--- title: Watch This Paralyzed Dog Live His Best Life description: If you're going through something, just take a lesson from this French bulldog who sprints like an athlete despite paralyzed back legs. canonical: https://time.com/5609961/paralyzed-dog-runs/ author: Rachel E. Greenspan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-06-19T15:21:39.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:59:15.698Z og:title: French Bulldog Lets Nothing Stop Him From Living Life to the Fullest og:description: He's still a champion at fetch og:url: https://time.com/5609961/paralyzed-dog-runs/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt141243973ec3e5d9/69894b6e22fb8583bae286aa/paralyzed-dog-sprints.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Watch This Paralyzed Dog Live His Best Life og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: French Bulldog Lets Nothing Stop Him From Living Life to the Fullest twitter:description: He's still a champion at fetch twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt141243973ec3e5d9/69894b6e22fb8583bae286aa/paralyzed-dog-sprints.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Cudi the French Bulldog Lets Nothing Stop Him From Living Life to the Absolute Fullest by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jun 19, 2019 3:21 PM UTC  French bulldog puppy looking up on gray background French bulldog puppy looking up on gray backgroundozgurdonmaz—Getty Images/iStockphoto by [Rachel E. Greenspan](https://time.com/author/rachel-e-greenspan/) ## Rachel E. Greenspan Jun 19, 2019 3:21 PM UTC If you were looking for a [pick-me-up](https://time.com/5556042/texas-lemonade-stand-bill/), just take a lesson from this [French bulldog](https://time.com/5604217/stress-dogs-and-owners/) who sprints like an [athlete](https://time.com/5558498/ncaa-march-madness-pay-athletes/), despite two paralyzed back legs. The dog’s owner, Nick Johnson, took to Twitter on Tuesday to share the dog’s unfortunate-yet-uplifting situation. “My dog’s back legs were paralyzed last month, but I don’t think he knows yet,” Johnson wrote, “so don’t tell him.” It looks like this pup is living his best life. > [](https://twitter.com/NickClevland/status/1140796348226101248) In the video on Twitter, the dog chases to fetch a football his owner throws as two legs drag behind him. The viral tweet has garnered close to 500,000 likes and more than 5 million views as of Wednesday morning. Johnson then shared the Instagram account for the Frenchie, who is named Cudi. You can follow along with his adventures and escapades on the LilBuddyCudi page. Some people chimed in to share their own dogs that are injured or have disabilities, and the result is the most heartfelt thread you’ll see on social media all day. > [](https://twitter.com/that%5Flupe%5Fchick/status/1140862733425922049) > [](https://twitter.com/ashleytellez/status/1141005499619565568) > [](https://twitter.com/ClaireBearx3/status/1141059336472530944) > [](https://twitter.com/r%5Fdot%5Fd%5F/status/1140984295961636866) > [](https://twitter.com/DerekThaBombb/status/1141012003638652928) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5609961/paralyzed-dog-runs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5609961/paralyzed-dog-runs/"},"headline":"Cudi the French Bulldog Lets Nothing Stop Him From Living Life to the Absolute Fullest","datePublished":"2019-06-19T15:21:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:59:15.698Z","description":"He's still a champion at fetch","url":"https://time.com/5609961/paralyzed-dog-runs/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Dogs","viral","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt141243973ec3e5d9/69894b6e22fb8583bae286aa/paralyzed-dog-sprints.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rachel E. 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