Whether it’s tummy rubs, walkies or treats, there is no substitute for the kind of childlike joy dogs bring
‘We had a large airedale terrier, Tess, who looked up at me in my pram and was my parent’s first pet together, likely a test run for their ability to parent a future child.’
There were no scuttling feet and a sniff to greet me when I came home to visit and no companion for my parents to go on walks with. When I was seven, I got my own puppy, Lily. A neurotic vizsla, Lily lived up to the nickname of the breed as a “velcro dog”. She had to be on top of you, hitting you with her strong tail, which she made bleed on several occasions from slapping it too hard against the brick wall in excitement.A few years later, we thought Lily should have a sibling, and along came Bella, another airedale.
We picked up the dogs that afternoon, Marley and Jack. A month later, the couple went away for a long weekend, and we had the dogs stay with us.
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