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And some couples aren't ready for that, so they have to go a cat.

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So this week I travelled up to Manchester and I went out for a local walk with

comedian Russell Kane and his Pug Colin who is super clever lovely looking and

has a really sweet little nature. Has anyone got his number in fact?

Lindsay do I need my phone with me?

What do you do? Well I'm only living here one day and I've got no sense direction.

Colin?

Wait.

So we're heading out of the door, we're going on a walk with Colin the Pug and Russell Kane, his father.

This is where the first thing where you go wrong with

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