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Barbara KB
@barbarakb · 3:37

My Life… without a Dog (Thanks for asking @Tim)

article image placeholderMe, My SIL and Bixby at Pictured Rocks in Michigan
It's an Irish breed, actually, that my sister in law brought on a camping trip when I was up at Lake Superior, pictured Rocks, Twelve Mile Beach campground about a month ago. Lovely place. And that doggie is just the sweetest doggie. Very nice dog in many ways, but lots of work, lots of training, lots of time. As people who know dog breeds know Terriers are just a lot of work

dog, dogs, pets, Wheaton Terrier https://s.swell.life/SSic1Ixopa9mE3J

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Deborah Pardes
@DBPardes · 1:26

🐶

But I didn't like talk about her a lot. I didn't make her the focus of my life, but I attracted a lot of dog people, and I definitely noticed the dog culture, and it was definitely intense and absolutely zero judgment. I love that there are people who spend lives with such sentient beings. It's just glorious, loving beings as dogs are. And I think it's beautiful, but the balance is always nice
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@barbarakb
Barbara KB
@barbarakb · 3:27

btw: loving Swell. so easy to have #conversations!

I think the other part of it was when I was a kid, we had a Beagle that was killed by a car, which I think really affected us and affected the family. And then there was a second dog that came along. That was just awful. So I think I have been a bit affected by my childhood with dogs and some of it not being positive. But I'm with you on having a dog. That means a lot. I know people that have that
article image placeholderMy brother’s dog, Ferris. At Christmas. Poor thing
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Swell Team
@Swell · 0:15

Welcome to Swell!

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Paul OMahony
@omaniblog · 2:42

I have a dog

But, of course, that's only one of the reasons I'm thinking about dogs. Barbara, I have a dog. I have a cat. Deborah, you probably don't know. Although I suspect I might have put dog Walker in a bio somewhere. Tim, I'm not so sure. I'd say I have a dog. See, my dog may have saved my life. Yeah. I haven't had a severe depression since Louie has been living with us
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@barbarakb
Barbara KB
@barbarakb · 1:43

@omaniblog @Tim 😮 my get my brother to go to that Toastmasters meeting! 🐶

I'm going to boldly tag him in this and see what happens. But Toastmasters dogs. Paul, that's just great. You know what? That would be great pictures. Think of the pictures. Think of the promotional stuff you could do with people with their dogs next to them. I mean, dog people are crazy about this kind of stuff. It's perfect. Paul, can I show up with a fake dog like that I actually might show up with
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