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Category: Adult children and their pets

  • Lives there a grannie or gramps so dull who is not at the ready to pull out their iPhone and show off photos of their Grands–videos and stills, group shots and solos. We're all a little besotted when it comes to sharing the adorableness of our grandkids. But it's one thing to let friends hold…

  • photo credit: P. Coleman.                 Tao in her prime.        Our daughter's dog is in pain. She has been diagnosed with cancer. Tao–a "rescue" dog that is part black lab, part white-spotted sheep dog–is the sweetheart of the family. Indulged. Loved. Petted. Patted. Scratched (She prefers a vigorous rub behind the ears.) Walked…