Your partner wouldn't be permitted to stay with you during
surgery, as they would be likely to get in the way of the
staff.
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GSD's has a rule stay with their partner during the times when
they are not working, sometimes they will stay in a kennel though
if the partner has a family that protests against a guard dog being
in their house.
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Bipolar can be very dangerous if the individual does not stay on
their medication.