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Roma has a friend !

Finally, after FIVE years or more, Roma has found a friend in Tilly, our lovely black Cocker from Shap, who's staying until Friday.
Roma has always been the moody mutt, to put it bluntly. She's always appeared as a dog who would rather look down her nose as the others play, rather than joining in - but Tilly has changed all of that.
Quite what she has is beyond me! But it's lovely to see the two of them playing like two young pups, for what seems an eternity.
It won't just be me who misses Tilly at the end of this week.

The top two photos show play - believe it or not, while the third one gives a better idea of how life in my home usually is !





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