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    Meet Ramen Noodle, The Adorable Dog With No Arms

    Possibly the cutest no-armed dog who ever lived.

    Animal photographer Carli Davidson spoke about her time spent with Ramen Noodle and how the pup gets along without his arms:

    "Ramen gets around the house on his hind legs. I’ve watched him run at full-speed for toys, and to play with other dogs, he is essentially unrestricted despite his lack of front arms. Like any young, happy dog, he loves attention and food.

    Once they’re healed and they’re running, they never think twice about what happened to their arm,' she says. 'That’s how it was with Ramen Noodle and any amputation I’ve seen. Once the animal gets through the pain and the medication and the understanding that they have to do things a little different, it’s like it never happened."

    My Modern Met has more on Ramen's backstory:

    Ramen Noodle was born with four legs. He was probably a mill puppy, inbred to achieve his tiny size. When he was eight months old, his first owner brought him to the vet, with a broken arm. Unfortunately the owner did not properly care for his injury, she didn’t come back to get the cast checked until nine weeks later. At that point, to no ones surprise, the arm was nearly eaten away by gangrene. By then, Ramen Noodle was listless and refused food. It was a wonder he survived.

    After weeks of intensive care, the owner was given the option of signing him over to the clinic or being reported to animal services. She adopted him, have already been won over by Ramen while acting as his lead nurse and caring for him in her home.

    A second injury cost Ramen his other front leg, this time he jumped of a chair and broke the bone. Again, one of the effects of interbreeding dogs for small size is week bone, so his single teacup poodle arm broke so badly it could not be mended. While Jaime was devastated, Ramen surprised everyone and bounced back. Three weeks later, he was learning to walk on two legs.