| Whish! Tracy swerved, nearly having to
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| | Her brother had actually taken down his
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| pull her car over. She was laughing to
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| | dog run. It was ugly. Sure, he had a dog
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| hard to drive. Whish! Plop! Jingle! Then,
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| | door. It was in the box lying against the
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| another Whish! Dog toys were flying past
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| | garage wall. Rocky's 'facilities?' They
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| her rearview mirror like fuzzy meteors
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| | were a massive porch with a whopping
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| headed for earth. She was not two miles
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| | three foot railing and almost that much
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| form Best Friend's Animal Sanctuary and
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| | dirt area for his bathroom requirements.
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| Rocky's antics had already rendered her
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| | Tracy hung her head in shame. Despite
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| incapsitated. Again, jingles erupted out
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| | having ample acreage and money brother
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| of the musical walrus.
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| | dearest was not prepared for his
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| Rocky has always loved his toys. Some
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| | commitment. "And, he's literally a
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| wonder if he had them on the streets of
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| | rocket-scientist," she mumbled under her
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| Beirut. His handlers always picture him
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| | breath. Lord help genetics.
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| gathering stuffed animals from the
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| | "Your enclosure will not work, she told
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| collapsed rubble of bombed out homes. No
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| | Tim, her big brother. "You need to fence
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| doubt he'd pile them up, keeping them
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| | part of the actual yard." Then he iced
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| close together in pure Border Collie
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| | the cake. "But, I have to work tomorrow."
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| fashion. Soon rescuers came, but not for
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| | "I thought you wear retiring," she said.
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| his playthings.
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| | He had not. Nor was he willing to add
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| Rocky is one of hundreds of animals
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| | more fencing or work a trainer. We both
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| rescued by Beirut for the Ethical
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| | have the same Father's eyes, Tracy
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| Treatment of Animals (BETA) during last
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| | silently pondered.
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| falls conflict with Israel. When Betas's
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| | The next morning, Flipper snarled his
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| shelter was damaged the animals were
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| | disapproval at the world. Tracy went to
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| moved. When neighbors threatened to kill
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| | Denver to meet her 'normal' brother,
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| them all, they moved again. This time the
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| | John, and Rocky was shut inside. He was
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| refugee pack came to America. The kind
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| | shut inside his giant new home with all
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| souls at Best Friends Animal Society
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| | white carpets. Happy, happy, joy, joy,
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| evacuated the rag-tag menagerie, bringing
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| | Rocky took his revenge.
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| them all to their facility outside Kanab,
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| | As John approached the restaurant table
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| Utah.
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| | the following morning he told Tracy, "I
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| At two years of age, the stunning Rocky
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| | have some bad news." She didn't miss a
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| was already better traveled than many
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| | beat. "Tim just called and I'm taking
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| American citizens. Now, he was on his way
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| | Rocky back to Utah with me. I'll have a
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| to Colorado. Would this finally be his
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| | large chai with soy." "Ah, you're right,"
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| forever-home? A flying tiger toy balanced
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| | John stumbled. No doubt thinking, his
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| off the dashboard as the Jeep Cherokee
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| | sister should have been the rocket
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| rolled up Hwy 89. From the back, Tracy's
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| | scientist. Tracy pretended to be
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| own Lebanon Rescue, a cantacourous
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| | undaunted.
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| terrier mix named Flipper, snarled his
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| | Inside she dreaded ten more hours in a
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| disapproval. Why had Rocky gotten the
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| | car with Rocky and a disgruntled Flipper.
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| good seat?
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| | She was mortified at the thought of
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| As the Muttly Crew crossed Utah and wound
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| | telling Best Friends her own brother,
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| up the Rocky Mountains, Tracy reflected
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| | whom she recommended, was such a wanker.
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| on the past three weeks. It was her
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| | Overall, however, her mind was dancing
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| brother and his wife that were adopting
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| | with glee.
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| Rocky. Or, so she thought. Tracy had
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| | She'd already decided Rocky could not
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| taken the dog to obedience classes, drove
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| | stay with someone unwilling to prepare
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| him on outings, worked with him on the
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| | for him, work with him or provided him a
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| Best Friends agility course, etc. One of
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| | secure home and continued training. (The
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| them had a natural talent for agility. It
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| | mind and body of a Border Collie needs
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| wasn't Tracy. She believed she laid the
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| | more.) Now she could play apologetic
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| foundations of a great pet for her
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| | instead of condescending. Now no
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| family. There was one flaw in the plan.
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| | 'Breaking and Entering' would be on her
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| Within a Colorado day the blemish
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| | record.
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| appeared. It was Tracy's family that
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| | Back across the country the trio rolled.
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| needed intensive training, not the dog.
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| | Tracy's heart broke when she returned
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| True, Rocky was not yet perfect. He
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| | Rocky to his run at Best Friends. She'd
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| needed house training and paced and
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| | chosen the wrong home for him. Even the
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| whined when left alone or shut in a room.
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| | greatest sanctuary on earth is no
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| But, why not? He was a Border Collie
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| | substitute for a loving home. His rocky
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| after all. While he has a dash of husky
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| | road will continue a little longer.
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| or ausie, Rocky's needy heart and
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| | To this day Tracy, a Best Friends
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| wrestles mind are Border through and
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| | volunteer, still walks Rocky, bumbles
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| through. Tracy was aghast by her own
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| | through the agility course and takes him
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| family's lack of preparations.
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| | for drives. Whish!
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