teeth and hesitant demeanor, but the truth is, the only reason he is this way is because he was treated inhumanely.
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Just recently, over 600 dogs were seized from a licensed pet dealer just north of Jacksonville in Georgia. This “business” had more than 700 dogs on property. Let that number sink in. Not SEVEN dogs ... SEVEN HUNDRED. That’s insane. I have trouble keeping up with my three some days! These dogs were severely matted, malnourished, and in horrible shape. Already stretched-to-the-max rescues from all over took as many as they could—footing the expenses (emotionally and financially) to clean up this greeder’s mess.
A qu�k is often endear�g,
at times it can make a someone funny, but it always makes them more interesting. Where we pick up our quirks, we don’t always know, but sometimes what makes us different is a scar from a painful past.
Cooper was one of the dogs removed. He was taken in, along with nine others by Fawns Small Dog Rescue. He weighed only 5 pounds, was matted, filthy, and his teeth were rotting. The only life Cooper had ever known at the puppy mill was in a cage, but since his rescue, he’s flourishing. He’s been placed in a loving foster home, packed on two Cooper on the day whole pounds, been groomed by Fawns rescued him Salty Paws Healthy Pet Market, and had all of his poor teeth (except the four large ones) removed.
“In just a few weeks Cooper has settled into a Cooper, our sweet, shy cover model, is visibly wonderful new world where he has become happy different—his protruding teeth are high on the and healthy—he’s learning that people are kind, quirk scale. He also has a personality that is a food is plentiful, and life is good,” foster mom Mary bit different from your average dog raised in a Hart says. “Although he still doesn’t walk well on loving home. a leash, he happily On the cover After I met follows me and my him, I couldn’t two dogs around. help but He especially likes wonder what walking on the he might look beach where he and act like has discovered that The little man with the big teef had he not been people are nice, and used by an unethical breeder; had he always if he sees someone sitting on the sand, he goes up gone to bed with food in his tummy and a kiss and makes friends! Cooper also really likes other on his forehead. Part of me feels bad for putting dogs and gets excited to see them. We often go Cooper on the cover of the Quirky issue—he’s for walks in a stroller where he can see all kinds of new things, or we go to the park and discover new not quirky in the fun way most of the dogs in smells and walk around in the sunshine. Cooper this issue are. He’s unusual because he was loves spending time in his first-ever cozy bed or on used and neglected. Cooper is absolutely the sofa with me. He’s such a good boy!” adorable and perfect as he is with his jutting
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