Watch the heartwarming moment that a special needs dog was saved an HOUR before due to be put down and now lives a happy life complete with homemade wheelchair.

Poppy is a cross breed dog part german shepherd, part chow chow and part Supermutt who suffers from CH or Cerebella Hyperplasia which means her cerebellum is underdeveloped causing her to wobble.

CH only affects coordination, balance, and fine motor skills, causing no pain to the animal.

Poor poppy has been in and out of shelters and homes all her life as no one has wanted her or known how to care for her due to her condition and apparent aggression.

Poppie’s luck seemed to turn when she came into the care of a kindly woman in California however the girl's family took poppy away behind the girls back and surrendered her to the SPCA.

To the girl’s horror because of poppies’ apparent aggression, her condition and the fact no one had claimed her she was due to be euthanised at the end of the day.

The panicked girl contacted her high school friend Diane Ewert who had ties to a local dog rescue in Kingsburg California and begged for her help to save poppy.

Diane showed up at SPCA with only an HOUR to spare and saved Poppy from her grim fate. Video shows poppy bursting through the shelter doors excited to meet her saviour and lucky to be alive.

It became quickly apparent that everyone had misunderstood Poppie’s ‘aggression’ and all that the poor pup had every wanted was love.

Diane worked hard to find her forever home before settling on Christina Powell and her fiancé Garret from Alberta, Canada.

The couple renamed Poppy to Timber, and she now lives a happy life complete with doggy sibling Kona to play with and a custom-built wheelchair adorned with Christmas decorations

Diane, 35 from Kingsburg, California said:

“I Received a message on Facebook from a high school friend of mine letting me know that poppy was about to be euthanised at the shelter. She Knew this because she lived with Poppy she was the only person who actually took care of her.”

“One day she came home and asked where the dog was and was told that she had been taken to the vet to be spayed. She had also lost a cat at the time and while looking at the SPCA website to try and find her cat she saw Poppie’s picture pop up as an intake stray.”

“She called the shelter and was told someone brought poppy in as a stray find which was a lie and they now had to do the mandatory 72-hour hold before she was ready for adoption or a rescue.”

“My friend called them every day during that 72-hours and on the last day she called was told that no one had claimed her and because of her neurological condition and aggression she was to be euthanised the following day.”

“My friend reached out to me and explained the situation that she wasn’t an aggressive dog she was a reactive dog and didn’t deserve to die. She could not do anything because she couldn’t adopt the dog and bring her back to the situation that she was in.”

“I went to the local rescue that I work with and had them tag her which basically means that the rescue is taking responsibility for the dog.”

“I had never met poppy and the first time I saw her was when she wobbled out the door to me in the shelter as seen in the video. I soon discovered how reactive she was, she sounded extremely aggressive.”

“I was terrified at first thinking I had shot myself in the foot picking up an aggressive dog who couldn’t be around other dogs.”

“I sat in my car for around an hour not knowing what to do I have 4 dogs of my own and was terrified to bring her into that environment based on what I had seen of her at the vets.”

“Eventually I did take her home and one by one introduced her to my dogs and it was Immediate to me that everyone has misunderstood Poppie”

“Everybody labelled her as aggressive but, she just wanted to be loved and just wanted to be near the thing that she was being so reactive to. This was a huge relief to me.”

“I posted the video of her coming through the doors at the SPCA and that video blew up and went viral. I knew I had to capitalise on this opportunity to find her a forever home. “

“I also knew that her forever needed to be perfect because of what she had been through in the past and the homes she had already been in. I did not want her to go through that again.”

“I set up her own Gmail and eventually got an email from Christina and Garret. I was in tears reading their email it was too good to be true but at the same time I knew they were Poppie’s forever home.”

“I cannot believe how lucky I was to be a part of this journey for her. This is a foster story that I will never forget.”

“Apart from her wobbling everything else about her is fine and her condition is part of what makes her so special and so unique and just frickin’ adorable”

“I feel like I’ll forever have a bond with her, and I can’t tell you how much she’s impacted my life.”

Current owner Christina, 27 from Alberta, Canada added:

"I was scrolling through social media and came across a TikTok that Diane had made of her prancing out of the SPCA, indicating that she was looking for a forever home."

"We had been looking for another pup with special needs to join our family, and had been fostering in the interim. It took every ounce of my self-control not to immediately wake Garrett up and say “ I found our dog!”.

"Garrett and I sat down that morning and poured our hearts and our story into an email. Then we nervously waited to hear back from Diane, all while watching the audience for Timber’s adoption video grow, and grow, and grow."

"For a couple of days, I worried that our application may get drowned out in the hundreds of emails, or that another closer, more convenient family may step in to adopt her.”

“When we heard back from Diane, we just clicked right away. She is such an incredible person and she was willing to do whatever it took to get Timber home. The following days were a flurry of trying to sort out transport details.”

"I remember Diane and I texting while Timber approached the border, I don’t think any of us took a full breath that entire hour. Once she arrived, her tail was out of control, she knew she was home.”

“Timber is an absolute ray of sunshine. She approaches every task with an “I can” mentality, and if something does not go the way she planned, she brushes it off and finds another way.”

“She is constantly reminding me not to set limits on myself or others, and to find the joy in the journey. She has brought so much fun and silliness into our home. She fits in so well with all of our other pets.”

“Timber’s day-to-day activities look a lot like those of a dog without a disability! A little morning wrestling with Kona (her sister, a golden retriever with a partial amputation) and then heads out for a walk in her wheelchair. She loves to greet all of the neighbours. She lights up her wheelchair and spreads some Christmas cheer around the community at dusk.”

“More than anything else, I want people to take away that her story is a happy one. There is a common misconception that dogs with disabilities are suffering, or require exceptional care to survive, which could not be further from the truth.”

“Her life and care is very similar to that of a neurotypical pup, she requires no medications or ongoing vet treatment. Our goal is to provide education and advocacy so that more dogs like Timber find forever families.”

For more on this incredible dog who was given a second chance at life you can follow @TimberandKona on both TikTok and Instagram