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As the door bell rang  we opened the  door to find a teenage boy with red eyes holding the leash which led to a pit bull great dane mix dog that reached his hip in height. As the boy started to speak the crack in his voice could not help but tug at my heart. He said that his mother had told him that they could no longer afford his dog. He said that his girlfriend had given the dog to him as a birthday present when it was just 5 weeks old. The mother let him keep it for 8 months and then decided that he had to take this dog and find it a new home. He had gotten so atached to the dog as well as the dog to him. He kept petting the dog letting him know that he would be ok. The dog would look into his eyes with such trust sensing that something was wrong it was heartbreaking. When I ask why now he said that he is in school and has to get a job also so that would leave no time for the dog. He had no fence and the mother said that it was not fair to the dog to leave him roaming free for hours and hours a day. There was also the fact that they were having trouble feeding him. That scenario is being repeated in so many places everywhere with todays economy. People feel that they have no choice but to dump the family dog because he is another expense. This is so heartbreaking when he has done nothing wrong and is considered an easy cut to make. I explained to him that if he could leave his dog for about an hour I could find out if he could get along with our general population of dogs. He immediately fit in and he has been a perfect fit for us every since. We renamed him Brutus because it just fit his regal attitude  so well. The boy and his mom have since moved but he did come back on a couple of occasions and Brutus was glad to see him and would walk him to his car but never actually tried to go with him. I think Brutus knows this is where he belongs and now the boy that he was so faithfully devoted to is just a friend as he stands so proudly on the porch among his family as the boy drove away. As heartbreaking as it is to see this happen I am very proud of the boy that he did not just drop off his dog he found it a home and for that we are eternally greatful.

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