RAINY DAY NEWS

Brody's Love Story

Hi! I am Brody and I'm "in-corrrig-ible". Did I say that right? Also, I'm the "cutest baby ever". At least that's what I hear. I can't help it! I'm only 7 months old! I was just trying to play when I fell down that set of stairs. But then my leg hurt so much I just started hopping on the other three.

I joined my family when my one Mom gave me as a Christmas present to my other Mom. I was 8 weeks old. I started bringing them "so much joy" right away! I played with everything I could find. I really like to make water bottles crinkle. And it's fun to box with them with my paws. Oh, and I love to roll on their feet.

I'm a very good boy. I always ring my bells when I need to go outside. I'm not as good about riding in the car though. I try not to do it but I always throw up when I'm riding. I even threw up on Mom's neck when I was first coming home—but luckily I still got to make Christmas perfect.

So back to the accident. When I rolled down the steps I heard a crack. I tried to run to my Moms but it hurt so badly. They got me to this special doctor. I heard him say "surgery". Then I heard my Moms saying, "We can't afford that. But he's in pain. What are we going to do?"

But guess what? This dog named Ellie and her friends said they would help us. I'm back on all fours and feeling impatient that I'm not allowed yet to get back to the business of running and rolling to make my Moms laugh.

Would you like to help keep the world more loving for another pet lover?

You park at the grocery store to run in for some milk. You happen to look in the car next to you and you see a dog inside. It's 80 degrees outside. The windows may or may not be cracked. The car may or may not be in the shade. The dog may or may not look in distress. What do you do?

Do you know ways to help? Ohio's Good Samaritan Law?
When to break a car window? What to do once the dog is out?

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