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Several clients have brought male puppies in to see me as they are concerned about ‘spots’ on their bellies. Almost always they show me a perfectly normal puppy tummy. When I ask them to point to a ‘s

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MARIE-LOUISE left every house she cleaned in tip-top condition. It amazed and horrified her how dirty other people could be. Sometimes she would arrive in one of the holiday homes that she cleaned thr