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Page 40 GO ON 1 2 3 4 5 6 An animal doesn’t have to be as large as a lion to be brave. Sometimes a small dog can have more cour age than the largest animal. Willy is a Chihuahua, which is a type of small dog. He was found in a cardboard box on a street in Los Angeles, California, where he had been abandoned . He had been left there with a broken back, and he couldn’t move his back legs. He also had throat problems and couldn’t bark. Willy was taken to an animal hospital where doctors were able to make his throat better, but they could not fix his back legs. Willy dragged his back legs behind him, trying to walk. He stayed at the animal hospital for a year. He waited and waited for someone to adopt him. One day a very special woman named Deborah Turner came to the animal hospital. Turner loved animals and owned a pet store. She had been rescuing animals almost all her life.When Turner saw Willy, she knew she had to help save him. She decided to take him home. Because Willy couldn’t walk, Turner had to carry him. Willy didn’t weigh much, so she didn’t mind. But she knew that Willy wanted to be independent. She could see that he wanted to run and play with her other pets. Turner tried many unusual ways to help Willy move around. Once she tried tying helium balloons to his back legs.The balloons lifted Willy’s back legs off the floor. But Willy weighed only about two pounds, and the balloons lifted his front legs off the floor, too. Turner was afraid the little dog would float away! It was clear that balloons were not the answer. Turner also tried putting Willy on a skateboard. Willy used his front legs to move the skateboard while his back legs stayed on the board. He raced through the house, but he couldn’t stop the skateboard. He would crash into walls and furniture, scaring himself and Turner’s other pets.Skateboards were not the answer, either. W i l l y W i n s t h e s o f E v e r y o n e W i l l y W i n s t h e s o f E v e r y o n e by Taylor Edenson Amazing Pets Page 9 ■ see Willy, page 10
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An animal doesn’t have to be as large as a lion to be brave. Sometimes a small dogcan have more courage than the largest animal.
Willy is a Chihuahua, which is a type of small dog. He was found in a cardboard boxon a street in Los Angeles, California, where he had been abandoned. He had been leftthere with a broken back, and he couldn’t move his back legs. He also had throatproblems and couldn’t bark. Willy was taken to an animal hospital where doctors wereable to make his throat better, but they could not fix his back legs. Willy dragged his backlegs behind him, trying to walk. He stayed at the animal hospital for a year. He waited andwaited for someone to adopt him.
One day a very special woman named Deborah Turner came to the animal hospital.Turner loved animals and owned a pet store. She had been rescuing animals almost allher life. When Turner saw Willy, she knew she had to help save him. She decided to takehim home.
Because Willy couldn’t walk, Turner had to carry him. Willy didn’t weigh much, so shedidn’t mind. But she knew that Willy wanted to be independent. She could see that hewanted to run and play with her other pets.
Turner tried many unusual ways to help Willy move around. Once she tried tyinghelium balloons to his back legs. The balloons lifted Willy’s back legs off the floor. But Willyweighed only about two pounds, and the balloons lifted his front legs off the floor, too.Turner was afraid the little dog would float away! It was clear that balloons were not theanswer.
Turner also tried putting Willy on a skateboard. Willy used his front legs to move theskateboard while his back legs stayed on the board. He raced through the house, but hecouldn’t stop the skateboard. He would crash into walls and furniture, scaring himself andTurner’s other pets. Skateboards were not the answer, either.
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One day Turner saw an advertisement for aspecial cart for animals with leg injuries. The carthad tiny wheels. After the animal’s hurt back legswere strapped in, the animal could use its frontlegs to pull the cart around. Turner knew the cartwould be perfect for Willy and bought one forhim. After being strapped in, Willy ran around theroom. Soon he could go all over the house byhimself and not crash into anything.
Turner was excited to see how happy herlittle dog seemed to be. She wanted to sharethat happiness with others. Turner began takingWilly to hospitals to visit children who could notwalk. The children loved Willy and were encouraged by him. If a handicapped dog couldget around, then they could, too. Willy also went to visit people in nursing homes. As withthe children, Willy’s example encouraged these older adults to keep trying even thoughsome things were hard to do.
Soon Willy’s story was printed in newspapersand magazines. Turner and Willy appeared onmany television shows as well. Willy ran in a LosAngeles marathon with a group of children. Turnereven helped write a book about Willy called HowWilly Got His Wheels. Thanks to reading Willy’sstory, other pet owners heard about his specialcart. They ordered carts to help their pets livehappy, active lives.
Today Willy lives with Turner in Long Beach,California. He still appears on television showsand visits many schools and hospitals every year.With the help of a special cart, Willy was able toconquer his problem and put his best pawforward. Willy shows people that they too canbeat their problems.
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Willy and his cart
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Willy and Deborah Turner
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Photographs courtesy of Deborah Turner.
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14 Which word from paragraph 7 helpsthe reader know what injuries means?
hurt
perfect
special
tiny
17 Which word from paragraph 3 meansabout the same as the word rescuing?
save
loved
came
owned
16 What happened when Turner tiedballoons to Willy’s back legs?
He scared himself and the otherpets.
He crashed into things.
All four of his legs were lifted offthe floor.
He floated around the room.
15 The reader can tell that DeborahTurner —
likes appearing on television
wants to become rich by usingWilly
wants to work at the animalhospital
cares a lot about her animals
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18 Look at the following diagram of information from the article.
Which information belongs in the empty box?
Can’t eat
Can’t bark
Can’t play
Can’t move front legs
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Willy’s Health Problems
Broken backCan’t moveback legs
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19 Who was most helpful in finding away for Willy to move around?
Children
Deborah Turner
Doctors
Older adults
20 From this article, the reader can tellthat Willy —
became scared when he wascarried around all day
likes being around largeanimals
gets excited when he appears ontelevision
is comfortable around people
22 Where did Willy live after he left theanimal hospital?
In a box in Los Angeles
In Deborah Turner’s house
In a children’s hospital
In a pet store
21 Which words from paragraph 2 helpthe reader know the meaning ofabandoned?
could not fix
left there
with a broken back
dragged his back legs
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24 Which word from paragraph 1 meansabout the same as the word courage?
lion
large
brave
animal
23 Look at the following diagram of information from the article.
Which information belongs in the empty box?
Newspapers and magazines print stories about Willy.
Other pet owners talk to Turner to learn about Willy.
Advertisements about Willy appear in magazines.
Animal doctors write a report about Willy.
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Ways thatPeople LearnAbout Willy
People reada book about
Willy.
Willy appearson television
shows.
Willy visitshandicapped
children inhospitals.
Willyvisits
schools.
Willy visitsolder adultsin nursinghomes.
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