Just inside a front door, a West Highland White Terrier sniffs happily for treats scattered on the doormat while a young white woman in a work lanyard sets her shopping bags down, smiling, still in her coat.

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Arrivals

Stand in the arrivals hall at an airport, and you’ll see the best reunions in the world. Balloons, tears, a hand-drawn sign with someone’s name spelled wrong, children sprinting past the barrier. It’s wonderful, once a year. But if every evening at six your front door turned into the arrivals hall, everyone would be exhausted by Wednesday.

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A Paws a Day is a short daily story that helps you see the world through your dog's eyes: it starts with a moment from your own life and ends with your dog.

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