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Dog Monologues

'For Poppy'

Ep. 4

Hoping to reclaim the wee Lhasa Apso's, the caller sought intervention after adopting the pair with her ex-boyfriend from the charity in West Calder. The caller raised visible neglect and coercive control, only heightened by the pandemic and seen first-hand in her own line of work. The dog groomer had reported Poppy's front teeth missing.

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