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the room. They may look and smell, but not 

 touch, and as bad behaviour in this respect means 

 instant ejection, they soon become like visitors to a 

 museum. The worst about puppy walking is that 

 one has to part with these delightful companions, 

 and that parting is a time of sorrow which we feel 

 almost as keenly as if they were our children leaving 

 home for the first time with all life's troubles before 

 them. 



