Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

One Book Henderson:

Jennifer Hetterscheidt and her golden retrievers Buddy and Leo

One Book Henderson

Mytae Carrasco

from left Buddy, Jennifer Hetterscheidt, and Leo

Buddy is 11 1⁄2. He came out of Lied Animal Shelter 4 1/2 years ago, and I am also fostering Leo. He is 13 years old. He has liver cancer and a cancer tumor in his foot. He will stay in foster care with me for the remainder of his days.

Buddy is easy. He is very bashful. We had gotten him out of the Lied shelter and then my veterinarian had taken him in.

She was going through issues with a newborn baby and changes in her life, and I told her I would babysit buddy for a couple of weeks and Buddy never left.

It all worked out. It was instant bonding. It was love at first sight.

Leo, we found him off of Craigslist. His owner was giving him away. She luckily agreed to give him to us.

His owner was losing her home and where she was moving, with the expense and everything, she couldn’t take care of her dog anymore, so we got him. I think what he has taught me the most is the love of life.

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