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I am a pretty good dog mum.
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Working on myself. I’m a work in progress to the end.
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My dog was quite expensive. She’s a Bedlington whippet, named Rafi after Mohammed Rafi, the famous Indian singer. She’s got a boy’s name, but she doesn’t mind.
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