# I picked up a dumped dog today

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 15, 2025, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-up-a-dumped-dog-today/1014336 "2025-02-15T01:17:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-up-a-dumped-dog-today/1014336/41 "2025-02-25T01:43:42Z")

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> [@StGermain](#):
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> Valentine is here to stay.

This got the biggest smile of the day out of me. Thank you for sharing the good news, and congrats to all involved 😃

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-up-a-dumped-dog-today/1014336/42 "2025-02-25T01:59:11Z")

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It’s official - I just ordered her personalized collar.

StG

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-up-a-dumped-dog-today/1014336/43 "2025-02-25T02:15:48Z")

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> [@StGermain](#):
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> Heartworm negative, thankfully. It’s endemic in the South.

For the uninitiated, those things can be VERY bad news. When I was 11 we moved to Florida from Ohio and didn’t know better, and the bout our male German Shepherd endured weakened his heart and eventually killed him. So make sure you give them the prevention pills religiously.

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**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-up-a-dumped-dog-today/1014336/44 "2025-02-25T18:40:55Z")

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Awww, so happy for you and valentine. May you have many happy and healthy years together.

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