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My mother-in-law is a dog person.  When I met her she had two dogs: one was her’s and one was my husband’s dog that lived with her.   Both dogs have been put down within the last 6 months.   One was planned and one was more of a surprise.  Amy had developed a tumor on her foot and the local vet (who is nice enough to come to the house) came over to the house, put her down, and buried her in the back yard.

We begged Lily not to get another dog.  Even the local vet told her not to get another dog.  But, a family friend knew of a dog that really needed a home.  This poor dog has lived tied up for most of her life…and her primary caretaker was going away for a month and it was feared that Champaigne, who we are calling Chami, would have been severely neglected if left with the caretakers daughter.  The family friend stepped in and picked up the dog for Lily. 

She is the absolute sweetest dog ever!  The local vet loves her too…she had been so neglected that he had to pull 8 of her teeth right after Lily adopted her.  Our dogs, Thelma and Louise, were not thrilled to meet her at first.  But, I decided to put Cesar Milan’s “power of the pack” to work and took all three for a walk together.  And, by the end of the walk they were together as a unit and have gotten along much better since.

So, I’m very happy for Lily…who turns 83 years old today.

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