Dog-Proofing Your Home Posted On : Jun-03-2010 | seen (341) times | Article Word Count : 515 |
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I can only imagine the smug feeling that one must get when setting off for a car journey on a rare hot day in the middle of summer with the top down on your shiny convertible. The looks from other drivers as they sit in traffic sweating away in the heat must border on pure hatred, yet the feeling of being the winner in the race to be cool (in both senses of the word) allows these looks to go blissfully unnoticed.
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