Chicken Soup for the Soul: Positively Pets

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A Hot Dog
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Dog Did What?
By Jennifer McMurrain

Genius is the ability to put into effect what is on your mind.
~F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Dakota, you're freaking me out." It was the kind of hot and muggy night that made your toes sweat. I lay in bed trying to beat the heat and get some sleep, but no air conditioner could keep up with the stifling weather. It didn't help that my 120-pound Akita was sitting in my bedroom doorway, just staring at me.

"Seriously, Dakota go lie down. It's late," I ordered. (Keep reading!)

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Pet Food has teamed up with our friends at American Humane Association to launch “Fill a Bowl…Feed a Soul”!

From now through the end of the year we will provide up to a MILLION MEALS to shelter pets by donating one pound of pet food for every Chicken Soup for the Soul pet food item purchased by participating independent pet specialty stores. The American Humane Association is on board to spread the word and deliver our food to shelter across the United States and Canada!

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