World's First Dog to Have Bionic Legs

Naki’o, the world’s first dog to have bionic legs can now walk, play and run again after surviving winter in Nebraska, as shown in the video below.

According to international news sites on Thursday, June 23, 2011, Naki’obecame the first dog in the world to be given four prosthetic paws that allow him to run again.

Apparently, Naki’o, a Red Heeler, was only 5 weeks old when he was abandoned by a family who left theirforeclosed home, along with his siblings.

Later, all of Naki’o’s paws were cut off due to frostbite but OrthoPets, a pet prosthetics company in Denver, outfitted him with a complete set of prosthetic paws.

As noted at IncredibleFeatures.net, Naki’o’s prosthetic paws were designed and byOrthopets founder Martin Kaufmann, with the back legs being the first ones to have been fitted with prosthetics.

Veterinary technician Christie Tomlinson was noted to have organized a project to pay forNaki’o’s back legs while Orthopets made the front prosthetic paws free of charge.

“Naki’o can now not only chase after a ball with other dogs, but he can beat them to the catch!”Tomlinson was quoted saying on the report.

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