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Forgive Quickly
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog
By Joan Donnelly-Emery To err is human — to forgive, canine.
~Author Unknown “She needs me.” Those were the exact words I spoke to my husband when I spotted Dottie, a scruffy little Terrier mix we found at a local shelter eight years ago. We picked her because she was so unpickable. Her handler provided a bit of history. In Dottie’s one and a half years she had suffered abuse, abandonment, and a broken leg. Dottie had a rough start, and it was clear she had given up on all humans. She leaned away when I tried to pet her and refused to let me hold her. While the other dogs jumped and barked, Dottie retired to the back of the cage, curled up in a ball, willing us to leave her alone. (Keep reading) | 