On a sitting-room rug, a tan and white greyhound crossbreed rests calmly with one paw in the gentle hand of a Black woman in her forties holding small nail clippers, a few treats scattered on the rug and one ironed shirt on a hanger behind them.

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One Shirt a Day

There are two ways to do the ironing. One is the Sunday-night mountain: a whole basket, a sore back and a growing hatred of your own shirts. The other is one shirt a day while the kettle boils. Nobody has ever dreaded one shirt.

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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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