they don't have time to care for it.

Will you raise him?"

I said,

But a lot of our puppies defy all the odds.

It was just a lot more work than a normal puppy.

To figure out if this leg was going to affect him

and how to feed him.

It was very difficult to get him to ingest formula.

Normally they just suck on the bottle.

Ellery, it took a lot more coaxing.

We just kept at it and we kept slugging away

and he kept trying.

All of his milestones were delayed.

He was like 3 and a half weeks before his eyes opened.

Which is REALLY unusual.

We all watched to see if his 5th leg

was going to grow with him.

As he was a baby, they grew

alongside his other legs with him.

So when he first started to walk, it would kind of drag.

And then he grew a little bit taller, and a little bit taller

and it would be off the floor.

and just wanted to be in the thick of things.

One of the reasons why he's not adopted, isn't because

nobody wants him.

It's because we have been very specific

about who gets him, because of his special needs.

[We] would really like for him to stay in Los Angeles

or at least southern California.

Very recently, Ellery had to have his [extra] leg removed

because it was rubbing on his other leg

because it just dangled and it rubbed on him,

but health-wise, he's very healthy.

Just don't give up, because so many people

didn't want to try and,

just keep going.

Just keep going,

because what do you have to lose?

And you have everything to gain.