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THE DOG BED

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Stephanie Mason-Teague
Dec 25, 2021
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“She’s not a dog person.”

That’s what my husband announces to anyone who is visiting, or even not visiting, our house. When we’re out on a dog walk, or even just talking about dogs, he points to me and says, “She’s not a dog person.” I scoff at this of course; we’ve had dogs during our entire marriage!

It could be that because when we were first married, …

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