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wordstroken

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9. Love, love, love the photos, John!!! Thank you so much for sharing. I know EXACTLY what you mean about pet therapy.
Thu Nov 20, 2025, 09:23 PM
Thursday

I so believe in the power of animal love as therapy that when I had my soul-mate Saintly Bernard, I personally trained her from 7 weeks old to be a Comfort Therapy dog for my nonprofit organization and took her around the country during disasters to go into shelters, schools and churches to distribute toys and diapers and blankets, and work with children who had lost their homes and families to tornadoes and hurricanes. Such a brilliant pup. I named her Paxton, after the goddess of peace, serenity, intelligence, and strength. She was all of that, and at 3 years old,, she weighed almost 180 pounds — of pure gentle love.

I’m so glad you have your sweet boy Cuddles. And Petunia, too!

Here’s sending you and your angel fur babies love and hugs and a cartload of everything good.
💕💖

🦋 wordstroken
Apollo, Ajax, and Minnie

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