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A quick note to my many lurcher and longdog friends. As you might have noticed, greydogtales<\/em> is being taken over by spooky stuff this October. I do hope that you will hang in there, as doggy antics and anecdotes will commence again in November, including lurchers in the garden and, if I ever get my act together, a permanent gallery of lurcher and longdog ‘types’ for your enjoyment.<\/p>\n

\"leaving\"<\/a> <\/em><\/p>\n

the greydogtales family leaving home for a month<\/em><\/p>\n

Of course, if you like weird stories and<\/strong> lurchers, call in during the next few weeks. You might just enjoy some of it!<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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