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Add to that, they are older dogs and have to be adopted together, and they are a tougher sell, admits Sotropa.

“So it’s hard enough to get adoptions for senior animals and then when you add the consideration that they are bonded and they have to go together. They are so sweet. Little Lovely follows around Daytona like her puppy and they have the personalities of the sweetest little guys and they have a lot of energy for eight-year-old dogs.”

Sotropa says THS will provide dental care for both dogs and Lovely will be groomed before adoption.

She said the right home “is willing to take on the responsiblity of two animals who have thought out the considerations of the finances of taking on senior dogs and really just wants a couple of pooches to snuggle up to.”

“These two are love bugs and they are quite the pair that take care of one another. It’s really nice to see that they drink from the same water bowl, they eat the same food and they really balance each other out,” Sotropa said. “When they’re separated they do experience a high degree of stress. And so officially when we say that they are bonded it means that in order for them to have the next few years be their golden and glorious days, they need to stay together.”

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O’ GREAT PUMPKIN: Pumpkin, the eight-year-old cat with FLUTD (Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease) who was featured in our last Forever Friend column a month ago, has been successfully adopted.

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