This story appears in the October/November 2016 issue of Nat Geo WILD magazine ... so some chronic issues—like hip dysplasia—can go undiagnosed for months or even years,” Beale has told ...

This story appears in the October/November 2016 issue of Nat Geo WILD magazine. Photographer Ami Vitale’s philosophy of “living the story” has put her in a variety of unique situations ...