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My name is Joshua Guardado. I’m a freshman at Palomar College and have been a resident of Fallbrook my whole life.

On a Friday I took my 4-month-old boxer puppy to the Fallbrook Animal Hospital. Dr Pyne diagnosed him with parvo, a deadly dog virus.

I explained to the nurse I could not pay to have him treated ($1,100), so my only realistic option was to have my puppy put down. As my girlfriend and I sat in the waiting room filling out the papers to have him put down, we cried and talked among ourselves.

The incredible staff really felt for us and, without talking about money or payment...