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The Wisest Woman in the World
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Thanks to My Mom
By Gail MacMillan There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
~Ben Williams The September I entered first grade, I'd just lost my beloved friend and companion of two years, our neighbor's English Bulldog named Duke. He had died from heat stroke during an extremely hot summer's day. The delightful, new experiences of school helped eased the sting of his passing somewhat. Then one day not long after school started, I was walking home when a black Cocker Spaniel darted out of a yard near the corner of our street. I stopped and turned to him, and saw a side of dogs I'd never experienced. Growling and barring his teeth, he began to circle me. (Keep reading)  
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