Life is challenging not just for us but for all the myriad of living beings around us. Meanwhile, life for a differently-abled animal is more of an ordeal considering the fact that they have to fend for themselves. The story of Smiley, a golden retriever, is a reminder that one can still find hope and happiness, no matter how constrained one is, physically.
Smiley was born blind and suffered from dwarfism and other physical issues. It seemed that he wouldn’t get the love and care from his own family, as he spent the first two years of his life at a puppy mill in a small town in Ontario.