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All This Pug Needed Was A Pair Of Socks, And His Life Totally Changed
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All This Pug Needed Was A Pair Of Socks, And His Life Totally Changed

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Turns out sometimes all it takes to brighten up a rescued senior dog’s life is a pair of colorful socks! Old girl Leia the pug was adopted from Under My Wing Pug Rescue two years ago and was enjoying her new loving home… until her owners changed the floor. “Last fall we ripped out our carpets in our condo and installed the wood flooring and found that she was slipping and sliding and not getting the hang of the floors at all,” pug’s ‘mom’ Niki Geroni-Lajoie told The Dodo. “I was worried she was going to sprain something, being so old and wobbly already.” The best solution turned out to be getting Leia some colorful socks, and now the pooch has the whole collection of them – socks of a spiderwoman, a princess, a superwoman… Apparently, putting on socks is like a switch to Leia – the whole dog’s character changes as the socks make the puggie super happy.

“She went from being fairly immobile and fearful to walk across the floor to trundling around with a lot of confidence just by putting on her socks,” Geroni-Lajoie explains. “She helps put them on. She knows they help her.”

Geroni-Lajoie adds that when the pug has socks on, “[Leia] runs around and you can tell she’s really happy and waggy.”

More info: Facebook (h/t: thedodo)

Meet Leia the rescued pug who couldn’t be happier about her socks!

When her owners changed the floor, it became too slippery and dangerous for the senior dog to walk

So puggie’s ‘mom’ decided to get her some colorful socks – and it turned a sad pup into a happy pup!

“She went from being fairly immobile… to trundling around with a lot of confidence”

Now that she knows the magic of socks, Leia doesn’t want to take them off…

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kudos to YOU Niki Geroni-Lajoie, for your loving and caring ways. Nothing is too small of an issue when it comes to helping our pets ease into senior living. <3

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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's rockin those socks. It always makes my day to see people being so caring

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Meeow
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like she really put on a smile when she has her socks on, so cute!

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Zal Slowix
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well if socks make old gal happy, why not! but i'd think it makes the floor MORE not less slippery?

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Joanne Palmer
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless her little cotton socks!! I just wanna smush her cute lil face <3

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Lou Wow
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful dog! She knows she looks great in those socks.

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Lucy Sharp
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Master gave Dobbie clothes.....Dobbie is a free elf!" Comes to mind lol

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Frank
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tried these on my dachshund, but too bad, his legs are too short for these to stay on.he just slides and slides

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Yvonne Bernal
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Kudos to YOU Niki Geroni-Lajoie, for your loving and caring ways. Nothing is too small of an issue when it comes to helping our pets ease into senior living. <3

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over opinionated
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's rockin those socks. It always makes my day to see people being so caring

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Meeow
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Like she really put on a smile when she has her socks on, so cute!

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Zal Slowix
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

well if socks make old gal happy, why not! but i'd think it makes the floor MORE not less slippery?

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Joanne Palmer
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bless her little cotton socks!! I just wanna smush her cute lil face <3

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Lou Wow
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful dog! She knows she looks great in those socks.

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Lucy Sharp
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Master gave Dobbie clothes.....Dobbie is a free elf!" Comes to mind lol

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Frank
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I tried these on my dachshund, but too bad, his legs are too short for these to stay on.he just slides and slides

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