美國田納西州有一位名叫Sapphyre Johnson的小女孩,天生就缺少了兩個腳掌和幾隻手指頭,而她在日前得到了一隻”跟她一樣”的玩伴…一隻天生失去腳掌的德國牧羊犬!
![Missing their feet: Of the nine pups in the litter, Lt. Dan, named for the character in Forest Gump who lost his legs, was the only one missing a paw and Sapphyre Johnson had to have her feet amputated](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D5985400000578-0-image-a-1_1429666317678.jpg)
這隻9週大的德國牧羊犬名叫Lt.Dan,名字的是以電影《阿甘正傳》中失去雙腿的丹泰勒中尉來命名。
![Different: Lt.Dan was the only one out of nine puppies who was born without a paw and fellow breeders suggested to his original owner that he be put down](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D5989C00000578-0-image-a-6_1429666366934.jpg)
Lt.Dan和其他8隻兄弟姊妹一起出生時、他就被發現一隻腳的腳掌有缺陷,本來被覺得應該要安樂死、因為這樣的缺陷會使他比較脆弱,但前主人Karen Riddle卻沒這麼做,並且在之後打算讓Lt.Dan陪伴特別的孩子長大。
![Brilliant Idea: Rather than kill Lt. Dan because he was different, his original owner Karen Riddle suggested that he be placed in a home with a wounded veteran or special needs child](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D5989400000578-0-image-a-4_1429666333714.jpg)
於是Karen撥了電話到Shriners醫院詢問是否有特殊的病童或受傷的老兵需要寵物陪伴,而就因此找到了Sapphyre了!
![Playing and learning: 'In the future, I could see Sapphyre at her first show-and-tell in school and she could bring in her dog and explain about her dog and herself,' said an employee at Shriners Hospital](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D5986400000578-0-image-a-5_1429666348467.jpg)
Sapphyre出生時就缺少了幾隻手指頭、而腳上也僅有一隻長長的拇指,為了方便穿戴義肢於是後來也截肢了。
![Best friends: Sapphyre and Lt. Dan only just met but from the looks of it they are already best friends](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D5987000000578-0-image-a-8_1429666404096.jpg)
在她第一次看見Lt.Dan的照片時,她興奮地說”那是我的狗狗!他看起來就跟我一樣!”完全看得出來Sapphyre非常開心能夠擁有新的夥伴狗狗!
![Right at home: The puppy felt so at home with his new owners that it fell asleep in the car as Sapphyre made her way home to Tennessee with her family.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D5986C00000578-0-image-a-7_1429666400966.jpg)
而等Lt.Dan再長大一點後,他們也會為他殘疾的前腳套上義肢。
![Just like me!: Sapphyre and Lt. Dan made fast friends on Monday and the two will grow up together at Sapphyre's family's home in Tennesee](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D5985800000578-0-image-a-3_1429666327994.jpg)
醫院員工Elaine Hardin表示,這隻特別的狗狗會陪伴特別的孩子長大,彷彿可以預見將來Sapphyre在學校第一次展示課上帶著Lt.Dan並講述著他們的故事,不論是Sapphyre還是Lt.Dan、彼此都會是對方最棒的好夥伴。
![On Monday, the nine-week-old puppy Lt. Dan without a paw found a new home with Sapphyre Johnson, a toddler who lost both of her feet](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/27D598A000000578-0-image-a-2_1429666324669.jpg)
來源:Daily Mail
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