Grafton Pet Becomes Hollywood Top Dog
Bella gets four paws-up for her latest movie role.
An award-winning career. A triumphant return from retirement. A battle with a life-threatening illness. A starring role in a film that’s getting Oscar buzz. In her 10 years, Bella, a wirehair fox terrier, already has seen enough drama to warrant her own sensational tell-all on the E! television network, according to a recent article in the Fall 2011 Tufts Veterinary Medicine magazine. “I fell in love with Bella at first sight,” says North Grafton resident Lucia Hackett of the retired show dog she purchased from a breeder. Bella (or Ch Hiwire Act at Hexham CD RE SE CGC, as the title-winning terrier is officially known) and Hackett began obedience work and soon started showing, this time in the veterans’ ring. Life seemed unfailingly sunny. …
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