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Navarro, the Dog of the Day
Name: Navarro
Age: Seven years old
Gender: Male Breed: Ridgeback
Home: Arizona, USA
 
   For my 18th birthday, I wanted nothing more than a puppy. I wanted one that was small, that I could cuddle all the time. So my mom and I went to our local shelter to pick a baby out. When we got there, there were so many to choose from. (If I had my way, I would have left that day with every single one.) I went from cage to cage, making baby noises and coos at each dog. Some would wag their tails, while a couple growled ... but then I got to his cage. I remember very clearly all he had was a bowl of water and a cheap little squeaky toy. He was whining, but not a normal dog whine. It was almost like an infants cry. He just seemed so very sad. It was breaking my heart. So my mom and I looked at each other, we knew ... it had to be him.

    He was a medium build, the exact opposite of what we went in there for, but we just knew. He had picked us. So we looked on his adoption clip board, and there were no names, not one. We figured maybe he was new, just in that day, because who couldn't want that adorable face, those pound puppy eyes? So we asked the lady running to kennel, and she told us he had been there for a while and he was scheduled to be put down the next day. Nope! We jotted our names down on the list, and before we could finish she told us we could take him that day. He instantly became the biggest bed hog, but the greatest cuddler and now I can't sleep without his gentle snores. I love him more than I can explain.

    Seven years later and he still hates that squeaky toy, which they sent home with him, and he makes that baby-like whine every single time he is happy.

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