Now, when my girlfriend comes over, I get up and run to the door to greet her like I learned to do from my dog.

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"My mother had a dog just like him, so I would tell her it was her dog, and she would hold onto his leash, even in bed up to the last few weeks before she passed away, " Walsh said.

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