# “Gunnar’s Wheels” needs you, Dopers!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 10, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203 "2017-04-10T22:54:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/1 "2017-04-10T22:54:08Z")

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[Moderator approved for your dancing and dining pleasure.]

[**Gunnar’s Wheels**](https://www.facebook.com/Gunnars-wheels-1155089164561706/) [\<–Facebook link] is a non-profit, husband & wife team (Jason & Stephanie Parker) that — since Aug. 2016 — secures and provides wheelchairs for handicapped dogs, cats and other domestic critters, free of charge.

Gunnar (the Parkers’ handicapped Black Lab) is entered in **The American Humane Hero Dog Awards** competition. If he wins, the non-profit will receive $5,000. This can help the Parkers provide even more future wheelchairs.

What Gunnar needs is for you to go to [**this site**](http://herodogawards.org/dog/gunnar/) and vote for him! You can vote once a day, everyday, until the contest ends May 3rd. Thanks in advance from all of Gunnar’s fans! (and burpo and burpette)

[I’ll monitor this thread frequently for any questions.]

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/2 "2017-04-11T14:23:28Z")

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[bumped for update]

**Gunnar’s Wheels** has been selected as the 4th recipient of [**GoFundMe’s Hero Award**](https://medium.com/@gofundme/meet-jason-and-gunnar-21175b99e120). Could lead to bigger bux for the non-profit.

Go Gunnar!

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/3 "2017-04-11T15:22:29Z")

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Voted

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/4 "2017-04-11T15:41:31Z")

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Thanks,\*\* Gus\*\*! Or was it **Spot** who voted? Both? 🙂  
Keep fingers crossed; they might be on the Today show soon!

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/5 "2017-04-11T16:21:42Z")

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My Simone is mobility-challenged – her back legs are weak and clumsy due to neurological impairment. She voted (by proxy).

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/6 "2017-04-11T16:37:46Z")

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Who’s a good girl? Simone is; yes she is! Thank you, Simone! ::ear skritch::  
[**Sailboat** , you might consider contacting Gunnar’s Wheels to see if they can help Simone with a wheelchair! If you don’t have Facebook, PM me and I’ll pass your info on to **burpette** and she’ll pass it on.]

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/7 "2017-04-11T17:13:31Z")

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Voted! I also read Gunnar’s story on the GoFundMe page and had a little cry.

I’m so happy their tragedy turned in to such a victory for injured dogs!

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/8 "2017-04-11T19:10:51Z")

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Voted!

StG

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/9 "2017-04-11T20:09:27Z")

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**Zipper** and **StG** , thanks for your votes! Stay tuned for further developments!

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/10 "2017-04-11T22:03:22Z")

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I just now saw this thread and voted.

I’ve seen a couple dogs at the local dog park who have little wheeled supports to get them around.

And now that my dacshund Nathan is having back and mobility issues, I think I’ll follow Gunnar’s Wheels.

I actually knew a dog named Gunnar at our park, but he’s crossed the bridge.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/11 "2017-04-12T00:42:58Z")

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I was fairly confident you’d be checking in, **Baker** , thanks for the vote(s).

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I can’t find it at the moment, but I’ve recently seen a video of a dog wheelchair modified for you folks of the frozen tundra – it has skids! replacing the wheels. You should see that beastie go!! I’ll look some more in a bit and post same.

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/12 "2017-04-12T01:03:41Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> Who’s a good girl? Simone is; yes she is! Thank you, Simone! ::ear skritch::  
> [**Sailboat** , you might consider contacting Gunnar’s Wheels to see if they can help Simone with a wheelchair! If you don’t have Facebook, PM me and I’ll pass your info on to **burpette** and she’ll pass it on.]

Thanks – I don’t think she’s ready for that (yet). She can actually walk when properly motivated (usually by the presence of other dogs). As recently as last night she managed perhaps half a mile of unsteady wandering before we popped her into the stroller and finished the 2.4-ish mile walk. But when it’s time to go outside for the right-before-bedtime potty break, she’s like a passively-resisting protestor making police drag her.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/13 "2017-04-12T01:52:44Z")

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Don’t let her play you, **Sailboat** , you know how they are. 😉

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My missus found the video: [This is Mr. Tuff-E-Nuff](https://www.facebook.com/Mrtuffenuff/?hc_ref=SEARCH&fref=nf), who had a Gunnar’s Wheels cart with skids for slaloming through the white stuff. Look at him go!

It’s the first video in the far right column (I hope).

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/14 "2017-04-12T13:24:45Z")

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In case I inadvertently glossed over this, everyone can vote every day until the contest wraps on May 3rd. The more votes, the better the chance Gunnar wins the contest.

Gotta go vote.

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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/15 "2017-04-12T19:36:47Z")

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Again today.

[Zeus reminds me every day.](https://goo.gl/photos/4HX1gsTC1ednhYkMA)

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 12, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/16 "2017-04-12T22:06:22Z")

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Good boy, **Gus**! 🙂 You’re a credit to doggie-dom.

I’m betting you don’t tell that face, “No,” too often, huh? Whatta cutie.

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**Gunnar’s Wheels** is featured on [Today.com](http://www.today.com/pets/gunnar-s-wheels-aims-help-injured-dogs-get-wheelchairs-t110282) as we speak. And you might want to check out their [GoFundMe page](https://www.gofundme.com/2z89y8hs?u=13669480#), but you better sit down first–as of yesterday morning, they had +/- $11,000. The total now? :eek:

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**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/17 "2017-04-13T02:10:15Z")

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That’s good progress. I watched Mr. Tuff-E-Nuff scoot around in the snow and punched Gunnar’s ballot again.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/18 "2017-04-13T02:53:03Z")

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Thanks again, **Sailboat**. I’m really pleased with the response for this thread. My wife is ecstatic; she knows Paige, the vet who got the first cart for Hope and has been monitoring their progress and keeping in constant contact with Jason and my missus is a whirling dervish of happy.

Every view, every dollar, every contact, every post is contributing to the snowball effect.

This is a good thing. Thanks, Dopers!

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**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/19 "2017-04-13T03:02:20Z")

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I’ve marked this thread so I can remember to vote each day. I hope your baby wins.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunnar-s-wheels-needs-you-dopers/784203/20 "2017-04-13T03:29:07Z")

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_Merci beaucoup_, **Baker** -san, same here. The publicity is priceless.

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