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    Meet Australia’s REAL-LIFE DR DOLITTLE!

    Aug 13, 2020 3 minutes
    As told to Amber Wemyss

    Judy Hopper, 62, Millfield, NSW

    Rolling over in bed one morning, I tried not to make a sound.

    If I stay really quiet, maybe I’ll get to sleep in, I thought.

    But my 14-month-old wombat, Emily, had other ideas. Scratching at my door, she made it clear that if I didn’t get up to feed her right away, she’d do her best to dig her way under!

    So, tossing back the covers, I headed to the kitchen

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