, Saturday, May 18, 2013
A litter of nine Goldendoodles were born on Dec. 14, 2012 -- the day of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The breeder in Texas decided to donate the puppies to those touched by the tragedy.
AUTOPLAY 
The Goldendoodle puppies born on Dec. 14, 2012. (Courtesy of Laura
Feinstein)
Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Laura
Feinstein meets her puppy,
Zeus, for the first time. Laura is the
sister-in-law of WTOP anchor Debbie
Feinstein. (Courtesy of Laura Feinstein)
Laura Feinstein holds Zeus in the airport where the puppies were
delivered. (Courtesy of Laura Feinstein)
Zeus kisses Laura Feinstein. "When Zeus was handed to me, I smiled like I
hadn't smiled in more than two months," Feinstein says. (Courtesy of
Laura Feinstein)
Sandy Hook Elementary School teacher Laura
Feinstein received Zeus at 9
weeks old in mid-February. (Courtesy of Laura
Feinstein)
Zeus and Fernando, Laura Feinstein's 7-year-old
black Labrador.
(Courtesy of Laura Feinstein)
Your Perfect Pets
Photos of D.C. pets. Submit your photos.
Texas Plant Explosion
A fertilizer plant in Texas blows up.
'Pete' penguin visits WTOP
Pete stopped by WTOP ahead of the annual Travel and Adventure Show.
WTOP Cupcake Contest
Find out who won the WTOP Cupcake Contest.Click on the image above to see it at its original size.
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Pete stopped by WTOP ahead of the annual Travel and Adventure Show.
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