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Take Two
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Lessons Learned from My Dog
By Linda L. Meilink You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
~Paulo Coelho Although we didn’t know it at the time, the forlorn, foul-smelling dog we reluctantly brought home from the shelter had already been adopted and returned three times. The volunteer, who could have sold rusted-out used cars for a living, told us the 120-pound mongrel was “overdue on his rent,” meaning that he was going to be destroyed if no one adopted him that day! Looking like the schmucks we were, we signed the papers and opened the back door of our tiny car. He happily jumped in. “Well, we can give him a bath,” I said uncertainly, as the foul odor wafted up to the front seat. (Keep reading) | 
