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Tag Archives: senior dog
The Real Purpose of Clouds
Last Saturday, Ella Rosebud flew to the clouds. She was my energetic, loving puppy, adopted at eleven-weeks-old who never knew she was a rescue. The day I brought her home, she raced around my backyard, rolled in the grass and … Continue reading
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Rescue
THIS IS RILEY. HE’S MY SISTER’S DOG. He’s old, gentle, kind, a wonder. “He probably lived his whole life outside,” the rescuer who pulled him from an inland shelter says, “there are signs – his ears, his nails, his teeth.” … Continue reading
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