Cricket was surrendered to the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals or SF SPCA because of her disability. The shelter’s president, Dr. Jennifer Scarlett, shared that the pit bull was walking on the back of her front paws.
Dr. Jennifer observed that Cricket was starting to get frustrated whenever she saw other dogs playing and running around without any difficulty. Dr. Jennifer and her colleagues knew that they had to do something to fix Cricket’s problem because she would end up living an unhappy life.
Dr. Jennifer and her team turned to their orthopedic friends to ask if they could fix Cricket’s problem but ended up getting negative feedback because they could not get Cricket to a normal sitting and standing position. Dr. Jennifer and her colleagues contacted a company that creates leg braces for animals for assistance.
Cricket eventually received leg braces created just for her, which prompted Dr. Jennifer to ask for dog trainers’ help to get Cricket used to her new prosthetic legs. Dr. Jennifer shared that it took everyone a lot of work and patience to help Cricket because she needed to relearn how to walk.
Everyone started seeing Cricket’s frustration whenever she stumbled, but they made sure that many doggy treats were involved in helping Cricket feel motivated. Cricket eventually got the hang of using her prosthetic legs and could not be any happier that she can finally play with other dogs.
Cricket was sent to foster care when her caretakers saw that she was ready for it. Cricket was eventually adopted by a foster family’s friend named Alicia, and Cricket was renamed River.
Alicia admitted quickly falling in love with River on their first meeting because of how the pittie jumped right into her arms a few moments after being introduced. Alicia saw how infectious River’s happy-go-lucky attitude was, and she was glad that she has River in her life.
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