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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Tim Dowling

It’s time to admit it: my dog has a bigger social network than me

An illustration of a cat and a dog either side of a photograph cutout of Tim Dowling, in front of a background of different coloured circles and pen strokes

I don’t normally do the morning dog walk; it’s my wife’s thing. But we’re going away for the weekend straight afterwards, so on this particular Friday it makes sense for us to go together. The park is more or less on the way out of town.

“Morning!” my wife sings, waving at someone in the car park.

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