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Pat McMahon of Lambton says she has no plans to stop her work in and for her community anytime soon
When Pat McMahon attended the monthly Lambton-New Lambton RSL Sub Branch meeting in December she was expecting an acknowledgement of the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Women’s Auxiliary of which she is a member. What she wasn’t expecting was a celebration of the 60 years of service she has given the organisation. “I’ve never done it for any sort of recognition” Pat told The Local. Pat joined the Auxiliary in 1960 when she already had a young family but that didn’t stop her volunteering her time and working tirelessly for many and varied organisations over the years. Not only has Pat been a member of the RSL Women’s Auxiliary for 60 years, she has been president for 35 years. Prior to that she was honorary secretary for 15 years. When asked why she does it Pat’s response is (continued on page 5)
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New normal
Wow! What in the name of all that is good and decent was that? You would have to agree that 2020 was a year like no other. We went from nationwide drought to recordshattering bushfires all along the eastern seaboard. Flooding rains across large parts of the country followed that. Thankfully, locally, we were not impacted directly or greatly by these catastrophic events. Still, we wept for our fellow Australians who were in the path of destruction. Then, just as nature seemed to come back to some sort of balance, we learned of a new viral threat. But it was overseas. It wasn’t a problem for us. Ah, but then it was a problem for us. And still is. We felt for our Melburnian cousins as we watched them go into lockdown. Then when we saw it extended we wept again, knowing it could easily have been us. As I write this there is no knowing how the new cluster of COVID-19 cases on Sydney’s northern beaches will pan out. Here’s hoping a quick ring fencing fixes it. Overall we’ve done really well. We’re world leaders in terms of minimising the spread of COVID and contact tracing what spread there is. We see the numbers of deaths reaching new highs daily elsewhere and give a grateful ‘Hooray for us, our health departments and our governments’ Unfortunately January 1, 2021 does not come with any sort of written guarantee tucked under its arm that things have suddenly changed. Nature will continue to throw extremes our way. Science tells us those extremes will be more extreme and more often until we change our ways. Viruses, a part of nature too, will do what viruses do best and spread until we change our ways. Let’s bump elbows on it and hope for a better 2021. www.thelocalnewcastle.com.au
Lambton set to celebrate 150
Circle the week of 21-27 June on your calendar as Lambton gets set to celebrate its 150th birthday. It was on 24 June 1871 that the community which had developed around the Lambton Colliery was first declared a municipality. To mark the occasion the Love Lambton 150 Years Young committee is planning a series of events totalling 150 hours of celebration, culminating in a Community Day on Sunday 27 June in Lambton Park. Under the auspices of one of Lambton’s best loved organisations, Newcastle Theatre Company, the week is sure to have something for everyone in the community. Chair of the Love Lambton 150th committee, Ward 3 Councillor Andrea Rufo OAM said he was very excited to see a wide cross section of the community involved in the weeklong calendar of events “Across the week there will be a
The Municipality of Lambton was 19 years young when Ralph Snowball took this 1890 photograph of the Council Chambers (now Lambton Branch Library) with Lambton Park and rotunda in the background. UoN Cultural Collections great variety of community events held by local groups, sporting clubs and schools.” Cr Rufo told The Local. “We really want to showcase Lambton to the wider community of Newcastle. So many people have an affection for the suburb through family connections or having grown up here.” “A large number of community organisations call Lambton home. The idea of the 150 hours of events
across the week is that each group and organisation can contribute something, their special something, to the celebration” Cr Rufo added. All community groups and interested residents of Lambton are invited to an information session about the celebrations to be held at Newcastle Theatre Company at 90 De Vitre St Lambton at 5.30pm on Monday 18 January. Please email lovelambton150@gmail.com for more information or to RSVP.
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City’s waste needs met til 2030 With Newcastle expected to grow to around 187,000 residents by 2030, City of Newcastle has invested $24 million into the construction of a new landfill site at Summerhill Waste Management Centre. The Cell 9 project will cater for the city’s waste disposal needs for the next 10 years and is complemented by the work of the Resource Recovery Centre, which has already diverted more than 3,100 tonnes of recyclable product from landfill in its first 12 months of operation. The new landfill cell will take almost three million cubic metres of waste materials that are unable to be recycled, with the equivalent of 280 Olympic swimming pools of earth and rock excavated during its construction. Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the Cell 9 project was delivered on time and under budget, allowing
the City to continue to deliver lowcost waste services while focusing on increasing the amount of waste diverted from landfill. “This massive project is just one of a suite of waste-related initiatives we are undertaking to future proof our city and prepare for our growing population,” the lord mayor said. “The landfill will work in conjunction with the Resource Recovery Centre, which since opening at Summerhill in September 2019 has already diverted over 3,100 tonnes of waste destined for landfill, including chemicals contained in paints and batteries. “Our plans for the site also include a state-of-the-art organics recycling facility, which will divert food waste from landfill and transform it into compost, redirecting 900,000 tonnes of food and garden organics from landfill over 25 years.”
Manager Waste Services Troy Uren said the cell has been constructed with a focus on protecting the local environment. “Cell 9 has been engineered with a high-tech protective synthetic clay liner to prevent any seepage into the ground,” Mr Uren said. “The material from the cell’s excavation has also been put to good use, with the City’s Bushland Regeneration team repurposing sandstone to restabilise bush and creeks in rehabilitation works. “Once Cell 9 is operating, the landfill gas extraction system will be extended to capture methane, a harmful greenhouse gas. This is converted to electricity at the on-site power plant and fed into the grid, currently powering 2500 homes and saving around 8000 tonnes of greenhouse gas every month.”
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I am sorry but I totally disagree with the article written in The Local last month that lives are saved by mobile cameras and new laws will save lives. Mobile cameras are almost totally designed to revenue raise and nothing else. For example look at the placement of a regular mobile camera near the former Energy Australia building on Newcastle Road with a speed limit of 60km/h. This is not a designated black spot and its placement in the 70 zone from Wallsend to Glendale - again not a black spot!!! Research shows fixed cameras in black spots work well - but ultimately lives can only be saved if the offender drivers are pulled over when speeding.
There is no point getting a notice in the mail six weeks after I speed down a section of road killing a young family as I crash into their car. It is a useless and tax payer funded governmant revenue raiser - if the government was serious about road traumas they would: A. upgrade road black spots. B. reduce the number of inane speed zone changes and level this out to half as many zone changes. C. have more police patrols to pull over speeding drivers immediately upon detection (drug laws). D. increase speed zones on Newcastle Road as an example, back to 70, as no valid community debate was allowed before it was
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The Local Quiz
No correct entries were received for last month’s quiz. The mystery photo stumped everyone it seems. So we’ll give you another go with the same photo this month. Here’s a clue: it’s not at Regent Street New Lambton. The prize jackpots to a $50 open order this month. The quiz questions are below. You’ll find the answers within the pages of this issue. Question 1 In which month this year will Lambton celebrate its 150th birthday? Question 2 Which financial institution recently assisted Callaghan District Netball Association with funds? Question 3 How many years of service has Pat McMahon given the local RSL sub branch? Question 4 At its peak in 1881 how many hotels were there in Lambton?
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The question I am asked more often than not is how to obtain fast results from bureaucracy. I never really know how to respond. So I take a slow sip of water and some time to think before providing the answer. Although you may feel we live in a fast-paced world, bureaucracy isn’t made to be fast. Of its nature, it is a little like the tortoise in the “hare and the tortoise”, slow and steady. What does this mean? It means that you need patience and strategy to deal with bureaucracy. Just like our friend the tortoise. You see, when everyone thought the hare would win, the tortoise had a surprising victory. While he was clearly outclassed in speed, the tortoise focused on the finish line. Steady and plodding, he consistently moved forward, he applied his strategy and ultimately won the race. Maybe it’s easier with a few stories. I have login fatigue. To run my business, I am legally required to log into about twenty different systems once every 3-6 months. I never remember that many passwords, so inevitably it takes me an hour to try passwords, reset them and finally gain access. Next, I have to re-learn the particular logic of the particular system I am trying to use. A few error messages pop up. Generally, I haven’t completed a part of the process that wasn’t obvious to me. A couple of hours later, that’s one system compliance done for that period. Onto the next. By the end of the day, I am not a nice person to be around and if my computer has survived the day, I am probably jumping up and down on it. So when government introduced single touch payroll for businesses that only employ family, I tried all the systems available. They all did my head in and
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eventually I nearly screamed at my accountant NO! In May, she asked me if I were ready and I said “it’s just too hard.” I knew that government wouldn’t force us to implement this new system during Covid. So, through patience, I won that round. On the other hand, I have had clients who urgently wanted to meet the Minister. They seem to have an idea that once you meet the Minister, if you are asking for something sensible, it will happen fast. But talking to the Minister first is like the hare running for a few minutes, then finding a nice shady tree. We all know the hare would have won had he waited until the end of the race to sit under the tree. And, for those Yes Minister fans out there, you will know that a public servant can effectively quash most ministerial ideas with the famous words “that would be a very brave decision Minister.” Most often, the proposal will not go far. So my advice? Follow the process, but know your appeal mechanisms. By the time you use those appeal mechanisms, you should be able to demonstrate patience with the process. More often than not, you will succeed… with patience.
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THAT WAS THEN This is now
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In 1888, John Cox commissioned a new hotel on the main road opposite the town’s recently installed water reservoir. The two-storey weatherboard building, designed by architects Bennett and Yeomans, contained sixteen rooms and a cellar, and opened for business in July 1888 with Jacob Dent as the first licensee. A dozen publicans ran the hotel in the following 33 years, until the Licenses Reduction Board brought an end. The board was born out of the Prohibition movement, but not in the way you might expect.
Reservoir Hotel, Lambton
How many hotels does a mining township need? In the boom years of the 19th century the answer was ‘lots’. But after World War 1 the answer was ‘less’, for these were the years of the Licenses Reduction Board. The Reservoir Hotel on Newcastle Road at Lambton was one of the casualties of the board’s deliberations 100 years ago. In 1864 Robert Cairns opened the “Lambton Arms” in Pearson St, the first of many hotels in the town. As the population grew, so did the number of hotels, reaching a peak of 16 in 1881.
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In the face of growing activism from groups wanting to ban all alcohol, a citizen’s association was formed in 1919 to “oppose the extreme and ruinous legislation proposed by prohibitionists”, and to instead promote a policy of “moderation and temperance”. In December 1921 the NSW parliament passed a bill that instituted the Licenses Reduction Board. Their purpose was to reduce the number of licensed premises to a maximum based on population, by closing hotels with a history of liquor act convictions, or those in poor physical condition. Compensation was to be paid to owners and licensees. During 1920 the board inspected 152 hotels in the Newcastle area, and on 28 January 1921 announced its decision that 23 licenses were to be revoked, including the Reservoir Hotel at Lambton. In August 1921 John Baptist Beisler, the final publican of the hotel, closed the bar for the last time. The building has been a private residence since that day. You can view these photos and more details at lachlanwetherall.com www.thelocalnewcastle.com.au
The Reservoir Hotel building, Lambton (undated), photographer unknown
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Contraception is used to prevent pregnancy. It is also called birth control. There are a number of different methods of contraception. Family planning clinics, doctors, nurses and pharmacists can advise you on the different methods of contraception.
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For contraception to be a success, each woman and couple needs to choose the method that suits them best. When choosing a method of contraception consider:
Types of contraception
There are three main methods of contraception – hormone methods, barrier methods and natural methods. Hormone methods Hormone methods use oestrogens and progestogens (sex hormones) to change the woman’s fertility by: • thickening mucus (fluid) in the cervix so that sperm cannot enter the uterus (womb) • preventing ovulation (stopping release of an egg from the ovary) • changing the lining of the uterus (so that it is not suitable for pregnancy). Hormones can be very reliable contraceptives when used correctly, but they do not protect against STIs. All hormone methods of contraception have some health risks and side effects. They can also interact with some medicines. Hormone contraception must be prescribed by a doctor. Different types of hormone contraceptives are: • Oral contraceptive pill (OCP) – hormone tablets that are taken once a day by the woman. Some OCPs contain both oestrogen and progestogen. They are called combined oral contraceptives (COCs) or ‘the pill’. Some OCPs contain only progestogen and are called ‘the mini‑pill’. A woman may need to try several different oral contraceptives before finding one that suits her. • Vaginal ring (e.g. NuvaRing) – a soft plastic ring that releases oestrogen and progestogen slowly over 3 weeks. The woman puts it inside her vagina and leaves it in place for 3 weeks. The ring is then removed, and a new one is put in 1 week later. To advertise in The Local call Mark on 0455 210 000
• Progestogen injection (e.g. Depo-Provera, Depo-Ralovera) – a progestogen injection. It’s effect lasts for 3 months. • Progestogen implant (e.g. Implanon) – a small, thin rod that a doctor inserts just under the skin of the woman’s upper arm. It releases progestogen slowly over 3 years. It can be removed if the woman is having problems or wants to get pregnant. • Progestogen intra-uterine device (IUD) (e.g. Mirena) – a small device inserted into the woman’s uterus by a doctor. It releases progestogen slowly over 5 years. It can be removed if the woman is having problems or wants to get pregnant. Hormone-free IUDs are also available (e.g. Copper T). Barrier methods Barrier methods use a physical barrier to stop sperm reaching the egg. Condoms are a commonly used barrier method, and are the only method of contraception that can protect against STIs. Condoms are available from pharmacies and other shops without a prescription. Different types of barrier methods are: • Male condom – a thin latex-rubber or plastic sheath that is rolled onto the man’s erect penis before sex. • Female condom – a plastic sheath that a woman inserts into her vagina before sex. • Diaphragm – a soft, dome-shaped latex-rubber cap that a woman places over her cervix (inside her vagina). It must be inserted before sex and left in place for at least 6 hours after intercourse. A sexual health professional can work out the correct size diaphragm for the woman. • Sterilisation – a surgical procedure (operation) that is usually permanent.
Natural methods Different types of natural methods are: • Timing methods – depend on avoiding sexual intercourse during the woman’s fertile times (e.g. Billings method). It is best to be trained properly in these methods by a sexual health professional. • Withdrawal – the man withdraws his penis from the woman’s vagina before he ejaculates. This is not a reliable method of contraception. Self care • Read and follow the product instructions for your contraception. • Watch out for side effects of hormone contraception (e.g.headache, nausea, sore breasts, acne, mood changes, bloating). • Don’t smoke. Smoking increases the health risks of hormone contraception. • Use a water-based lubricant with rubber condoms to reduce the risk of the condom breaking. • Use a fresh condom each time you have sexual intercourse. • Use condoms to protect against STIs. The Local > January 2021 > Page 21
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a sound mind. Such a condition may be because of a mental health condition or illness, a physical illness, advanced age or because of the effects or influence of medication, alcohol or drugs. In the case of a child if the incapacity is only because of their age, when they reach adulthood they can make a valid will. If the incapacity is caused by an inability to exercise a sound mind, the condition may be permanent or it may be transient or, though the condition is ongoing the person may have lucid moments at which times they may recover capacity. Once the condition that causes the incapacity passes or during a period of lucidity, the person can of course make a valid will. Under succession legislation a court may authorise a will to be made, revoked or altered on behalf of a person, including a child who lacks testamentary capacity. In a case heard by the NSW Supreme Court under the new legislation the judge described three general types of incapacity which can arise in these types of matters. Firstly, “lost capacity” cases, where for example a person loses capacity through accident or illness and therefore cannot make a will. Secondly, “nil capacity” cases where the person has never had capacity. The third category were called “pre-empted capacity” matters where for example a child suffers a serious injury and receives a large damages award. If an application is made to the court to authorise a will for a person falling within the above general categories or for a person who lacks testamentary capacity, the court will make, alter or revoke a will for the person on the terms that a will would be likely to have been made by the person if he or she had testamentary capacity. If the person through whatever reason does not have a valid will their estate will be administered under the intestacy rules and the results of that are often not what the person would have wished if they had decided. That is why it is important to have a will prepared so that you can be comfortable that your assets will be given to those who you wish to inherit.
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Can I make a will after I lose capacity? A person must have testamentary capacity to be able to make a valid will. Making a will is not something which can be delegated to another person through for example the use of a power of attorney or enduring guardianship. The reasons why a person may not have the testamentary capacity to make a will include that they may be a child or because they are suffering from a condition which impacts on their ability to exercise
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Matters by Dr Stuart Edser
Principal Psychologist at Newcastle Psychology & Health
Hope
As 2021 gets under way and we put behind us the difficult year that we have just lived through, many of us, like me, would be hoping for a better year this year. This first column for 2021 is about hope. The online Dictionary tells us that hope is “a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen” and it gives synonyms such as aspiration, desire, wish, expectation, dream, longing, yearning. Of course, most of us heard the famous Bible quote, “these three remain, faith, hope and love and the
greatest of these is love”. It’s interesting that hope makes it into the New Testament’s big three. Another famous saying is, “where’s there’s life, there’s hope”, usually said when going through some kind of crisis or calamity. It reminds us not to only focus on the negative aspects, but to make room for something positive to happen. I like that a lot. Making room for the positive. Hope is the desire to make your life better in some way, maybe happier, or healthier, or simpler, or less stressy. Having hope can make a difficult situation more bearable and it helps us redirect our focus to the future. That future-focus can help us to identify the steps we need to make right now to try to create the space for that future to become real. We all want 2021 to be better than last year, with its bushfires, pandemic and assorted woes. We want to feel safe, to be able to breathe and move freely, for business to run smoothly, for people to be in work, for our elderly loved ones to be in the best of care. Let’s make some space in that list for hope. Make room for the positive to happen. And let’s make those little changes that make our own lives more hopeful and positive.
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Matters with Mel Burgess of Love Parenting
Yelling shame
The most common thing for parents I meet with to be stressed and shamed about is their yelling. They report being mightily confused and confronted by how they can calmly manage a team of staff at work only to elevate into a shrieking hot mess around that particular child of theirs who for the life of them can’t follow a simple instruction. It feels out of control. It feels so far from how they intend to parent. They often leave for work embarrassed at what the neighbours would have heard *again* that morning. If you can relate then I invite you to consider this:
Our years of success in settings like school, uni and work have come from building our capacity in ‘efficiency thinking’. To-Do lists and always thinking a couple of steps ahead to prioritise a series of tasks so that our end-goal can be met in the most efficient way possible. While also useful towards running a household, an over-reliance quickly burns out our clutch because our children don’t think that way. They can’t yet. The part of their brain (prefrontal cortex) that governs executive function isn’t mapped in. It is purposely designed by nature that way so that as kids they can curiously move through the world open to every possibility ripe for soaking up learning from wherever they spontaneously find it. When our attachment to efficiency-thinking meets with their openness-to-distraction we hit unrealistic expectation-ville and the yelling starts. What this year can you do to slow down the frenetic pace of life you’ve been asking yourself and your family to operate at? *Interesting fact: over 15% of parents that link in with Love Parenting work as Engineers. It is both uncanny and makes a world of sense given what I’ve described above.
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VET Chat by Dr Fiona Wallace of New Lambton Veterinary Clinic
Holiday dangers for our furry friends
Sticks - It is quite common for us to see injuries to the back of dogs’ throats when they accidentally run onto sticks as they land on the ground. A stick can cause wounds in the back of the throat that are painful and difficult to explore and fix, or it can scratch a misplaced eye. Much safer to buy your friend a Frisbee for Christmas! Chocolate - Cats aren’t usually as curious about chocolate as dogs but it’s really important to keep chocolate away from both. Dogs and cats are very sensitive to the chemicals in chocolate. It can make them agitated and jittery, their hearts race dangerously fast, and can even cause seizures. Different types of chocolate present different dangers so
please make sure only the humans enjoy it. Heatstroke -Dogs pant to regulate their temperature as they have few sweat glands. Dog breeds with a short nose and noisy breathing such as Bulldogs, Pugs and French Bulldogs have more trouble panting effectively in hot or humid weather and can be at risk of heat stroke on hot days. Exercise during hot or humid weather during the summer months can put dogs at risk of overheating. It is important to avoid excessive exercise in the hottest part of the day. Signs of heat stroke include agitation, excessive and continuous panting, vomiting, diarrhoea and collapse. Despite their desert origins, cats also suffer from heat, in particular those breeds with flat faces such as Persian or Himalayan breeds, those with thick/long coats or overweight/obese cats. Christmas Decorations - Cats and some dogs love playing with Christmas decorations and this can lead to serious problems. Decorations can be swallowed and lead to intestinal obstructions, which may need surgery. Even tinsel can be dangerous if swallowed, as can string bags full of chocolates, the string around the ham bone and even baubles! Also, chewing Christmas lights can cause electrocution. Fatty Foods - Fatty foods like barbeque scraps, turkey skin or pork crackling can lead to gastrointestinal upsets such as vomiting and diarrhoea, and more seriously. pancreatitis. Major signs of pancreatitis are lethargy, poor appetite, abdominal pain, vomiting and fever. Despite the temptation to share these tasty treats with your pet, it’s important to avoid them and let them stick to their normal diet.
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AGE Matters with Joseph McCarthy CEO of NovaCare Community Services
The joy of helping older Australians at home
Are you thinking of a career change in 2021? A move into the aged care sector could provide a secure and deeply rewarding option for you. The aged care sector is an area which requires additional people to meet the need in our local community. For many people there is an attraction to work in community aged care because you are helping people to stay living in their own homes where they want to be. You will become a key person for a group of older people and your work makes such a difference. You will also develop real relationships which gives a purpose to your role.
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There is flexibility. You advise your availability and you are rostered within that. Our services at Novacare are mainly between 7.00am to 7.00pm and also on the weekends. The more you are available the more hours we can provide to you. We need staff who can assist with preparation of meals, shopping, housekeeping and accompanying people to appointments. Access to a motor vehicle and comprehensive care insurance is required. For these roles you need a first aid certificate to start. Novacare will pay for the ongoing renewal of the first aid certificate. If you already have a Certificate III in Aged Care Novacare have positions available right now across Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and Maitland. These roles will be Permanent Part Time and you will provide personal care and assistance with medications and welfare checks. If you don’t have those qualifications we can assist you to obtain them. Novacare links with training organisations and offer traineeships. At Novacare these roles are supported by our qualified team of Case Managers. So if you want to help people to Live their Way and work for an local award winning for purpose organisation contact Novacare on 1300 363 654 to discuss or apply via our website www.novacare.org.au
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Are collars important?
A collar and lead is essential for every dog. It is law that all dogs must wear a collar with identification, this shows responsible pet ownership. Puppies and dogs are opportunists and happily go out an open door or gate to see the wider world and can get lost. Obviously, a dog who has a collar clearly identifying its name and the owners contacts details makes reuniting a lost puppy or dog to the owner a lot easier and avoids losing the dog and fines. Have you checked your dog’s collar lately? Is the collar in good condition? Is the tag identification still attached and easy to read? It is especially important to regularly check a puppy’s collar for the correct fit. As the puppy grows the collar needs to be adjusted so it’s not too tight
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