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February 6, 2008
Published by Julie on February 6, 2008
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Rafe at Class

You should have seen Rafe at class tonight.  One of

the beagles he had not met was there, and we

introduced them.  I made Rafe stay down, so he was

crawling and stretching to get over there to kiss the

new dog.  And after his work he was playing goalie

with everybody in class.  I need to go back and do

some remedial finishes--on the "around" he visits

before he finally gets around, and on the swing he now

turns and sits sideways so he can get the treat faster

(he thinks--didn't quite work out that way, after

which he started to remember how to do it).
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February 4, 2008
Published by Julie on February 4, 2008
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Cajun Country








I want to let you know how Cajun's doing! He's the BEST!! But I think you knew
that already! :o)

Cajun is Jerry's constant companion! Mine when I'm home. You should hear him
tell me all about it when I first get home from a project! He tells me that
Jerry's had his cigar smokin' buddies over here to play cards, sit by the fire
pit and also tells me that his "Daddy" includes him in all of this! LOL!

Cajun's totally
awesome!



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February 3, 2008
Published by Julie on February 3, 2008
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AKC Allows Longer Names

New York, NY – Highlights from the January 2008 meeting of the AKC Board of Directors are as follows:



#1

Effective February 1, 2008, a pilot program will be put in
place to enable an owner to register a dog with a name of 37 to 50
spaces, rather than being held to the usual 36 space limit. The fee for
names exceeding 36 spaces will be $10.00.


#2 
 Three new breeds Became eligible for the Foundation Stock Service.
  •  Jindo;
  • Wirehaired Vizsla;
  •  Eurasier 

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February 3, 2008
Published by Julie on February 3, 2008
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To Drive or Not to Drive

Another great editorial by VERLYN KLINKENBORG.  The question is how does he do it week after week?

To Drive or Not to Drive: That Was Never the Question



Every now and then I meet someone in Manhattan who has never
driven a car. Some confess it sheepishly, and some announce it proudly. For
some it is just a practical matter of fact, the equivalent of not keeping a
horse on West 87th Street
or Avenue A. Still, I used to wonder at such people, but more and more I wonder
at myself.



I’ve been driving now for some 40 years, right
through what will come to be thought of as the heart of the Internal Combustion
Era. There is no learnable skill — aside perhaps from reading and writing —
that is more a part of me than driving. My senses have completely engulfed the
automobile,



 





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February 3, 2008
Published by Julie on February 3, 2008
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Closing the Barn Door


the national treasure strikes again


Closing the Barn Door After the Cows



Last week, the Food and Drug Administration cleared the way for the eventual
sale of meat and dairy products from cloned animals, saying, in effect, that
consumers face no health risks from them. The next day, the Department of
Agriculture asked farmers to keep their cloned animals off the market until
consumers have time to get over their anticloning prejudice. That is one
prejudice I plan to hold on to. I will not be eating cloned meat.




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February 3, 2008
Published by Julie on February 3, 2008
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Broad Art Museum

Zaha Hadid, who won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2004, has been chosen to design the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University […]
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