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Tim Dowling: the old dog has every right to feel fed up – and so have I
The new dog’s habits are tiring the old dog out – and the chewed-up TV remote will never be the same again
While I am watching the news, the old dog and the new dog roll into the room like a ball, end over end, growling and snapping at one another. The brawl is pretty evenly matched: the dogs are the same size, and neither has any traction on the wooden floor.
“Gently,” I say. They take no notice, rolling once round the coffee table, over my ankles and back out of the door. I remember this stage from 14 years ago – back when the old dog was a puppy – but I had forgotten how it grated on the nerves.
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