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all night – and then you’d have to do everything the next day as well!” Emily said worriedly. She’d seen how tired her mum got when one of them was sick and she didn’t get any sleep – it meant she wandered around like a ghost the next day, and Emily had to remind her about things like packed lunches and teeth-brushing.
“Mmm. Luckily it doesn’t happen all that often, but it’s awful when it does. We’ve got a beautiful spaniel cross who took the whole night to have six puppies a few weeks ago. I was so tired the next day that I ended up feeding half the dogs cat food.” Lucy smiled. “Luckily they didn’t seem all that bothered.”
Emily sighed blissfully. “There are puppies!”
“Yes...” Lucy sighed. “They’re really gorgeous – but six more dogs to find homes for.”
Emily nodded wistfully. “I’d love a puppy, but my mum’s right – my baby sister’s too little. If we had a dog it would have to be a nice, calm older dog who wouldn’t mind if Sukie tried to feed it Lego. Sukie’s my little sister,” she added. “She’s two.”
“Oh, I see.” Lucy nodded. “Well, some dogs are good with little children, but not all of them. Your mum’s just being sensible.” She looked at Emily and Maya for a moment. “Do you want to come and see
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