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Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time
Pascack Valley HS Student Wants To Save All The Dogs... One Painting At A Time To River Vale's Hope Buzzelli, every rescue dog has a story. That epiphany came to her last summer while sitting on her couch next to her family's dog, Layla. Buzzelli has admired her dog's positive outlook on life since adopting her from Good Karma Dog Rescue three years ago. It was in that moment she felt inspired to paint Layla's portrait depicting just that. LaylaContributed "Dogs are all so optimistic," said Buzzelli, a junior at Pascack Valley Regional High School. "No matter what their past, they can enjoy where they are." What followed was a series of dog portraits primarily o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Bergen County Rescue Dog Eases Pain Of Sexual Assault Victim, 20 Bergen County Rescue Dog Eases Pain Of Sexual Assault Victim, 20
Bergen County Rescue Dog Eases Pain Of Sexual Assault Victim, 20 Leaving the house and getting out of bed became difficult for Liz Mitchell two years ago when she became the victim of sexual assault. Things got easier last December, though, when she found Dani -- a four-year-old Bull Terrier mix with River Vale's Good Karma Dog Rescue who quickly eased her pain. "After the trauma it was very difficult for me to go outside and be in public," said Mitchell, 20, a junior at St. Joseph's University in Pennsylvania.  "Wherever I am with her, I’m very comfortable by her side." ** ALSO SEE: Surrendered German Shepherd Puppy Needs Home ** …

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by Cecilia Levine
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PHOTOS: Bergen Rescue Takes In Dog Tied With Ethernet Cable, Puppies PHOTOS: Bergen Rescue Takes In Dog Tied With Ethernet Cable, Puppies
Photos: Bergen Rescue Takes In Dog Tied With Ethernet Cable, Puppies A dog found with an ethernet cable tied around her neck and her eight puppies were recently taken in by River Vale's Good Karma Dog Rescue. Holly was found by college students at Widener University in Chester, P.A. They notified authorities but no one had reported her missing, rescue officials said. The couple reached out to Good Karma, who agreed to help and take Holly in. "They wanted to foster her but after looking at the pictures they sent of her, we had our suspicions that she was pregnant," founder Lisa Romano Adamek said. A visit to the vet the next day confirmed Holly's …

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by Cecilia Levine