Meet Willy Wonka, The Dog With Two Crocheted Ears

Meet Willy Wonka, and no we aren’t talking about the character who works in a chocolate factory.

Rather this Willy Wonka is a two year old pup who lost both of his ears.

After getting caught in a fence and attacked by dogs in a nearby home, emergency veterinarians had to remove Willy’s ear flaps which resulted in the loss of both ears according to a spokesperson who told WMTW News 8.

Since then, a registered veterinary technician named John Holmquist helped nurse Willy back to good health and came up with the idea to crochet ears on a headband that Willy can wear!

“In about an hour or two, just whipped him up something after some measurements and the next day just giggled to myself as I put it over his head,” Holmquist told WMTW News 8. “He wasn’t really happy with the hat, but he’s a happy boy, so he was good enough to take a bunch of pictures for us.”
John Holmquist

The SPCA in Sacramento later then posted Willy Wonka with his new ears via Facebook which gained over three thousand likes and a caption that read, “When you lose both of your ears after a dog attack, but your vet tech knits you new ones,” according to the post.

Holmquist noted that he feared Willy may not find a new home because of the scarring left behind from the removal of his ears.

“I was really worried that a bunch of people were going to see all of his extensive scarring and be really worried about his health or look over him or worry he’d be dog aggressive. I worried that he wouldn’t get a good home,” he mentioned to WMTW News 8. “As soon as he had that hat on everyone was interested. I’m glad he got adopted.”
John Holmquist