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When Dad died unexpectedly, my mom and I were crushed. She was inconsolable and depressed, and there wasn't much I could do to help her.

Enter Pippen, a dog my girlfriend and I rescued from a high kill shelter a day before he was slated to be put down. Pippen, a five year old lab/hound mix, was grossly underweight and very afraid of almost everything, but over the course of three months of good meals, lots of TLC, and a safe home, he was happy and healthy. I had an idea that my mom and he would be perfect for each other, so I arranged for mom to meet Pippen at my cigar shop.

Mom really liked him, and I suggested he would be a great companion for her. She was hesitant because he's not a small dog, but she agreed to spend a weekend with him.

Five days later, she adopted him and they've been constant companions ever since. Since adopting Pippen, Mom has been happier and said her house and heart don't feel empty anymore. She spoils Pippen and has given him a loving home. He's given my mom friendship, companionship and love in the way only a dog can.

Pippen's been good for me, too. We go for long walks twice a week and he likes to spend a couple of days a week at the cigar shop with me, either curling up in one of the leather chairs or greeting customers. We play fetch and tug of war, and he likes to wrestle with me.

It's been six months since mom adopted Pippen and he's finally settled in, and we can tell he knows that he's found his forever home and his forever humans.

Story submitted by Wes from Lebanon, Pennsylvania.

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