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Woman's dying wish is to find the perfect home for her 3 dogs

"They are a package deal."
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Chloe Bryan
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Kathleen Zuidema wants her beloved dogs to stay together even after she's gone.

The Washington State woman is seeking a new home for Autumn Moon, Mona Luka and Finnegan, the three Australian shepherds she affectionately refers to as the "Aussie Posse."


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Zuidema doesn't want to give away her pups, but her declining health has made re-homing them a necessity. 

"As a lot of you know I have been fighting cancer for about a year and a half and things are now progressing to the point where I need to secure a home for the posse," she wrote on Facebook. 

Above all, it's important to Zuidema that the Aussie Posse stays together. 

"It is a huge thing to ask of one person but the thought of them being separated is more than I can bear," she wrote.

Since the post went up on March 5, Zuidema has received dozens of comments from people hoping to adopt the posse. According to Fox 13 in Seattle, she is now working with a trusted friend to make the right selection.

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Chloe was the shopping editor at Mashable. She was also previously a culture reporter. You can follow her on Twitter at @chloebryan.

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