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Ana Samways
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Puppy love.
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A reader writes: "This picture was taken outside Burger Fuel on Ponsonby Rd on a Saturday morning. It is similar on a Sunday. What has happened to people's sense of responsibility and thoughts about other people? There is a rubbish bin within five metres. No wonder the world is in such a mess."
Well-trained human
A reader writes: "When our dog was a puppy he howled all night, but we read that a hot-water bottle would help him sleep through the night. He is now 3 years old and I have to make him a hot-water bottle every night or he won't go to bed."