(CNN) — On one side of the room sits the cutest life-size stuffed animal you’ve ever seen. On the other side rests a real dog —same size, shape and even the same name as the stuffed version.

On one side of the room sits the cutest life-size stuffed animal you've ever seen. On the other side rests a real dog — same size, shape and even the same name as the stuffed version. You get to ...

As a child, Kim Brophey collected stuffed animals. “It's all I ever wanted,” the dog behavior specialist recalls, describing the visceral joy of getting a new stuffed animal. “It felt like I ...

Margie Conlin sews adorable, life-sized dogs for kids in the community battling life-threatening illnesses and disabilities. ... Each one now comes with a stuffed dog. “First of all, ...

On one side of the room sits the cutest life-size stuffed animal you've ever seen. On the other side rests a real dog — same size, shape and even the same name as the stuffed version.

On one side of the room sits the cutest life-size stuffed animal you've ever seen. On the other side rests a real dog —same size, shape and even the same name as the stuffed version.