Ivy the Very Determined Dog - Featuring Maureen Harrington the Mom of Ivy and Co-Author of "Ivy the Determined Dog"

The Woof Life Show - A Podcast for Dog Lovers

In this episode of The Woof Life Show the podcast for dog lovers, Lauren Farricker chats with Maureen Harrington the Mom of Ivy the Frenchie @ivy.the.frenchie.

Ivy is a bundle of joy Frenchie whose life changed on her 3rd birthday. She was diagnosed with IVDD which caused her two back legs to become paralyzed. Ivy’s life changed quickly but as she got home and recovered Maureen noticed that Ivy wanted independence and still had a lot of fight left in her.

She began pulling herself on her two front feet to the water bowl and that evolved into getting around more and more. Her parents decided to convert her to a low-rider and get her a wheelchair to aid in her mobility. With the help of Edie’s Wheels, they created a custom wheelchair for Ivy which allowed her increased mobility, independence and speed.

She loves to run around and play with her friends. Her parents adopted a sister for her named Rosie who looks after her and is her companion. Maureen and her husband Chris realized as they were watching their pup come to life and embrace her new life as a special needs dog determined that they wanted to tell Ivy’s story in a big way. They wanted to write a book about Ivy and they would teach children that it is ok to be different.

They published Ivy the Determined Dog and go to schools and read to children with Ivy to show them that diversity is cool and interesting and isn’t scary! You can buy their book off this site https://www.ivysbook.com/ or on Amazon!

Ivy, we admire your tenacity, grit, and determination. Your story shows the resilient nature of dogs and with an incredible owner who doesn’t view you as damaged all you can do is thrive!!

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