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A U.S. soldier is hoping for her own Christmas miracle.<\/a><\/p>\n

Army National Guard Staff Sergeant<\/a> Andrea Taulton was forced to leave her best buddy behind in Kosovo, where she served her second deployment for the U.S.<\/p>\n

Taulton found Axel, a one-year-old German shepherd, in late September 2022 \u2014 and he was in very bad shape.<\/p>\n

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Taulton told Fox News Digital that while they were driving, she and her partner spotted a pup crossing the road \u2014 and the pup was noticeably handicapped.<\/p>\n

Taulton, who\u2019s been active duty for seven years, hopped out of her vehicle and rushed to move the limping dog out of harm\u2019s way.<\/p>\n

“Kosovo is not a very good place for dogs,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Dogs are literally everywhere, and you can tell they\u2019re all malnourished.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“I knew basically at that point that if I didn’t step out of the car and be a hero that this dog would not make it another minute.”<\/p>\n

Taulton described the bond between herself and the dog as “instant.”<\/p>\n

“We locked eyes and I swear it was like we were speaking our own language,” she said.<\/p>\n

“He knew I was there to help him, and he somehow knew that I was going to be a good human to him.”<\/p>\n

After she helped the dog cross the road, Taulton said the animal “showered” her “with love and kisses.”<\/p>\n

The sergeant made the dog a bed of leaves and sticks and fed him, since it looked as if he hadn\u2019t eaten in weeks, she said.<\/p>\n

Taulton continued to visit Axel day after day, feeding him, taking care of him and forming an inseparable bond with him.<\/p>\n

Axel may have been hit by a car due to an injury on his hind leg; he was also suffering from deformities on his front paws.<\/p>\n

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Since German shepherds are a rare breed in Kosovo, Taulton said they assume Axel had been bred in the area and was thrown into a cage for the first several months of his life.<\/p>\n

This reportedly stunted the proper development of his paws.<\/p>\n

“He walks on his wrists and his paws are just like jello,” she said.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s why I named him Axel because he only had one working \u2018Axel\u2019 \u2014 his one leg.”<\/p>\n

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Taulton was ordered to leave Kosovo on Nov. 1 and was sent back to the U.S. on Nov. 18, to her hometown of Bunker Hill, West Virginia.<\/p>\n

That meant she was forced to say goodbye to her new best friend.<\/p>\n

“I knew that I was going to have to figure out some way to get him home,” she said.<\/p>\n

Taulton immediately reached out to nonprofit overseas rescue organization Paws of War to get Axel to safety and, eventually, back home with her.<\/p>\n

“Paws of War picked him up almost immediately,” she said.<\/p>\n

While Axel is off the streets now, he’s not completely safe until he gets to America, Fox News Digital is told.<\/p>\n

The organization is hoping to deliver Axel to his soldier before the end of the year \u2014 which Taulton said would be the “best Christmas present ever” for her.<\/p>\n

“I don’t have children, but I can only imagine this is exactly what it feels like,” she said.<\/p>\n

“I bonded with him so much, it’s like I left my entire heart over there,” she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“And not being here with him and knowing that he’s still suffering in Kosovo somewhere without my love \u2014 it’s seriously so heartbreaking.”<\/p>\n

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“I can only hope that he’ll be home by the end of the year \u2014 I\u2019ve already situated my whole house for him if he ever gets here. So, I can only hope.”<\/p>\n

In a statement to Fox News Digital, Paws of War founder Robert Misseri stressed the importance and urgency of getting Axel away from the dangers of Kosovo.<\/p>\n

“Knowing we could save this dog from an uncertain death and certainly a cruel existence \u2014 we have no choice,” he said. “We have to do it.”<\/p>\n

“For Staff Sergeant Andrea who sacrificed so much for our country and others, we all have to chip in to make this happen.”<\/p>\n

Upon his arrival, Axel will need surgery on his back leg, though there may not be a fix for his deformities.<\/p>\n

Paws of War is currently accepting donations to help ship Axel to the U.S. and cover his medical expenses at pawsofwar.networkforgood.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/us-soldier-cares-injured-dog-overseas-hopes-bring-home-best-christmas-present-ever <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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