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The adventures of adopting a rescue puppy

Will she grow up to be a big, fierce dog? Or a gambolling, gentle giant? We can only do our best.

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Awakened by the whining in the bedroom, I struggled groggily out of bed.

I quickly grabbed my glasses, and rushed to bundle the whining creature in my arms, where she first licked, then pawed my face, wriggling non-stop. 

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