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Image: Lucas Hembree and his dog Juno
Lucas Hembree and his dog Juno. When his dad Chester saw posting about her on a rescue group’s website “I had the feeling in my gut that I had to go see this dog,” he said.
Special bond of a rescue dog and dying boy
A Tennessee dad rescued Juno from a shelter just days before she was due to be euthanized. Chester Hembree said he had a gut feeling that the Belgian shepherd was the dog capable of helping his 4-year-old son, who has an irreversible degenerative condition. More
Courtesy Of The Hembree Family / Vetstreet.com
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