Ahhh... There is a story in the chicken soup for the pet lovers soul about an old pointer who ends up at the shelter mysteriously, and is adopted for a grumpy old man. This dog reminds me of that story. It was so sweet too, because the guy and dog grow to be constant companions (Even though the old guy hated the dog at first) and then they both died within days of each other. It makes me teary just thinking of it.
You need to go get her, just because of that story!

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