{"id":1363,"date":"2014-05-26T21:21:20","date_gmt":"2014-05-26T20:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2014-05-29T10:42:10","modified_gmt":"2014-05-29T09:42:10","slug":"harrys-a-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=1363","title":{"rendered":"Harry’s a Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you had asked me two years ago whether or not I liked dogs, I would have been pretty neutral. \u00a0I’ve lived with cats before, but dogs were different. \u00a0Anyway, to cut a long (shaggy dog) story short, Harry appeared in our house a year ago and – a year on – I would say that I do like dogs. \u00a0I like Harry in particular.<\/p>\n

Harry is a Cocker Spaniel. \u00a0He is so fluffy, he is like a teddy bear. \u00a0He is intelligent and has stopped being a puppy (when everything got chewed). \u00a0He is energetic and playful. \u00a0Most of all, he allows us to go for a good walk everyday.<\/p>\n

\"Harry\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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On Sunday we went for a fantastic walk to a nearby reservoir – and Harry kept running backwards and forwards to ensure his pack stayed together.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I was thinking, what does Harry think? \u00a0And I came across this brilliant cartoon that probably summed it up:<\/p>\n

\"Mind<\/a><\/p>\n

Says it all, really!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If you had asked me two years ago whether or not I liked dogs, I would have been pretty neutral. \u00a0I’ve lived with cats before, but dogs were different. \u00a0Anyway, to cut a long (shaggy dog) story short, Harry appeared in our house a year ago and – a year on – I would say … <\/p>\n

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