Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: It's going to be a season of little and often contact sprays

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Talking roots with Darryl Shailes: It's going to be a season of little and often contact sprays

It has been a strange week; our little border terrier cross Scruff passed away just after Easter; she was nearly 18 though, a good age. She was a rescue dog and my constant companion when she was younger,...

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