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\"When Bentley came in to meet the puppy, we had tears in our eyes,\" said Lydia Sattler, animal services director of Jackson County Animal Shelter. \"He was loving her and she was just eating it up. They were a perfect match for many reasons.\"

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PHOTO: Bentley Boyers, 2, is seen holding his newly adopted rescue puppy, Lacey, on Sept. 4, 2020 at Jackson County Animal Shelter in Jackson County, Michigan. Both Bentley and Lacey were born with a cleft lip.
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Sattler said Lacey came from a shelter in Mississippi. She is estimated to be about 10 weeks old and although it's difficult to say for sure, Sattler suspects the pup may be a Lab mix.

The Boyers also have a 9-month-old English Mastiff named Remi, and a sibling for Bentley who's due to arrive this December.

Editor's note: This was originally published on Sept. 10, 2020.

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