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    Golden years

    May 19, 2021 5 minutes
    WORDS by ALLEY PASCOE
    “It’s incredible to see the way people light up when they spot them. They’re like rock stars.”

    If heaven is a place on earth, it’s located at the end of a cul-de-sac in the NSW Mid North Coast town of South West Rocks. Pulling up at Lisa Domeny’s idyllic property, visitors are greeted by nine wagging tails, a rush of golden fur and 35 excitable paws. You see, Lisa and her husband Ian, a former builder, share their home with a small army of elderly dogs: six golden retrievers and three Labradors.

    There’s Sam with his perfectly crimped ears; Billy Boy and his cheeky smile; ball-obsessed Leo; lone brown Lab Bo; the appropriately named Bear; handsome Harry, who’s recently lost 15 kilos; new kid on the block

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