Adoption binds girl and her pooch

Sondra Toscano of Nassau County on Friday explained how her daughter Lydia Toscano, who was adopted as an infant, bonded with their adopted dog Venus, a 6-year-old Maltese-Yorkie mix, who was rescued in January from a shuttered Missouri puppy mill. Credit: Newsday / Shelby Knowles; Photos courtesy Sondra Toscano