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Old Dog Lover Learns New Tricks

Peggy Woods

As a life-long dog lover begins training classes with her Australian Shepard puppy, she reflects on what she has learned and un-learned about dogs.

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    I am a writer and a dog lover. I live in Western MA with my husband and our two dogs -- Tally a 2 year old Australian Shepherd and Toby a 9 year old German Shepherd/Husky mix.

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