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| Name: |
Emily
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Age: |
Three years old
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| Gender: |
Female |
Breed: |
Dog |
| Home: |
Marlton, New Jersey, USA
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Emily
is a three year old bundle of energy. As a volunteer at a local
animal shelter, I developed a fondness for Emily from the start. When
she first came to the shelter as a stray, she was about eight months old,
skinny, with mange and a front elbow that had been badly broken and
had healed on its own caused by either being hit with a forceful
object or being hit by a car. The veterinarian said that the elbow
had been too badly shattered to be reconstructed. She would always
hold her front leg out stiffly when she sat and walked with a severe
limp. People coming to the shelter would look at her and comment on
how cute she was, but would say what a shame she has a deformed front
leg. After about four months, it didn't look like Emily was going to
find a home. I adopted her. From being abused, she was extremely
scared of unfamiliar noises and especially people she didn't
recognize. (She still disapproves of the vacuum cleaner.) She made
fast friends with my other dog, a two-year-old Labrador Retriever, and
follows her everywhere. Emily didn't know how to "play", but by
watching our other dog she learned to fetch the tennis ball and play
with other dog toys. She loves to play fetch so much now that when I
get her leash to go for a walk, she runs around the house so she can
get a tennis ball to take with us. We then go to the field to play
fetch as part of our walk. She is a cheerful little girl who loves to
give kisses. He leg is so strong now that the limp is not really
noticeable, and she can run faster than her big sister. She is
definitely part of the family now and I am glad that we found each
other.
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