle and a panting hobble to the door to greet me.’

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Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor
Apr 8, 2026 9:00 AM EDT

Dog children come to us in many different ways, and in this story it seems the Dog Distribution System brought this hooman and doggo together via the fraternal network of office workers. A curious case indeed.

Sometimes, in fact many times, the Doggo Distribution System likes to play the long game. Putting one thing into motion in order to make something else move later on down the line. And it seems that this was what it was doing when it brought a hooman forth to save a poor pupper who had been involved in a traffic accident. Now, you might have thought, 'oh how wholesome, this heroic hooman must be the pupper's new pawrent.'.

But no, the DDS had different plans for this pupper as this hooman was unable to continue caring for a cute canine in need of medical treatment. And that is when they brought the puppy into their office. And in that office there was a hooman who had been waiting for the opportunity to fall in love with a doggo and change their life. Oh the mysterious ways in which the DDS does its work. 
 

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    "Gertie eventually made a best friend: Riley the german shepherd."
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    Gertie was hit by a truck a few months ago. The driver just kept going. My coworker found her and kept her in his garage for 2 days before deciding she probably needed medical attention, but couldn't afford
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    it..so he brought her to work. Everyone felt bad for the pup, but no one stepped forward to help. I was the last to see her. I walked in to our freezing retain shed and saw this little box with a cheap fleece blanket spilling over the
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    edges. At first I thought she had gotten out and was hiding, but I stepped forward and peered in to the box. There she was. Little. yellow. Her
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    ribs jutting from under her fur. The tips of her ears chewed off by fleas and crusted with scabs. A chain dug in to her neck, tight, but not cutting skin thankfully..but it'd been there long
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  • Oh goodness, how could a whole office of people pass up the opportunity to save such a small and sweet puppy’s life? Even if it were just to chip in a few bucks to support her medical expenses. Surely your heart and wallet would open up after laying eyes on such a canine cutie? Thankfully, the disinterest in this doggo is about to come to a close and things are about to take a turn for the incredible thanks to the kind and caring hooman who has just laid eyes upon their doggo-to-be. 

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    enough to leave a b k ring in her flea dirt peppered fur. Both eyes were bl ' red from the impact. A big gash ran down one foot, her front paw dangled lifelessly. She wasn't crying.
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    She didn't wimper or flinch. She just blinked at me and did her best to sit up a little. Hi. This hurts. I'm cold. Yes I would like some chicken nuggets. I dropped down and took her little terrier
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    face in my hands and pressed my forehead against hers, rubbing her ears. Ok. You can call me Gertie. Do you have any more chicken nuggets? I took her, box and all, to my car and
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    put her in the back. It was cold out that day so I knew she wouldn't be in any danger with the windows rolled up. She adjusted so she could put her head on the edge of the box and stair
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    through my work window. As I shut the door I gave her head one last pat and promised her that she'd be alright. My boss finally let me leave two hours later, realizing I
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    wasn't going to get any work done. Where are we going? What's a vet? Yes, I am a good girl. Prognosis was good for Gertie. Broken elbow and radial nerve damage down the whole arm would likely lead to
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  • Yeah, we rather scoffed at the notion that this hooman could return to working as though nothing had happened. Like, come on, who would be able to contain their excitement and carry on with their day job, all the while knowing that you have a pawdorable puppy waiting for you in your car?! Both this person and their boss should have immediately realized that work was no longer on the table for that day and moved on with their lives. At least that way they could have avoided a couple of distracting hours that must have been agonizing for the new pupper pawrent. 

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    deterioration and a need for amputation, but there was no internal bl ng and she would be just fine. The exam was no walk in the park for an injured dog. They bent and prodded,
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    stretched and squished all her body. She never made a sound. I think she was just happy to be off that chain. Then came the bill. I
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    didn't have enough to pay it and was in the process of making arrangements when a group of ladies in the waiting room overheard the story and insisted on paying Gertie's pet
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    bill. I guess that's the thing with little hurt dogs, they inspire us to help, even when we don't have to. Weeks passed and Gertie got bigger and stronger. Day 3 gave us a tail wag.
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    Day 7 a full on buit wiggle, panting, hobble to the door to greet me. Hi. Where were you? I pd in the corner. Can you take me p again, though? Christmas came and went. Gertie played
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    day in and out with her other sisters (she was now baby of 4). Her good front leg got stronger and she could run around and chase her ball longer and longer without resting. The whites of her eyes returned to white and the scabs fell off
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    her ears. With the proper nutrition she gained weight and the floppy ears she came to me with were now erect and alert. Gertie eventually made a best friend: Riley the german shepherd. The size
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    difference didn't matter between these two, they were fast friends and inseparable when together. Riley's owner, my boyfriend, eventually fell in love with their love and decided to take Gertie in as his own. Bye Mom! I get
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    to go live with Riley! I'll see you later, ok? A week passes. All is well. Happily ever after. Then I get a call. Riley and Gertie were playing outside and her back leg got
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    caught under a root or something..she isn't walking. I think it's broken. Rushing her to the emergency vet. I go to meet them. Again, not a peep. Not an ounce of resistance toward
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    the vet poking and prodding and pulling. Hi, Mom. This hurts. Can we go home? Xrays, se es, splints, su ry and Gertie is now a $3,000.00 ball of fluff that needs weekly
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    bandage changes at the vet for the next 2 months. Gertie eats her splint off. $50 more dollars. I leave her pain meds out and the other dogs eat them (all ok!). 42 more dollars.
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    The cast finally comes off and while we are all elated, none of us more so than Gertie who can now run to her heart's content. Wait for me! Hey, that's my ball!
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