a dog who had his leg brutally cut off and was left for dead in a canal basin has made a remarkable recovery thanks to a dedicated team of vets a video released by the hope for paws shelter in los angeles   which has been watched more than one million times   tells the heartbreaking story of jordan the pooch and his astounding turnaround in the opening scene, the battered and bruised creature seen whimpering in pain but after weeks of rehab he can be seen running around in the sun carefree jordan was found by rescue workers on february 1 at the bottom of a 30ft deep dried up waterway scroll down for video  caught on camera: jordan was found by rescue workers on february 1 at the bottom of a 30ft deep river  sailing by: to keep dry, he appeared to be using a chip packet as a makeshift raft  he had a bloody stump where his leg was missing and he was he was suffering from mange, dehydration and malnutrition  to keep dry, he appeared to be using a chip packet as a makeshift raft witnesses said that they'd seen a homeless person abusing the canine, before tossing him in to the tributary jordan was craned out of the los angeles river and taken to the veterinary care center in hollywood in a critical condition poor state: he had a bloody stump where his leg was missing and he was suffering from mange, dehydration and malnutrition  ruff start in life: witnesses said that they'd seen a homeless person abusing the canine, before tossing him in to the 30ft deep tributary  gaining strength: footage was taken to help document his gradual recovery  in safe hands: during the rehabilitation process jordan was thoroughly bathed and given a blood transfusion   his nub was also stitched up to prevent it from becoming infected  the doctor who inspected him said it was a 'miracle' he was still alive footage was taken to help document his gradual recovery during the rehabilitation process jordan was thoroughly bathed and given a blood transfusion his nub was also stitched up to prevent it from becoming infected finally, when he was given the all clear, jordan was allowed to go to home with his new adoptive owner, lisa chiarelli bright future ahead: finally, when he was given the all clear, jordan was allowed to go to home with his new adoptive owner, lisa chiarelli  paws off: he looks like a completely different dog today with a glossy coat and bright eyes  inspirational: 'though jordan lost his leg, he never lost hope,' the video says  running free: many viewers have deemed jordan's story 'inspirational' and 'amazing' he was filmed at home running with his other dog friends at one point, video shows him taking a plunge into the swimming pool and in another scene he cheekily tries to take a bite of chiarelli's burger 'though jordan lost his leg, he never lost hope,' the video says many viewers have deemed jordan's story 'inspirational' and 'amazing' hope for paws shelter shared details of the animal's plight in a bid to prevent future incidents of cruelty
the hope for paws los angeles jordan february 1 weeks
a video released by the hope for paws shelter in los angeles tells the heartbreaking story of jordan the pooch and his astounding turnaround . the pup was found  on february 1 at the bottom of a 30ft deep river . he was suffering from mange, dehydration and malnutrition . but after weeks of rehabilitation his coat was glossy and he was running around carefree 