Bear and Maddie
Maddie
Bear
Two years ago, two identical siblings are born to Merlin and Avalon.  One is a little girl, who becomes Maddie and moves to South Carolina.  One is a little boy, who becomes Bear, and moves to Georgia.  Okay ... they grow up.

     During Maddie's growing up years, her parents have best friends who fall in love with Maddie and baby-sit her and love her like their own.  They are Maddie godparents (really).  They long for their own version of Maddie, but things just don't fall that way.  So Maddie's parents (Bud and Robin) love her, as do their best friends (Perry and Anna).  Maddie is one of the most loved rat terriers in the world.

      Bear, meanwhile, has bonded with his owners, the Reeves, and was loved.  Then, for some reason, the Reeves decided to give Bear up ... to a kill shelter in Georgia.  RatBone Rescues helps us to get Bear out of the shelter and with the assistance of the NRTA to find the owners, the owner’s signs over their ownership of him.  Guy drives to Georgia (two days after a collision accident that damaged his neck and back muscles) and picks up our Bear and brings him home to North Carolina.

     Guy and I get to know Bear; Bear is desperate to bond with another human.  Bear loves children and other (neutered) male dogs and all female dogs.  I contact (on a whim), Bud and Robin to see how Maddie is doing, and to let them know about their Maddie's twin brother.  BINGO!  Bud contacts Perry and Anna immediately.  The very next day, after lengthy phone conversations with them, Perry and Anna arrive at my door, dying to see Bear.

      The end result?  Perry and Anna and Bear bonded HARD within the two hours they were here.  Bear now lives nearly next door to his twin sister, with her godparents, Perry and Anna.

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