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Dog with bone cancer going on bucket list adventures

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COQUITLAM, British Columbia, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A British Columbia woman said she is taking her 9-year-old dog on a series of bucket list adventures after he was diagnosed with inoperable bone cancer.

Riina Cooke of Coquitlam said she decided to create a bucket list for her boxer, Romeo, to make sure the canine's final days are happy and to help her deal with her grief, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported Friday.

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"I was just so upset for a day or two," Cooke said. "I wanted to snap out of it."

"I thought, 'OK, let's make it a good experience,'" she said.

Cooke said items already crossed off the list include meeting singer Bif Naked, a noted animal lover and cancer survivor, and taking a ride in a police car. Cooke said Romeo howled along with the police car's siren.

Cooke said Romeo was treated to a spa day for his 9th birthday Thursday.

"To me, he's my child," Cooke said. "I don't have children yet. He's my everything."

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