Twas the nite before Christmas when all thru the house ' +
'Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. ' +
'The stockings were hung by the chimney with care ' +
'In hopes that St. Nick soon would be there.
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'The children all nestled all snug in their beds ' +
'With no thought of the dog filling their head. ' +
'And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap ' +
'Knew the dog was cold, but didn\'t care about that.
' +
'When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter ' +
'I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter. ' +
'Away to the window I flew like a flash ' +
'Figuring the dog was free of his chain and into the trash.
' +
'The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow ' +
'gave the luster of mid-day to objects below. ' +
'When what to my wondering eyes should appear ' +
'But Santa Clause with eyes full of tears.
' +
'He unchained the dog once so lively and quick ' +
'Last year\'s Christmas present now painfully sick. ' +
'More rapid than eagles he called the dog\'s name ' +
'and the dog ran to him despite all his pain.
' +
'Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen ' +
'On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen. ' +
'To the top of the porch to the top of the wall ' +
'Let\'s find this dog a home where he will be loved by all.
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'I knew in an instant there would be no gifts this year ' +
'For Santa had made one thing quite clear. ' +
'The gift of a dog is not just for the season ' +
'We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons.
' +
'In our haste to think of the kids a gift ' +
'There was one important thing we missed ' +
'A dog should be family, and cared for the same ' +
'You don\'t give a gift, then put it on a chain.
' +
'And I heard him explain as he rode out of site, ' +
'"You weren\'t given a gift, you were given a life."
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'Please help!!!! After two long years of being on a waiting list for an agility dog, we have been ' +
'notified by the breeder that, at long last, our number has come up and ...
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'WE ARE HAVING A PUPPY!!!
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'We must get rid of our children IMMEDIATELY because we just know how time consuming our new little ' +
'puppy is going to be and it just wouldn\'t be fair to the children. Since our little puppy will be ' +
'arriving on Monday we MUST place the children into rescue this weekend!
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'They are described as:
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'One male - His name is Tommy, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), light blonde hair, blue eyes. ' +
'Four years old. Excellent disposition. He doesn\'t bite. Temperament tested. Does have problems ' +
'with peeing directly in the toilet. Has had chicken Pox and is current on all shots. Tonsils have ' +
'already been removed. Tommy eats everything, is very clean, house trained & gets along well with ' +
'others. Does not run with scissors and with a little training he should be able to read soon.
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'One female - Her name is Lexie, Caucasian (English/Irish mix), strawberry blonde hair, green ' +
'eyes quite freckled. Two years old. Can be surly at times. Non-biter, thumb sucker. Has been ' +
'temperament tested but needs a little attitude adjusting occasionally. She is current on all shots, ' +
'tonsils out, and is very healthy & can be affectionate. Gets along well with other little girls & ' +
'little boys but does not like to share her toys and therefore would do best in a one child ' +
'household. She is a very quick learner and is currently working on her house training-shouldn\'t ' +
'take long at all.
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'We really do LOVE our children so much and want to do what\'s right for them; that is why we ' +
'contacted a rescue group. But we simply can no longer keep them. Also, we are afraid that they ' +
'may hurt our new puppy.
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'I hope you understand that ours is a UNIQUE situation and we have a real emergency here!!! They ' +
'MUST be placed into your rescue by Sunday night at the latest or we will be forced to drop them ' +
'off at the orphanage or along some dark, country road. Our priority now has to be our new puppy.