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Gambit was left tied up at the 16th Street BART plaza five months ago with a note, in Spanish, and a copy of his veterinary records. He was rescued by a plaza regular, and now spends afternoons with them people-watching on the corner of 16th and Valencia.

Gambit, a tan pitbull who is built like a tyrannosaurus rex, is still “angry,” about this past betrayal, his new guardian said. Pets from strangers are ill-advised. But Gambit snuggles his owner, keeping watch, whenever they sleep on the beds provided by the Gubbio Project . And when someone on the street tried to steal Gambit, his owner said, the dog found his way back.

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