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DOG OF THE WEEK – Help Lucy Find Her Forever Home

This 5-month-old Shepherd mix needs a home. Will it be yours?

Lucy is a 5-month-old Shepherd mix puppy. A group of volunteers from Home For Good Dog Rescue were in South Carolina recently to save dogs from euthanasia. When they saw a severely starved and malnourished puppy, they named her Lucy. No one would rescue her looking the way she looked. Her ribs were clearly visible, and her hip bones were sticking straight out.

Lucy was ultimately placed in a local foster home in Southern Georgia. Her foster mom says, "Well, we have had Lucy for six days, and she is fast becoming a beautiful puppy. She is rapidly gaining weight, and her hair is soft and shiny. She is also eating and playing with other foster dogs."

Lucy has just been transported to New Jersey and is staying with a local Home for Good foster home until she can find a new loving home. She is up-to-date with routine shots. Won't you open your heart and home to Lucy?

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For more information on Lucy or any of the other dogs available through Home for Good Dog Rescue, visit the Home for Good website, call (908) 598-8212 or email contacthfg@gmail.com. If you are considering adopting Lucy or one of the other Home for Good dogs, please complete an online application at http://www.homeforgooddogs.org

A pre-approved application is required for all “meet and greets” and adoptions.

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Next Home for Good Dog Rescue Dog Adoption Events:

Saturday, Dec. 8 & Sunday, Dec. 9

Adoption Event & Santa Paws Photos with Your Pet

PetSmart

145 Promenade Blvd., Bridgewater, NJ 08807

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bring your pet and family for photos with Santa. Dogs will be available for adoption.

Also:

Saturday, Dec. 8 & Sunday, Dec. 9

Santa Paws Photos with Your Pet*

Pet Supplies Plus

410 Springfield Ave., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

*This is not an adoption event. This is for Santa photos with your pets only.*

About Home for Good Dog Rescue: Home for Good is a volunteer-based, 501(c) (3) non-profit animal rescue. Our mission is to rescue, nurture and adopt dogs into loving homes for good. We are a network of foster homes committed to the well-being of adoptable dogs. Home for Good rescues dogs from high-kill shelters. We strive to give the dogs another chance at life. Since its founding in August 2010, Home for Good has successfully placed over 1,200 dogs into permanent “forever” homes. Visit us on Facebook for updates, photos and more!

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