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Phoenix and Hercules

Phoenix came to us from New York, where he had been racking up bite incidents for several years on Long Island; after a few months of rehab in a shelter in Orange County, NY, it was determined that Phoenix was always going to pose a risk, so in July, Steve flew with him from JFK and brought him to Olympic Animal Sanctuary. His most recent bite incident broke Steve's hand (click if you're not squeamish). An old man with inoperable joint deterioration, Phoenix spends most of his time lying around, relaxing, but when a Great Dane named Hercules arrived at the Sanctuary, that changed. Hercules was a temporary resident of the Sanctuary, originally picked up as a loose dog and claimed a week later.

The following photos show Phoenix playing with his gigantic new friend: