Woman Defies Freezing Canadian Winter To Save Abandoned Newborn Chihuahua

Person seated on a couch in an RV with three dogs around him, including a Husky mix standing on his lap and a small tan dog resting beside him.

Joanne Smith

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I rescued a Chihuahua from a bad environment the day she was born. She had been left outside in the cold month of January during a Canadian winter.

Person relaxing on a couch with multiple dogs gathered around him while one dog looks out the window in a bright living room.

Joanne Smith

Later, I rescued two beautiful dogs from Morocco. They were extremely skinny, and one of them had a broken leg that never healed properly. My veterinarian wanted to amputate it, but I chose not to because he runs on it all the time without issue.

Brown dog with large upright ears sitting on a leather chair in a living room filled with houseplants near a glass front door.

Joanne Smith

Now, all of my dogs are healthy and happy — and so are we.

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