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For the 14th Yappy Hour at Happy Paws & Tails, in the Winthrop Town Centre in Riverview, at the southeast corner of Bloomingdale Avenue and Providence Road, the focus Nov. 29 was on the adoption of great pyrenees, also known as "the mountain dog." Shannon Cloversettle, who with her husband,Jim, owns trooper and lives and works at Winthrop, said the monthly Yappy Hour is the couple's way of giving back. "It's our way of giving back to the community and to help raise money for all the rescue groups we have," she said. "We wanted to raise awareness that their are dogs available for adoption."

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George, left, and Kanada with their owners Julie and Robert Peterson. "We adopted George from a pound in New Mexico," Julie said. "We took a road trip out to New Mexico and decided to live there for a year, which is where we got engaged. We adopted George's mother, who was a full-breed German shephed. She was a wild dog when we got her and very malnourished. We adopted her and two weeks later her belly blew up. We thought, 'Wow, she was hungry!' Then, a week after that her belly still didn't go down and we discovered we had adopted nine dogs instead of one. George was the only one who didn't look like a full-breed German shepherd. He's the mailman's kid!"

So, how did Julie Featherstone Peterson and her husband, Robert Peterson, end up with Kanada, left? "Robert volunteered at a humane society that broke a ring illegally breeding wolf hybrids," Julie said. "Kanada was a wily, happy- go-lucky, rambunctious puppy that at the same time was stubborn. He needed a stern hand. So, he came back to the humane society four times. The fourth time Robert looked at him and said, 'I'm never going to take you back. You're mine now, forever, but you're going to have to respect my rules and respect that I'm the alpha, pretty much, and be good.' And Kanada followed his command ever since and he's been a very loyal friend." As Julie sees it: "Dogs pick their owners. They definitely do."

Jade, 7 months, a hound/pit bull mix, with owners Amanda and Rick Glover.

Prestin Marley, 3, with his owner, Leann Becker. "I actually didn't even know (this breed of dog) existed," Becker said.

"I had no intention of buying a dog," Leann Becker, with Prestin Marley, 3, a type of greyhound, said. "I walked into a pet store and walks out $1,100 later. I fell in love with him."

Diego, a 2-year-old, 100-pound Pyrenees, also known as a "mountain dog," has a big footpint but an even bigger heart. The dog is also known as "the gentle giant."

Loren Linscott with his dog, Diego. "I wanted a big dog with a mild temperament that was really good with children," Linscott said. "I don't have children, but if you have a big dog you want it to be good with everyone." The pyrenees, he added, "is a gentle giant."

Sammi Barton with her mini Australian shepherd, Auzzi. "He's like 15 weeks," Barton said. "I wanted a dog that plays. And he's small enough to live in an apartment."

George, left, and Kanada with their owners Julie and Robert Peterson. "We adopted George from a pound in New Mexico," Julie said. "We took a road trip out to New Mexico and decided to live there for a year, which is where we got engaged. We adopted George's mother, who was a full-breed German shephed. She was a wild dog when we got her and very malnourished. We adopted her and two weeks later her belly blew up. We thought, 'Wow, she was hungry!' Then, a week after that her belly still didn't go down and we discovered we had adopted nine dogs instead of one. George was the only one who didn't look like a full-breed German shepherd. He's the mailman's kid!"

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