A small Labrador puppy lies curled in a crate pushed right up against the side of a bed at night, nose pressed to the bars, while a person's hand hangs down over the edge of the mattress with its fingertips resting against the crate, lit by the faint blue light from a window.

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The First Night

Think back to your first night somewhere completely new. Halls at university, perhaps, or a hostel a long way from home. The light goes off and every sound is wrong: a door somewhere, pipes knocking, a stranger’s laugh down the corridor. The pillow smells of nothing you know. Everyone you love is somewhere else, and the night feels very long.

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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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