Paralyzed Pit Bull Lands Special Spot At Handicapped Sanctuary

Promise the young Pit Bull was paralyzed as a puppy after a car door slammed on her leg. Now she uses a wheelchair to get around, and it doesn’t hold her back one bit. She has so much love to give, and she always approaches life with the cutest puppy smile. After spending the first year of her life in a shelter, she has finally been adopted by a sanctuary for special needs dogs like her. She’s even Instagram famous as “Promise the Wonder Dog,” and her photos will forever warm the hearts of dog lovers. Image: @promisethewonderdog/Instagram Promise the Positive Pup Promise arrived at the Grand Strand Humane Society in Myrtle Beach when she was a young pup. She couldn’t use her back legs, but she didn’t mind. She found new ways to get around and enjoy life. Image: @promisethewonderdog/Instagram “While Promise is different she doesn’t think she’s different. She doesn’t see herself as a different kind of animal. She’s her own creature of course but she thinks she’s a normal dog. She runs, she plays, she waddles around on her back,” said volunteer Lindsey Rankin. So, the shelter made her an Instagram page early on, where she gained over 500 followers. They shared many of her favorite exp...