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April 26, 2004

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Panda, the Dog of the Day
Name: Panda
Age: Three years old
Gender: Female Breed: Shepherd mix
Home: Illinois, USA
 
   This is my baby girl, Panda a.k.a. PattaBear a.k.a. Panda Bear. She's a Australian Shepherd/Collie/Shepherd mix, that's our best guess. She is the absolute best dog I'll ever have. I've always wanted a dog like her and I believe there isn't another dog in this world like her. The love this dog has for my family and me is incredible. I've never had a more loyal friend. She follows me everywhere I go, listens to every word I say, and she's never been to a day of formal training. From the day I brought her home from her life at the animal hospital, where she had spent the last two months in a four-foot by four-foot metal cage, she's had this incredible gratitude and desire to please.

    No doubt, she's had her share of "oopses." She had a major case of separation anxiety which caused my parents to try and make me relocate her when I went to school. After a week of being in a new home with a different family, i couldn't take it anymore and went to visit her. The next day, she tore down all the family's Christmas lights, ate a sack of potatoes and ripped her bed to shreds. I brought her back home and she's been home ever since. She knows where she belongs, it's incredible this dog's sense of knowledge.

    I'm away at school during the week, but every weekend as soon as i can tear away from soccer and studies, I'm at home to spend time with my baby. All week long she waits for me and I only hope she understands how grateful I am for her patience. Every Sunday I can count on seeing her bright shiny eyes to great me and her flowing tail wagging from side to side. She knows I'm coming to spend that precious time with her. We both know we're going to the forest preserve where we get to run and explore with our best friend. I love her to death and can't imagine my life without her.

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