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Panda This is Panda. She’s 13, which is hard to believe, since she still looks like a puppy! Panda and her mom Joni live in the lower duplex.

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Panda

This is Panda. She’s 13, which is hard to believe, since she still looks like a puppy! Panda and her mom Joni live in the lower duplex.

— Mike

Louie

Louie, our four-year-old westie, fell asleep by the fireplace waiting for Santa to come down the chimney.

Noah
Noah

— Marlene

Mocha

Our granddog, Mocha, is a one-year-old Cavachon puppy who loves to stand guard at our front window, watching the people and dogs go by.

— The Vincents

Noah

Noah walked into our lives Christmas Day 2016. He was starving and broken down. Now he is fat and sleek and adores everyone.

— Bernadette Cusack

Louie
Louie

Panda
Panda
Mocha
Mocha

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