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I'm 38 & female, not that makes any difference.
When I took Old BIll, as he is known, his blankets, I was genuinely horrified by the state of his bed linen, I could never let anyone sleep like that, and after all, it is just a washing machine load.
With Katya, the Greek girl, she was so upset, I hate it when people are upset like that. She is new to the country and running her down to the kennels was no big deal, it is 10 minutes away.
So I didn't stop to think about either action, it just happened on the spur of the moment.