This Chill Dog Won't Let His Deformity Get In The Way Of Living Life!

This Chill Dog Won't Let His Deformity Get In The Way Of Living Life!

Alan is a rescue that was found by his parents in the scorching deserts outside Doha, Qatar. The Saluki-Boxer cross was in dire need, as he was almost dying of thirst.

When he was rescued, his parents noticed he had beautiful tan fur and hazel eyes, but his nose was the feature that stood out the most. A birth deformity made it so that Alan’s face is crooked, it slopes to one side and exposes his teeth. His parents call the pup “wonky”.

Johanna Handley and her husband, who found Alan in the desert, think that he was probably abandoned because of his deformity. But the couple didn’t care, and now Alan lives in Surrey, England, with his parents and a lot of brothers and children. The couple has kids of their own, and they also take care of many other rescue dogs. And Alan couldn’t be happier with his new family.

Alan has become a TikTok celebrity, with almost two million people following along to see what other tricks the pup has to show. While most people leave supportive and nice comments, and some even recognize Alan on the street, other people are less charitable. The couple has to deal with comments telling them to “fix” Alan. But that’s not something they want to do, because the procedure would be painful for the dog, expensive, and is not medically necessary.

But the family will continue fighting these misinformed comments, in the hopes that Alan’s story will encourage other people to adopt and rescue animals, rather than buying.

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