{"id":3496,"date":"2016-05-08T01:27:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T17:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/08\/kind-dog-comforts-injured-friend-at-clinic\/"},"modified":"2016-05-08T01:27:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T17:27:19","slug":"kind-dog-comforts-injured-friend-at-clinic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/murtadha\/2016\/05\/08\/kind-dog-comforts-injured-friend-at-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Kind dog comforts injured friend at clinic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Screen_shot_2016-05-07_at_11.42.30_am\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA1LzA3L2RiL1NjcmVlbl9TaG90LmExYjk1LnBuZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXgzMjMjCmUJanBn\/7d2c74be\/db3\/Screen_Shot_2016-05-07_at_11.42.30_AM.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"float: right;width: 50px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?via=Mashable&amp;text=Kind+dog+comforts+injured+friend+at+clinic&amp;src=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F05%2F07%2Fdog-comforts-friend-vet%2F\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-tw\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-tw-f7c0a094d16b7ee7c91a1e50839a8e00.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2F2016%2F05%2F07%2Fdog-comforts-friend-vet%2F&amp;src=sp\" style=\"margin: 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Feed-fb\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.1.mshcdn.com\/assets\/feed-fb-c0a21e8841794479b8086c32c6f24ba1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Simon the dog has been through a lot, but that didn&#8217;t stop him from comforting a friend in need.<\/p>\n<p>Simon, who is currently recovering from abuse at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PawsandClawsAnimalClinic\/\">Paws &amp; Claws Animal Clinic<\/a> in Columbia, South Carolina, has a bit of healing to do before he&#8217;s ready to graduate from treatment. But in the meantime, he loves to spend time with his friend Sammie, a four-month-old boxer puppy.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/03\/12\/dog-cries-welcome-home-soldier\/\">Elderly dog cries as she welcomes home soldier<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/rack.0.mshcdn.com\/media\/ZgkyMDE2LzA1LzA3L2RiL1NjcmVlbl9TaG90LjMzMWVlLnBuZwpwCXRodW1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg\/c4fa0bec\/102\/Screen_Shot_2016-05-07_at_12.12.30_PM.png\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Image:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PawsandClawsAnimalClinic\/photos\/pcb.1669699679962241\/1669699603295582\/?type=3&amp;theater\">facebook\/paws &amp; claws animal clinic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sammie was rescued from a kill shelter after being spray painted, dragged and shot by his previous owner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>When he was finally brought to Paws &amp; Claws, he was in pretty poor shape \u2014 but the veterinary team, bolstered by Simon&#8217;s moral support, has improved his condition significantly. <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2016\/05\/07\/dog-comforts-friend-vet\/\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>More about <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/dogs\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Dogs<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/facebook\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/animals\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Animals<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/watercooler\/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial\">Watercooler<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Mashable\/~4\/JzHym63E33U\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Simon the dog has been through a lot, but that didn&#8217;t stop him from comforting a friend in need. 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