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Tacoma’s Too-Big Promotion

by Ava Butler | Apr 11, 2020 | Assisted living, Caregiving, Companion animals, Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's

April and May 2018 After Richard died, the question was what to do with Tacoma. He couldn’t stay with me, as I’m gone too much. Andy, the owner of Via Elegante, Richard’s last assisted living place, offered to take Tacoma as the house dog for his facility in Sierra...

The Roly-Poly Visitor

by Ava Butler | Apr 27, 2019 | Companion animals, Dementia, Lewy body dementia, Parkinson's

28 April 2016 Several friends and even doctors have been saying that Richard should have a companion dog. My response has always been the same: hell no. I hate dogs. OK, hate is a strong word. How about despise? Let’s just say I don’t like dogs. In general, Richard...

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