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Dog hit by car loses leg, is adopted by firefighter who helped her

“You would never know she has three legs; she is already jumping on the couch and running across the house,” said firefighter Anthony Pulvino.

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May 8, 2024 at 1:48 p.m. EDT
Anthony Pulvino with his dog, Auburn. He helped rescue her after she was hit by a car and later adopted her. (Courtesy of Anthony Pulvino)
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Anthony Pulvino, a firefighter in Buffalo, was at the firehouse one evening last month when two teenage girls came rushing toward the station — holding an injured puppy.

“They saw her get hit by a car,” said Pulvino, 30, noting that the driver apparently drove off after clipping the dog’s back left leg about a block from the firehouse.