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June 16, 2006

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Scout, the Dog of the Day
Name: Scout
Age: Fifteen months old
Gender: Female Breed: Shepherd, Golden Retriever mix
Home: Pasadena, California, USA
 
   We got Scout from the pound when she approximately three months old. She had been abandoned in a field after somebody had amputated her tail. Poor thing! She had also clearly been mistreated in other ways as she was terrified of men in hats in addition to being terrified of brooms, rakes... anything that looked like a stick. We named her Scout after the memorable character from the book, "To Kill a Mockingbird."

    We took her home and she started bonding with her rat terrier sister, Teeny. Those two play and wrestle and chase. Our latest addition, a small kitten, looks up to Scout so very much (literally and otherwise) They chase and wrestle as well!

    She has come a long way and is a very important part of our lives. We love her a lot and just melt when she looks at us with that wonderful smile of hers. What a beautiful soul she is! She is such a sweetie pie, we call her our "love bug"... I've never met such a sweet dog in my whole life! When we first met her at the humane society, they told us that she had such a rough beginning, having been abused and dumped into a field. She is inspiring because despite her hard puppyhood, she was always and still is one of the most loving dogs I have ever met. She is truly an irreplaceable member of our family!

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