Sweet Dog With Permanently Twisted Neck Finds His Soul Mate In An Animal Shelter

This is Buttons. Of course, animal rescue workers did not know his name when they first found him hiding in the bushes, the only thing they noticed was the curious angle he held his head. Oh yes, and that he was very sweet.

Buttons was immediately brought in an animal shelter in a Conroe, Texas, and you can see the first moments of his arrival in the video on the top of the page.

Buttons, a two-year-old American bulldog mix, has a head which rests at a permanent tilt, and a trachea that curves at a near 90-degree angle, which vets suspect may be a product of abuse: being kept in a cage that was too small as he grew. The robust bulldog was immediately taken in by an animal shelter in January 2017, after he was discovered abandoned by a passerby in Houston.

After arriving at his new abode, the pooch immediately fell in love with a fellow oddity – a three-legged pit bull mix Grace, who is two.

Even though the pair were placed in separate cages in the shelter at the beginning, founder Jessica Russell said their bond was “instant”.

“They were side by side but not in the same confinement, but they really bonded. They would be kissing each other through the cages. They liked each other so much, we started letting them hang out together and now they’re inseparable. If Grace goes out of Button’s sight for even a minute, he starts crying for her. The bond they have is really special. We wouldn’t dream of separating them. They love each other so much. But even though they are both healthy dogs, people are reluctant to adopt special dogs, which is a sad reality. We’re just hoping to find a loving home for these two as soon as we can.”