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title: 'Ask from Don: Tell me about your favorite pet'
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- Shih Tzu as favorite pet
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- Euthanized at vet
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  17 years. In poor condition at the end, they took her to the vet and had her put
  down.
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# Question from Don

Tell me about your favorite pet

## Your answer

it was a black shitsu and she was with us for 17 years. Her name was Misty but by that time she was in very poor condition so we took her to the vet and had her put down.