the gem in your story is letting us see your own anxiety, and I'm right there.
By history, I left Emma with a 3 pack of dogs with an amazing long term dog/farm owner whom she knew and loved, while I took yoga certification classes for a few days. Greeting Emma after it was over, I could see right away in her eyes that she was ill. Short story, she had ingested old motor oil from a bin on the farm. Kind and well-intentioned friend did not see through Emma's eyes.
You just never know when it isn't you keeping your pets, what might happen.
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