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Shoko’s new mom sent me a note about her:

she is the smartest, most intuitive dog ever! And acrobatically very talented, a wonderful pouncer and bouncer. A great guard dog. The most well-mannered dog (without training!). Not one house-breaking mistake since day one! Social and friendly with other dogs, while maintaining healthy boundaries. I call her Chocolat Vesper Street (Vesper for James Bond's girlfriend, Street because she will always have that in her; a combination of Lady & the Tramp).

Photo essay: Revisiting Iran's first animal shelter

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I got to see with my own two eyes how selfless Lida is when it comes to rescuing these mistreated and unloved animals.

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On my next visit to the shelter-about a week later- I tagged along with Lida Esna-ashari for a ride. I spent a lot of time with the dogs. We got down and dirty—but it was well worth it. I was energized! On our drive back we noticed a dog on the side of the road, running like a Kangaroo! As we looked more closely, we noticed his back legs were tied!!! Lida pulled to the side of the road. We ran out and started walking towards the dog who was scared and ran away from us. We didn’t give up, and finally cornered him.

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I had offered to bring Shoko to the U.S upon my return.

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This time I had another important mission as well. One of the supporters of the shelter who lives in the US had her eyes on Shoko (AKA Shokolat) and had asked to adopt her.

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