Images: Adopted dog learns to walk again
Using a Power Plate vibration machine that was developed to help Soviet cosmonauts deal with the rigors of space travel, Joal Derse Dauer gives therapy to her dog, Sadie, who is recovering from gunshot wounds.
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Recovering after being shot in the head and left for dead, Sadie relaxes on the grounds of the TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake.
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Acupuncture needles protrude from Sadies back during the dogs visit to the Animal Doctor holistic veterinary complex in Muskego, Wis. Shot and left for dead, Sadie undergoes an exhaustive therapy regiment to recover from her wounds.
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Staff at the TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake prepare Sadie for one of her many therapy session. The dog was shot in the head and back and is relearning how to walk.
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Owner Joal Derse Dauer logs trampoline time with Sadie as a way to strengthen the legs of the dog, who was severely injured after being shot and left to die.
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Cuddling on the grounds of TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake, Joal Derse Dauer goes all out to help Sadie learn to walk again after the dog was shot in the head and back and left to die.
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To help her dog recover from the debilitating effects of being shot twice, Joal Derse Dauer goes swimming with Sadie seven days a week.
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During a July festival in Wisconsin, Winiom Noah Woods, left, a military veteran who had to relearn how to walk after he was shot in the head in Iraq, shares a moment with Joal Derse Dauer and her dog, Sadie, who is undergoing therapy in Grayslake and elsewhere after being shot in the head.
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The staff at the TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake has been so kind to Sadie, a dog recovering from being shot in the head and back, says owner Joal Derse Dauer.
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This whirlpool bath at the TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake is just one of many therapies for Sadie, a mother dog who was shot in the head and back and left to die.
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While she wears a special muzzle during this whirlpool bath therapy at the TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake, Sadie is generally happy, says the owner who rescued the dog wounded by gunshots.
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Recovering from her gunshot wounds, Sadie gets swim therapy with an employee at Think Pawsitive, a dog-training facility in New Berlin, Wis.
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Undergoing a regiment of high-tech therapy at TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake, the Animal Doctor in Muskego, Wis., and an exercise program at home, Sadie is recovering from gunshot wounds thanks to owner Joal Derse Dauer, whose savingsadie.com website has connected with people from all corners of the globe.
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Preparing for her therapy at the TOPS Veterinary Rehabilitation center in Grayslake, Sadie is learning how to walk again after being shot in the head and back.
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During a Wisconsin festival last month, Winiom Noah Woods, a military veteran who had to relearn how to walk after he was shot in the head in Iraq, kneels to share a moment with Sadie, a dog who is undergoing therapy in Grayslake and elsewhere after being shot in the head.
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