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Patrick Lenton

Puppy love: why asking my boyfriend to coparent Basil the greyhound was the most important proposal of all

Patrick Lenton and his rescue greyhound Basil
Love at first sight: Patrick Lenton with his rescue greyhound, Basil Photograph: Patrick Lenton

Recently I got down on one knee and presented my boyfriend with some jewellery, and asked if he would commit to caring for a very long, cute, stinky boy.

While this is an apt description of me, I was not asking him to marry me and I was not presenting a ring – I was asking him an even more important question: would he consent to having his phone number engraved next to mine on my long stinky dog’s collar, complete with a cute little heart tag featuring our digits?

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