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sl8

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Mon Mar 27, 2023, 06:45 AM Mar 2023

Woman adopts elderly dog, realizes it's the 'best friend' she lost as a child

https://www.today.com/pets/woman-adopts-elderly-dog-finds-pet-her-parents-gave-10-t122770
(from 2018)

Woman adopts elderly dog, realizes it's the 'best friend' she lost as a child

Nicole Grimes was 10 when her grandmother gave her Chloe the puppy. But a few years later, difficult family circumstances meant Chloe had to find a new home.

Feb. 12, 2018, 11:36 AM EST / Source: TODAY
By Arin Greenwood

This story of a woman being reunited with the beloved dog she had to give up as a child is so moving, you could call it a fairy tail.

Nicole Grimes was 10 years old when her grandmother gave her a puppy named Chloe.

"She was wearing a pink bow when Nana gave her to me. We were best friends," Grimestold the BBC.

A few years later, when Grimes was 14, her father got a job in customer service, working from the family's home in Marianna, Pennsylvania. Chloe barked a lot, and that put her dad's job at risk.

The family made the difficult decision to try to find a new home for Chloe. When that didn't work, they brought her to the local animal shelter.

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Woman adopts elderly dog, realizes it's the 'best friend' she lost as a child (Original Post) sl8 Mar 2023 OP
This story brought tears to my eyes. So sweet. ratchiweenie Mar 2023 #1
I've seen a similar story about a woman and her childhood horse.... Amazing! Karadeniz Mar 2023 #2
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