Dog Was Deformed By Cruel Wire Muzzle

A two-year-old Pointer mix was found wandering the streets of Tijuana.

The poor dog, now named Dwayne, was desperately scrounging for food. Meanwhile, local residents threw scalding hot water and stones at him, disgusted by his deformities. The rescuer discovered the dog’s original guardian.

He had bound his mouth with a wire-muzzle and regularly kicked him with sticks. The person was serving jail time for unrelated offense. Dwayne was left to fend for himself on the streets. To make matters worse, he was further wounded when he was attacked by two large dogs.

Thanks to the rescuer, the puppy made it to the Helen Woodward Animal Center. Despite all of the horrific treatment the dog had endured, he had nothing but love to offer each person he met. He would lower his head, offering a lick and would gently press his body against anyone who came close.

Over the course of months, specialists repaired his severely malformed front leg and elbow. As well as performed a facial reconstruction surgery to repair the extreme mutilation of his nose and mouth.

A renowned stem cell therapy institute, Vet-Stem Biopharma, even stepped up to offer cutting-edge treatment to help Dwayne’s healing process. The technology harvests tissue from an injured animal and delivers the animal’s own healing stems back to the site of the injury and throughout the body by IV.

Determined to use every applicable modern medicine available to help heal his injuries. The Helen Woodward Center also provided laser therapy for the areas impacted by his facial reconstruction surgeries.

After many applications to find Dwayne his forever home, the center finally found the perfect match with Kelly Nelle. Now, Dwayne is forgetting his traumatic past and learning to be a dog again.

Dwayne has couch access, lots of toys to play with and of course, the adoration of his human mom. We are ecstatic to see Dwayne beat the odds with his inspiring transformation. Once starved and unable to stand, he refused to give up. Now he has his happily ever after.