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Before coming to KPR, Angel (# 838) spent six years of her life kept in an outside kennel by a backyard breeder. She arrived at her foster home in much need of a bath and was practically hairless. With a lot of TLC, this 8 year old sweetie has turned into a lovely and loving lady. Angel likes to climb up next to her foster mom and cuddle as closely as she can. It’s almost like she’s trying to catch up for all the years when no one loved her. Angel loves playing in the backyard, especially chasing after squirrels.

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Percy (# 865) is an 11 year old gentleman that was dropped off at the shelter after his family lost their home. One minute he was part of a family, and the next minute he was in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by noises and smells that were unfamiliar and scary until a KPR angel went to the shelter and rescued him. Percy had a horrible cough, and the vets discovered that he has an enlarged heart that presses on his lungs, causing him to cough. He's on medications to control this, but he will be on medications the rest of his life. As if that wasn't enough, he also has arthritis in his back, causing weakness in his back legs. But, Percy still loves to run and play, and his favorite activity is sleeping all cuddled up with whichever person happens to be available! Like most pugs, Percy loves to eat - treats being his favorite. He gets along well with everyone in the house, dogs, cats and people. Percy adores children, although they need to be careful around him due to the weakness in his hind legs, he can't get out of the way very quickly.

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Twelve year old Yoda (# 647) was surrendered to KPR in the summer of 2008 after he had been used by his former owner as a breeder for nine years. Since Yoda hadn't been to the vet in nine years, he was brought current on vaccinations, neutered and had some much needed dental work completed. Yoda has a sweet face with large soulful eyes. His feet are splayed after spending so much time in a cage and he has a touch of arthritis. When Yoda arrived at his foster home, he had no idea how to interact with people or other dogs, spending the first few weeks in foster care just observing. Eventually he decided that dogs are supposed to sit on laps, bark for attention and follow other dogs around the yard. Yoda likes to eat in peace separately in another area. His foster home first fed him outside, but with the winter weather approaching, his foster mother had to find new places to serve his private meal. On Christmas Eve Yoda stopped eating. After a trip to the vet the day after Christmas, Yoda spent four days hospitalized on fluids and antibiotics. The vet indicated that Yoda had an irritated digestive system, but could not identify the source as he was too weak at the time for additional testing. Yoda will be returning to the vet in the very near future for liver tests, but in the meantime he is doing much better and is eating well. His foster mom says he is back to barking to express his desire for treats, dinner, or best of all attention.

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