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At holiday time, Ingrid finally gets a home

Quick ReadNearly five years ago, a sickly pit bull mix named Ingrid arrived at the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington with a rare heart ailment. Now, the 35-pound dog that drew national attention because of her unusual heart-treatment regimen -- a daily dose of Viagra -- was all wags as she became the newest addition to a Huntington family.

Tiana Mincieli of Huntington adopted her new pit

Photo credit: Thomas A. Ferrara | Tiana Mincieli of Huntington adopted her new pit bull named Ingrid today from the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington where Ingrid arrived in 2007, near death, and was saved by a vet-recomended daily regimien of Viagra. (Dec. 21, 2011)

Nearly five years ago, a sickly pit bull mix named Ingrid arrived at the Little Shelter Animal Rescue and Adoption Center in Huntington with a rare heart ailment.

Wednesday, the 35-pound dog that drew national attention because of her unusual heart-treatment regimen -- a daily dose of Viagra -- was all wags as she became the newest addition to a Huntington family.

"I feel good that I...

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