<div><p>When Willow was born, she wasn't like her brothers and sisters. Her body just didn't work the same and the breeder was not interested in dealing with it. </p><p>Willow was born with a condition called Swimmers Syndrome which causes the puppy to lay flat on their stomach because their arms and legs stick out straight to the side, completely unable to stand or walk.</p><p>The breeder where she was born did not want to deal with this condition and was going to get rid of her, but Jenn, President of 2nd Chances Rescue, refused to let that happen. She drove out to the breeder's house and took the puppy into custody. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_750px.png 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_850px.png 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_950px.png 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_1050px.png 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_1150px.png 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_1250px.png 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_1350px.png 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_1450px.png 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_1550px.png 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy2-1_GH_content_1630px.png 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Jenn brought the little one to Gina, an Animal Acuscope Therapist who has helped puppies with Swimmer Syndrome before. They wrapped up Willow's chest so it wouldn't get flat from laying on it and started to stimulate her spinal cord to hopefully get her muscles moving properly. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_750px.png 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_850px.png 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_950px.png 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_1050px.png 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_1150px.png 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_1250px.png 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_1350px.png 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy3-4_GH_content_1450px.png 1450w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>The process took a few months, but eventually Willow was able to walk! She even got to go for a swim. She became the sweetest girl who loved her rescuers and wasn't afraid to show it. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_750px.png 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_850px.png 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_950px.png 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_1050px.png 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_1150px.png 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_1250px.png 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_1350px.png 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_1450px.png 1450w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_1550px.png 1550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy4-1_GH_content_1630px.png 1630w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>Her body grew up strong and she was able to play just like any other dog. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_750px.png 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_850px.png 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_950px.png 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_1050px.png 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_1150px.png 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_1250px.png 1250w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_1350px.png 1350w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy5_GH_content_1450px.png 1450w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p>Now she's all grown up and happy to have been given a second chance! Look how gorgeous she is now! </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy6.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy6_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy6_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy6_GH_content_750px.png 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy6_GH_content_850px.png 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy6_GH_content_950px.png 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/03/puppy6_GH_content_1050px.png 1050w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><p>You can watch her story here. </p><div><div><div><amp-youtube height="9" width="16" layout="responsive" data-videoid="O6UELKZp2oM"></amp-youtube></div></div></div></div>