A dog born with the rare short spine syndrome conquers extraordinary challenges, teaching profound lessons about resilience, courage, and the meaning of living with purpose.-dtht

Cooper is not an ordinary  dog. Due to his weirdly shrunk body, he caught people’s attention on the internet.

Cooper has a rare short spine syndrome (SSS), which involves the screwing and corkscrewing of his spine. As a result, Cooper has no neck, so to look behind him, he has to turn around.

Despite his constrained mobility or inability to walk on hard surfaces or other issues that come with this syndrome, Cooper is happy, now the only  dog in the family. His foster mom, or as he calls her, “Ma”, continues to share Cooper’s life updates on Facebook, spreading awareness of this rare condition and giving hope to other  dogs like him.

Meet Cooper, a goofy-looking dog who has a rare short spine syndrome and is one out of only 150 such dogs in the world

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

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Cooper’s birth defect is a result of inbreeding. It is thought that in 2017, breeders abandoned him at two months old, as animal control officers found him near a suspected  puppy farm

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

Luckily, soon after, Cooper moved to Minnesota, where he was welcomed into a family with 3 other dogs

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

Despite his differences, Cooper, just like other dogs, enjoys life to the fullest by spending time outside, taking sweet naps, and staring thoughtfully out the window

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

Unfortunately, over the years, Cooper had to see other dogs pass away, leaving him the only dog in the family

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

Nevertheless, he continues to live with his foster mom, with whom he has formed an even stronger bond

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

Cooper’s life demonstrates that dogs with SSS can lead full and joyful lives, offering hope to others in similar situations

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

1 out of 150: A Dog With A Rare Short Spine Syndrome Inspires Us To Live Life To The Fullest

Image credits: CooperShortSpine

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