Pike's Journey

Pike's Journey Disabled husky born in Oklahoma. Raising money for a prosthetic and training to be a therapy dog 💜

The most unlikely of friends. Pikey DOES NOT share me,And Flower was an extreme ankle biter menace for a while, very jea...
12/30/2024

The most unlikely of friends.
Pikey DOES NOT share me,
And Flower was an extreme ankle biter menace for a while, very jealous of anyone getting my attention OR going in the same room as her puppies.
And yet somehow...they now are inseparable.

Pawsthetics reshared this info so I felt it was time to reshare here as well. It's also saved on Pikey's highlights on h...
07/01/2024

Pawsthetics reshared this info so I felt it was time to reshare here as well. It's also saved on Pikey's highlights on her Instagram page.

Sometimes, when meeting new people, it's hard to simplify this information in the moment.
We were willing to tackle whatever was best for Pikey, prosthetics, amputation, wheelchair, whatever it was. I am not against amputation. We have met many dogs where it IS their best option. However, with Pikey already having issues with her "normal" front leg, we became hyperaware of the long-term issues she would face as a tripawd. We had the rare opportunity to not only save her leg, but make tackling these physical effects easier on her body, so we fought hard and took advantage of that opportunity.
Thanks to Pawsthetics: Veterinary Orthotics & Prosthetics and OKC VET Campus for seeing into the future and not just focusing on what seems easy right now.

My pretty girl finally learned that swimming pools are awesome. I'm so glad she enjoyed her day.
06/23/2024

My pretty girl finally learned that swimming pools are awesome. I'm so glad she enjoyed her day.

She's just too pretty I can't help myself 🩵💜Three Dog Bakery Stillwater
06/05/2024

She's just too pretty
I can't help myself 🩵💜
Three Dog Bakery Stillwater

✨️What a dream life we have✨️Three Dog Bakery Stillwater
06/05/2024

✨️What a dream life we have✨️

Three Dog Bakery Stillwater

I'm a little early, but at 3 p.m., one year ago, flipped my life upside down. We had been discussing a momma dog in lab...
06/02/2024

I'm a little early, but at 3 p.m., one year ago, flipped my life upside down. We had been discussing a momma dog in labor and distress all morning while I took my kiddos to their weekly homeschool recess. Little did I know how much being eager and available would challenge every cell of my body and fiber of my being.
Valerie, with the help of a young neighbor, saved her moms life while Codi and Cara saved Pikey's until I could arrive at the hospital.
Pikey is just a dog to most people, but for fosters like us, she is proof of insurmountable odds being beat. Proof that what we do is worth breaking ourselves down for, losing ourselves for.
For the disability community, she is another symbol of inclusivity, overcoming, ground breaking progress, and acceptance of both ourselves and others.

Happy 1st Birthday, my beauty. Yes, I'm obsessed, but you're worth all the hype. Thank you for coming to Poochella and helping me spread education to our animal welfare community. Thank you for never giving up on yourself and doing it all with a smile. It's such a gift to have known you, your ENTIRE life.

You are big, you are strong, you are brave.

05/28/2024

Some perspective:

My beauty enjoyed some exersize today. She overdid herself the first 10 minutes and pouted about it the rest of the walk...
05/26/2024

My beauty enjoyed some exersize today. She overdid herself the first 10 minutes and pouted about it the rest of the walk.

Cleaning under my dresser today, I came across a bottle cap from Pikey nearly a year ago. I know it's for Pikey, because...
05/19/2024

Cleaning under my dresser today, I came across a bottle cap from Pikey nearly a year ago. I know it's for Pikey, because as my only singleton neonate, she was the only one who was raised in my bedroom.
I've raised around 50 neonates in the past 1.5 years, and I'm so proud of all of them for beating the odds. But Pikey's battle from everything, not just her foot, hits sooooo deeply.
I cried holding those bottles, begging her to eat for weeks. Holding my breath for every drop terrified she would throw it up and aspirate.
To some shes just a dog. And thats okay, we can't all obsess over the same passions. The world can't spin like that. But for me, she's my reminder that I can do hard things, disabled, chronically ill, cards stacked against me.
If she can, then I can. And for her I did.

First, I cried cause for weeks I was sure you wouldn't make it. You couldn't eat or breathe properly.Then, I cried cause...
05/16/2024

First, I cried cause for weeks I was sure you wouldn't make it. You couldn't eat or breathe properly.
Then, I cried cause we thought you would be half legless AND blind.
Then, I cried and laughed cause you were growing so fast and...omg...I had a puppy husky. Of all breeds, why Pikey, were you a HUSKY?!
Then, I cried cause we kept hitting dead ends, and I thought maybe my dreams for you really were as far-fetched as they said.

Then, I cried cause we did it. You got healthy, strong, and your special foot! Somebody believed us, believed IN us.
I no longer cry, but as we race towards your birthday, it's so easy to go down the rabbit hole reflecting on how you broke me and flipped my world upside down.

I don't know if you get more than one soul dog in your life, but I know if you only get one, my girl must have pulled a lot of strings to pull such an elaborate prank on me, sending me her complete polar opposite. How funny, my tiny, quiet black Sassy, sent me a huge, white, loud SASSY Husky.

Look how much you've grown Pikey.
You are big, you are strong, you are brave. 🩵💜

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