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December 21, 2007

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Payton, the Dog of the Day
Name: Payton
Age: Eleven years old
Gender: Male Breed: Beagle, lab mix
Home: Grayslake, Illinois, USA
 
   Payton is our baby that we adopted from a no kill shelter about nine years ago. He was adopted by a family before us and returned to the shelter after being with that family for only two weeks. The day we adopted him, he was sharing a cage with two other dogs and as soon as I looked at his sweet face and scared eyes, I knew he was the one for us.

    He was a year and a half when we got him and he had a rocky start - he chewed our furniture, shoes, CDs anything you could imagine. We did obedience training and he did... okay. But after a while he realized we would never return him to the shelter and he was a part of our family forever. Every day is a blessing because of Payton, he brings so much joy to our home and I can't ever imagine our life without him. He is a bit spoiled, when he's too tired to get out of our bed (yes he sleeps with us), I brush his teeth while he lays on our pillow. And when it's too cold outside for his little feet, we pick him up and carry him inside or when it's too cold for a walk and he wants a little adventure we'll drive around the neighborhood very slow so he can stick his head out the window, and he loves to chase bunnies. Payton is the most loyal and loving boy and he's very vocal too, which is music to my ears, he's the smartest dog I know.

    Payton is the best thing that ever happened to us and because us him we're truly blessed!

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