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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Paws for a cause


  • By Pam Eubanks
  • | 4:00 a.m. August 11, 2011
  • East County
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: Paws for a cause
Grayson Tullio, center, has been waiting to get a service dog for two years. Grayson suffers from muscular dystrophy, and now, thanks to a partnership between Milk Bone and Sam's Club, he will be getting a service dog in 2012.
Grayson Tullio, center, has been waiting to get a service dog for two years. Grayson suffers from muscular dystrophy, and now, thanks to a partnership between Milk Bone and Sam's Club, he will be getting a service dog in 2012.

 

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