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By: Kimberly White
Living in an apartment in Boston can be hard enough as it is without sharing the cramped quarters with three furry companions. But as fate would have it, Bethany Coleman and her boyfriend were about to take on one more.
Bethany and Tyson already had two senior cats and a female cairn terrier mix, Rogue, who Bethany rescued from the Animal Rescue League of Boston when she was just 10 weeks old. As a bitty pup, she was more than happy lounging around with the cats and was used to being the smallest one in the family.
So they maintained the status quo and had no plans to change it
until mid-2016, when Bethany and Rogue headed out to the local farmers market. A local shelter, Last Hope K9 Rescue, brought a bunch of dogs out that day with hopes of finding them forever homes. Bethany had to do a double take when she one of the puppies
was Rogue standing in front of a mirror? They looked exactly alike!
She wasnt the only one who noticed, either. Rogue immediately took to the little guy and glanced up at Mom with pleading eyes: Pleeeeeease? Can we, Mom? Huh, can we?
As if she could resist. And with that, they became a family of six.
It took about a month to adjust, but everyone eventually settled in to the new living arrangements (which ended up getting a pretty sweet upgrade when the family moved to Hawaii).
The adorable doppelgänger do everything together, including, it seems, taking one another on walks.
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Its been a couple years since the adoption papers were signed, and some things have changed. Now that Rogue has a little brother to look out for, shes mellowed out from her only-dog days but remains just as smart and energetic as ever. As for Beast, hes now bigger than his big sis but is still the same affectionate lovebug who loves nothing more than curling up with his parents.
If successfully moving across (and beyond) the continent taught this family unit anything, its that theyll be always be together, Bethany says.
(We) will always appreciate each day for the unconditional love they give us and we cant wait for the next adventure. I jokingly say were starting our (own) little Noahs ark. Two humans, two cats and two dogs.
Of course, if Beast and Bethany hit the farmers market and he spots his own mini me, that could easily change.
https://www.inspiremore.com/rogue-and-beast-doppelgangers/
hlthe2b
(102,310 posts)Boy, I loved that little guy.
exboyfil
(17,864 posts)two dogs mirror one another when they lay down. I always say, "Two dogs, one brain."