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dogjournal: STRAY DOG AND DEER SAY GOODBYE - “Ella was standing right by the van when the dog departed, looking kind of forlorn..” A stray dog and a deer named Ella became friends, and have spent the last few weeks living together in the Elmwood Cenetery in Missouri.  Unfortunately, due to the coming cold weather, animal control officials had to rescue the dog and leave the deer behind. The dog is now at the Wayside Waifs animal shelter. Ella the deer continues to be a fixture at the cemetery. Read more from kansascity.com: The dog and the doe, which lives at the historic cemetery, had been constant companions in recent weeks. Cemetery officials and volunteers said it appeared the two misfits had developed a bond. But while the deer can survive the winter, there was concern that the dog would not. *** Ella was by the trap when the team from the shelter came to retrieve the dog. “Ella was standing right by the van when the dog departed, looking kind of forlorn,” said John Weilert, president of the Elmwood Cemetery Society. Ella was born at Elmwood Cemetery around Memorial Day 2011 and then lost her mother to traffic. She has become a mascot for the cemetery at Truman Road and Van Brunt Boulevard, showing up at weddings and funerals and tagging along on tours…“Am I sorry they found each other? Absolutely not! I believe they became friends to teach us a lesson, however we each might interpret it.” Hopefully the dog finds a permanent home soon. I’m glad he was able to find a companion in Ella the deer, even if for a short few weeks. Click here for the full story, and here to learn more about Wayside Waifs.
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STRAY DOG AND DEER SAY GOODBYE - “Ella was standing right by the van when the dog departed, looking kind of forlorn..”

A stray dog and a deer named Ella became friends, and have spent the last few weeks living together in the Elmwood Cenetery in Missouri.  Unfortunately, due to the coming cold weather, animal control officials had to rescue the dog and leave the deer behind. The dog is now at the Wayside Waifs animal shelter. Ella the deer continues to be a fixture at the cemetery. Read more from kansascity.com:

The dog and the doe, which lives at the historic cemetery, had been constant companions in recent weeks. Cemetery officials and volunteers said it appeared the two misfits had developed a bond.

But while the deer can survive the winter, there was concern that the dog would not.

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Ella was by the trap when the team from the shelter came to retrieve the dog.

“Ella was standing right by the van when the dog departed, looking kind of forlorn,” said John Weilert, president of the Elmwood Cemetery Society.

Ella was born at Elmwood Cemetery around Memorial Day 2011 and then lost her mother to traffic. She has become a mascot for the cemetery at Truman Road and Van Brunt Boulevard, showing up at weddings and funerals and tagging along on tours…“Am I sorry they found each other? Absolutely not! I believe they became friends to teach us a lesson, however we each might interpret it.”

Hopefully the dog finds a permanent home soon. I’m glad he was able to find a companion in Ella the deer, even if for a short few weeks. Click here for the full story, and here to learn more about Wayside Waifs.
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