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SPEAKER 1
I don't do dog socks. I don't do dog clothes. I don't do dog coats. Don't call me a dog mom. I let a dog be a dog.
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SPEAKER 2
Just... Put my nose all on your nose.
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SPEAKER 3
I was just telling them you treat a dog like a dog. Keep him on the ground in the backyard. I'm not a dog mom. I'm not a dog mom. I'm proving it, right? Right?

Video: I let a dog be a dog

But it's not my fault that Junee is so cute!

I don't baby dogs. I'm not a dog mom. Let a dog be a dog. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Sorta. Kinda. I mean, but she's so freakin' cute. IT'S NOT MY FAULT!


Shamontiel is a dog lover to her core: 619 completed walks with 99 dogs, eight dog-housesittings and six dog boardings at the time of this publication.

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