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Throwing a Bone

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Sometimes a reporter’s story idea doesn’t get covered. There could be more newsworthy things going on, or it gets putt off until a later date, but for whatever reason I found myself in this situation. I had been pitching a story idea about animal control. (We “pitch” ideas during our morning meeting and whatever is chosen shows up on your television that night.) Maybe it was because we’ve done smaller stories featuring animal rescue, or because dogs are more of the cartoon-loving type than news junkies, but I felt I could be doing more to get the word out about the population of homeless animals in the area. It was then that I realized a story wouldn’t cut it.

Enter Hank. He’s my new foster-dog! My room-mate and I discovered the program from the Animal Rescue Center of Bay County and just about a week after we called he showed up at our door. The 1 1/2-year-old coon-hound mix one of the sweetest and goofiest dogs I’ve ever met, even for a stray. It’s obvious why animal control employees wanted to prevent the worst from happening to Hank. As soon as he arrived, we tested his range of activities which include sit, shake, fetch, (mostly with his brand-new bone he was incredibly excited to receive) and following his nose. He is a hound after all.

The only thing that makes this bittersweet is that I know I’ll have to give Hank up. But, placing him in a happy home where he can just be a dog would certainly be rewarding, and I think I’ll definitely stay involved with animal rescue. If you are interested in giving Hank a permanent place to stay send me an email or contact animal rescue at 850-387-0224.

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Posted on May 30, 2008 - 02:46 PM by Jessi Chapin
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I was born and raised just outside the nation's capital in northern Virginia, and recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a major of Broadcast Journalism and minor in International Relations. I studied abroad for a while in Italy and also traveled to Shanghai, China for a journalism class. During college I worked at CBS6 in Richmond, VA as well as FOX5 in Washington D.C. I'm glad to be in sunny Florida and look forward to making Panama City my home for the next few years...

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