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Mushu: Lovingly Named After The Chinese Food He Was Lucky He Didn’t Become
My best friend and I went into a pet store 16 years ago “just to look,” and she walked out with a tiny little Yorkie puppy. If I didn’t have my own dog at home, I probably would have gotten one too!
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Rescuing a Traumatized Dog: Progress is Slow, but Our Love for Him Is Strong
During the height of the first round of COVID, my husband and I wanted to get a playmate for our then 2½ year old Leonberger. We had just lost the last of our purebred dogs, and we decided that this time we would rescue a dog.
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How Goliath Was Saved And Given The Opportunity To Grow Big and Strong
In mid March 2023, Glacier, an underweight and uncared for Great Pyrenees, showed up at the animal shelter I volunteer for. She had previously been at animal control in another town.
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A Jewish Dad Leaves the Corporate World to Devote His Life to Helping Animals
Until recently I worked in the corporate world. For the last fifteen-plus years, I traveled weekly, many times with multiple flights per week. Being a lifetime weightlifter with poor posture, days before the pandemic started, I underwent spinal cord surgery.
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My Favorite Mitzvah: Making Videos to Help Dogs Get Adoped
“Rachel!! This mill mama is coming to NY and she needs a foster. Can you help her?!?” asked my friend Melissa. Mel had fostered my dog before we adopted him. I got to know her after I started volunteering at the rescue. She knew that I’m a sucker for floppy ears and a goofy doggie…
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Sara and Remmie: A Dog Jumped Into Her Front Seat And Then Into Her Heart
Sara Cohen and her husband Alex had two sons, two dogs, and two hamsters – a household filled with love, and a house that felt plenty full.
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We Needed Each Other: Why we Adopted a Blind 11-Year-Old Dog
We adopted Zeus in January of 2020. We had recently lost our first furry love, Salvatore, to lymphoma in December 2019. We were heartbroken and not ready for a puppy. However, we missed having an animal at home.
Do you have a great mitzvah story about something you or someone you know did/does related to a dog or dogs that you want to share?
