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beating the odds

it’s no doubt startling to see a dog without a nose. But look past his appearance and you’d never know Jam had cancer. The 15-year-old Golden Retriever still behaves like a young pup—he playfully sneaks up on his pawrent Unisa Chu, 42, an office manager, as she’s getting into her car; and makes puppy eyes to score treats. Seeing how spirited he is, who would have thought that just eight months ago, the Goldie was given three to six months to live?

SWEET BEGINNINGS

When Unisa first brought Jam home in 2003, he was everything she had hoped for in a furkid—and more. He had such a

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