Best friend adopts stray dog found at memorial

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  • A Burnet County animal control officer found a stray dog that refused to budge near a wooden memorial to Kelsey Underwood on County Road 200. Contributed/ Jason Jewett
    A Burnet County animal control officer found a stray dog that refused to budge near a wooden memorial to Kelsey Underwood on County Road 200. Contributed/ Jason Jewett
  • Kelsey Brooke Underwood died on Jan. 10. Her best friend adopted a stray dog discovered near the memorial erected in Kelsey’s memory. Contributed
    Kelsey Brooke Underwood died on Jan. 10. Her best friend adopted a stray dog discovered near the memorial erected in Kelsey’s memory. Contributed
  • KB was adopted by 20-yearold Jessica Thompson, who was Kelsey's best friend at the time of her death.
    KB was adopted by 20-yearold Jessica Thompson, who was Kelsey's best friend at the time of her death.
Burnet County’s animal control officer has responded to numerous calls but none like the incident which resulted in closure for a young woman mourning the loss of her best friend. “Someone had seen this dog multiple days, sleeping by a cross on county road 200 and thought I should look into it because there weren’t any houses around,” Burnet County Livestock Deputy Jason Jewett said. Around 9 a…

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