LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) – Jeanie the three-legged canine died Tuesday morning at 16 and a half years old.
Jeanie was a Southwest Louisiana icon who’s performed extra in her lifetime than most people.
With solely three legs, she wasn’t any much less of a canine. In truth, she led a unprecedented life.
“She’s touched so many lives and she’s had a wonderful life,” Susan Stanford stated.
Stanford runs Dr. Dogs Pet Therapy and has know and labored with Jeanie for a lot of years.
Being a rescue-amputee and surviving thyroid most cancers, Jeanie was a logo of braveness.
“You just persevere when you have adversity,” Stanford stated. “She had three legs but it didn’t matter. She concentrated on the positive on the things she could do and people she could help.”
Unlike most dogs Jeanie had a job to do, nonetheless working even in her ultimate years, as a remedy canine.
“She brought so much light and joy to everyone especially veterans that were missing limbs, especially children and she seemed to know it was her job to cheer them up,” Stanford stated.
“Making people smile and doing her thing. It just brings so much joy to our hearts,” Jeanie’s proprietor Lydia Crochet stated in a 2022 interview.
It’s a job that requires somewhat magic and one Jeanie was good at.
“They create tiny miracles,” Stanford stated. “She was named hero dog of the year, also therapy dog of the year and she was on the cover of our alliance of therapy dogs booklet, which is a very big deal.”
Her accolades don’t simply cease there. From making headlines each nationally and regionally, to being featured in numerous magazines, or having kids’s books written about her, performing in performs, showing on the Today Show, and the Hallmark Channel, assembly celebrities, and walking the pink carpet like she was born for it.
Jeanie lived a full and significant life and now she has crossed over the rainbow bridge however her legacy will dwell on.
“Her perky image is always in our memory and it will brighten our lives and I’m really happy to have known her,” Stanford stated. “Bye Jeanie.”
The following is an announcement written by Lydia Crochet on Jeanie’s passing:
“While we are completely heartbroken by her passing, are so grateful to have had Jeanie in our lives for over 16 years. It was a true privilege to be her mama and to share her with the world. Being her pet therapy partner allowed me to have a front-row seat to this never-ending parade of joy, to meet countless kids, veterans, seniors, victims of violence, and random new friends. All connected with Jeanie on some level, from fellow amputees to fellow cancer survivors. She offered comfort and hope to the lonely, the sick, and the traumatized. A simple act of kindness on our part by adopting a homeless rescue with special needs has been rewarded more than we ever imagined. We thank God for this perfect, special little gift and we did our best to let her shine.”
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