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Meet Quasimodo, The Dog With The Short Spine

Minnesota (CNN) — A stunted dog with a rare condition is looking for a home. Quasimodo, a purebred German shepherd with short spine syndrome, is gaining f...
Quasimodo

Minnesota (CNN) — A stunted dog with a rare condition is looking for a home.

Quasimodo, a purebred German shepherd with short spine syndrome, is gaining fans online with his story.

The pup was taken in by Secondhand Hounds, an animal shelter in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Sara Anderson, the large breed foster coordinator for the shelter, said she was contacted to take Quasi because of her love of special needs dogs.

Named after the “Hunchback of Notre Dame” character, Quasi is one of only 13 known dogs in the world with short spine syndrome, according to Secondhand Hounds.

Meet Quasimodo, The Dog With The Short Spine

“Born different but never knowing any other way, he seeks to please the people who have shown him kind hands and warm hearts,” Anderson said.

Meet Quasimodo, The Dog With The Short Spine

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