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KRAMER, RIKKI and SHADOW
Our Little Place on the Web

Rikki, Shadow, and Kramer

Links On This Website:

Other Canine Links:

Dachshund Circus (A world of Dachshund fun)

My CJ (My wife's site of Dachshunds and leader dogs)

Dog Owner's Guide (The online newspaper for dog lovers)

Dog-Play (Having fun with your dog)

LabraDox Land (A Labrador guide dog that lives with Dachshunds)

Leader Dogs For The Blind (In Rochester, Michigan)

Petfinder.com (Search for your new best friend)

Puppy Raiser Site (Dedicated to Leader Dog puppy raisers)

Rolla Lions Leader Dog Page (More info about Leader Dogs)

Michigan Animal Rescue League (Does not euthanize or sell animals for research)

Breed Rescue Information Index (Find the breed of dog that you are looking for and save a dogs life)

Vann (A Labrador guide dog  pup with a mission)

War Dogs (The untold story of scout dogs in the Vietnam War & how they were abandonded by our own government)

RIKKI SAYS>>>>>>"MIND GAMES DOGS PLAY WITH THEIR HUMANS"
1. After your humans give you a bath, DON'T LET THEM TOWEL DRY YOU! Instead, run to their bed, jump up, and dry yourself off on the sheets. This is especially good if it's right before your humans' bedtime.

2. Act like a convicted criminal. When the humans come home, put your ears back, tail between your legs, chin down, and act as if you have done something really bad. Then, watch as the humans frantically search the house for the damage they think you have caused. (Note: This only works when you have done absolutely nothing wrong.)

3. Let the humans teach you a brand new trick. Learn it perfectly. When the humans try to demonstrate it to someone else, stare blankly back at the humans. Pretend you have no idea what they're talking about.

4. When out for a walk, alternate between choking and coughing every time a strange human walks by.

5. Make your own rules. Don't always bring back the stick when playing fetch with the humans. Make them go and chase it once in a while.

6. Hide from your humans. When your humans come home, don't greet them at the door. Instead, hide from them, and make them think something terrible has happened to you. (Don't reappear until one of your humans is panic-stricken and close to tears).

7. When your human calls you to come back in, always take your time. Walk as slowly as possible back to the door.

9. Wake up twenty minutes before the alarm clock is set to go off, and make the humans take you out. As soon as you get back inside, fall asleep. (Humans can rarely fall back asleep after going outside, this will drive them nuts!)

HOW DOGS AND MEN ARE THE SAME:
 1. Both take up too much space on the bed.
 2. Both have irrational fears about vacuum cleaning.
 3. Both mark their territory.
 4. Neither tells you what's bothering them.
 5. The smaller ones tend to be more nervous.
 6. Both have an inordinate fascination with women's crotches.
 7. Neither does any dishes.
 8. Both fart shamelessly.
 9. Neither of them notice when you get your hair cut.
 10. Both like dominance games.
 11. Both are suspicious of the postman.
 12. Neither understands what you see in cats.

HOW DOGS ARE BETTER THAN MEN:
 1. Dogs do not have problems expressing affection in public.
 2. Dogs miss you when you're gone.
 3. Dogs feel guilty when they've done something wrong.
 4. Dogs admit when they're jealous.
 5. Dogs are very direct about wanting to go out.
 6. Dogs do not play games with you ­ except fetch.
 7. You can train a dog.
 8. Dogs are easy to buy for.
 9. The worst social disease you can get from dogs is fleas. (OK, the
      really worst disease you can get from them is rabies, but there's a vaccine for
      it and you can kill the one that gave it to you ..)
 10. Dogs understand what "no" means.
 11. Dogs mean it when they kiss you.

THE TRUTH ABOUT CATS AND DOGS!:

A dog thinks:  Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me
with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of me.... 
They must be gods!

A cat thinks:  Hey, these people I live with feed me, love me, provide me with a nice warm, dry house, pet me, and take good care of  me.......................I must be a god!

What is a Cat?
  1)  Cats do what they want.
  2)  They rarely listen to you.
  3)  They're totally unpredictable.
  4)  They whine when they are not happy.
  5)  When you want to play, they want to be alone.
  6)  When you want to be alone, they want to play.
  7)  They expect you to cater to their every whim.
  8)  They're moody.
  9)  They leave hair everywhere.
 10) They drive you nuts and cost you money.
Conclusion:  They're tiny little women in fur coats.
 
What is a Dog?
 1)  Dogs lie around all day, sprawled on the most comfortable piece of furniture in
the house.
 2)  They can hear a package of food opening half a block away, but don't hear you when you're in the same room.
 3)  They can look dumb and lovable all at the same time.
 4)  They growl when they are not happy.
 5)  When you want to play, they want to play.
 6)  When you want to be alone, they want to play.
 7)  They are great at begging.
 8)  They will love you forever if you rub their tummies.
 9)  They can never have enough toys and they leave them everywhere.
10) They do disgusting things with their mouths and then try to give you a kiss.
 Conclusion:  They're tiny little men in fur coats.

CANINE DICTIONARY OF COMMON TERMS

BICYCLES: Two-wheeled exercise machines, invented for dogs to control body fat. To get maximum aerobic benefit, you must hide behind a bush and dash out, bark loudly and run alongside for a few yards; the person then swerves and falls into the bushes, and you prance away.

BUMP: The best way to get your human's attention when they are drinking a
fresh cup of coffee or tea.

DEAFNESS: This is a malady which affects dogs when their person want them in and they want to stay out. Symptoms include staring blankly at the person, then running in the opposite direction, or lying down.

DOG BED: any soft, clean surface, such as the white bedspread in the guest
room or the newly upholstered couch in the living room.

DROOL: Is what you do when your persons have food and you don't. To do this properly you must sit as close as you can and look sad and let the drool fall to the floor, or better yet, on their laps.
     GARBAGE CAN: A container which your neighbors put out once a week to test your ingenuity. You must stand on your hind legs and try to push the lid off with your nose. If you do it right you are rewarded with margarine wrappers to shred, beef bones to consume and moldy crusts of bread.

LEAN: Every good dog's response to the command "sit !", especially if your
person is dressed for an evening out. Incredibly effective before black-tie
events.

LEASH: A strap which attaches to your collar, enabling you to lead your
person where you want him/her to go.

LOVE: Is a feeling of intense affection, given freely and without restriction. The best way you can show your love is to wag your tail. If you're lucky, a human will love you in return.

SNIFF: A social custom to use when you greet other dogs. Place your nose as close as you can to the other dogs rear end and inhale deeply, repeat several times, or until your person makes you stop.

SOFAS: Are to dogs like napkins are to people. After eating it is polite to run up and down the front of the sofa and wipe your whiskers clean.

THUNDER: This is a signal that the world is coming to an end. Humans remain amazingly calm during thunderstorms, so it is necessary to warn them of the danger by trembling uncontrollably, panting, rolling your eyes wildly, and following at their heels.

WASTEBASKET: This is a dog toy filled with paper, envelopes, and old candy wrappers. When you get bored, turn over the basket and strew the papers all over the house until your person comes home.
 

How to prepare for a new puppy

01. Pour cold apple juice on the carpet in several places and walk around barefoot in the dark.

02. Wear a sock to work that has had the toes shredded by a blender.

03 Immediately upon waking, stand outside in the rain and dark saying, "Be a good        puppy, go potty now - hurry up - come on, lets go!"

04. Cover all your best suits with dog hair. Dark suits must use white hair, and light suits must use dark hair. Also float some hair in your first cup of coffee in the morning.

05. Play "catch" with a wet tennis ball.

06. Run out in the snow in your bare feet to close the gate.

07. Tip over a basket of clean laundry, scatter clothing all over the floor.

08.  Leave your underwear on the living room floor, because that's where the dog   will drag it anyway. (Especially when you have company.)

09. Jump out of your chair shortly before the end of your favorite TV program and run to the door shouting, "No no! Do that OUTSIDE!" Miss the end of the program.

10. Put chocolate pudding on the carpet in the morning, and don't try to clean it up until you return from work that evening.

11. Gouge the leg of the dinning room table several times with a screwdriver -  it's going to get chewed on anyway.

12. Take a warm and cuddly blanket out of the dryer and immediately wrap it around yourself. This is the feeling you will get when your puppy falls asleep on your lap.

Muldoon lived alone for years in the Irish countryside with a dog that he loved. When the dog finally died, he went to the parish Priest and asked, "Father, my dog is dead. Could ya' be saying' a mass for the creature?"

Father Patrick replied, "I'm afraid not, we cannot be havin' services for an animal in church.  But there's a new denomination down the lane and there's no tellin' what they believe. Maybe they'll do something for the creature."

Muldoon said, "I'll go right away Father. Do ya' think $5,000 is enough to donate for the service?"

Father Patrick exclaimed, "Sweet Mary Mother of Jesus! Why didn't ya' tell
me the dog was a Catholic?!

DOG LETTERS TO GOD

Dear God,
How come people love to smell flowers, but seldom, if ever, smell one another? Where are their priorities?

Dear God,
When we get to Heaven, can we sit on your couch? Or is it the same old story?

Dear God,
Excuse me, but why are their cars named after the jaguar, the cougar, the mustang, the colt, the stingray, and the rabbit, but not one named for a dog? How often do you see a cougar riding around? We dogs love a nice ride! I know every breed cannot have its own model, but it would be easy to rename the Chrysler Eagle the Chrysler Beagle!

Dear God,
If a dog barks his head off in the forest and no human hears him, is he still a bad dog?

Dear God,
When my foster mom's friend comes over to our house, he smells like musk! What's he been rolling around in?

Dear God,
Is it true that in Heaven, dining room tables have on-ramps?

Dear God,
If we come back as humans, is that good or bad?

Dear God,
More meatballs, less spaghetti, please.

Dear God,
When we get to the Pearly Gates, do we have to shake hands to get in?

Dear God,
We dogs can understand human verbal instructions, hand signals, whistles, horns, clickers, beepers, scent IDs, electromagnetic energy fields, and Frisbee flight paths. What do humans understand?

Dear God,
Are there dogs on other planets, or are we alone? I have been howling at the moon and stars for a long time, but all I ever hear back is the beagle across the street.

Dear God,
Are there mailmen in Heaven? If there are, will I have to apologize?

Dear God,
Is it true that dogs are not allowed in restaurants because we can't make up our minds what NOT to order? Or is it the carpets again?

Dear God,
When my family eats dinner they always bless their food. But they never bless mine. So, I've been wagging my tail extra fast when they fill my bowl. Have you noticed my own blessing?

Dear God,
The new terrier I live with just peed on the Oriental rug and I have a feeling my family might blame me 'cuz they think I'm jealous of this stupid dog. Since they have no sense of smell, how can I convince them I'm innocent? Does PetsMart sell lie detectors?

Dear God,
May I have my testicles back?

Sincerely, The Dog

IF A DOG MADE NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS:

01 I will not play tug-of-war with Dad's underwear when he's on the toilet.
02 The garbage collector is NOT stealing our stuff.
03 I do not need to suddenly stand straight up when I'm lying under the coffee table.
04 I will not roll my toys behind the fridge.
05 I must shake the rainwater out of my fur BEFORE entering the house.
06 I will not eat the cats' food, before or after they eat it.
07 I will stop trying to find the few remaining pieces of clean carpet in the house when I am about to throw up.
08 I will not throw up in the car.
09 I will not roll on dead seagulls, fish, crabs, etc.
10 I will not lick my human's face after eating animal poop.
11 Kitty box crunchies are not food.
12 I will not eat any more socks and then redeposit them in the backyard after processing.
13 The diaper pail is not a cookie jar.
14 I will not chew my human's toothbrush and not tell them.
15 I will not chew crayons or pens, especially not the red ones, or my people will think I am hemorrhaging.
16 When in the car, I will not insist on having the window rolled down when it's raining outside.
17 We do not have a doorbell. I will not bark each time I hear one on TV.
18 I will not steal my Mom's underwear and dance all over the back yard with it.
19. I will not play tug-of-war with dad's underwear when he's on the toilet.
20 The sofa is not a face towel. Neither are Mom & Dad's laps.
21 My head does not belong in the refrigerator.
22 I will not bite the officer's hand when he reaches in for Mom's driver's license and car registration.
23. I will not eat mint flavored dental floss out of the bathroom garbage and therefore avoid having a string hanging out of my butt.
24. I will not use "roll around in the dirt" as an option after just getting a bath.
25. Sticking my nose into someone's crotch is not an acceptable way of saying hello.
26. I will not hump on any person's leg just because I thought it was the right thing to do.
27. I will not fart in my owners face while sleeping on the pillow next to their head.
28. I will not come in from outside and immediately drag my butt across the carpet.
29. The toilet bowl is not a never-ending water supply and just because the water is blue, it doesn't mean it is cleaner.
30. I will not sit in the middle of the living room and lick my crotch when company is over.
31. Suddenly turning around and smelling my butt can quickly clear a room.
32. The cat is not a squeaky toy so when I play with him and he makes that noise, it's usually not a good thing.

Top 20 Reasons Dogs Don't Use Computers -  

20. Can't stick their heads out of Windows '95.

19. Fetch command not available on all platforms.

18. Hard to read the monitor with your head cocked to one side.

17. Too difficult to "mark" every web site they visit.

16. Can't help attacking the screen when they hear "You've Got Mail."

15. Fire hydrant icon simply frustrating.

14. Involuntary tail wagging is dead giveaway they're browsing www.pethouse.com instead of working.

13. Keep bruising noses trying to catch that MPEG Frisbee.

12. Not at all fooled by Chuckwagon Screen Saver.

11. Still trying to come up with an "emoticon" that signifies tail-wagging.

10. Oh, but they WILL... with the introduction of the Microsoft Opposable Thumb.

9. Three words: Carpal Paw Syndrome

8. 'Cause dogs ain't GEEKS! Now, cats, on the other hand...

7. Barking in next cube keeps activating YOUR voice recognition software.

6. SmellU-SmellMe still in beta test.

5. SIT and STAY were hard enough, GREP and AWK are out of the question!

4. Saliva-coated mouse gets mighty difficult to maneuver.

3. Annoyed by lack of news groups, alt.pictures.master's.leg.

2. Butt-sniffing more direct and less deceiving than online chat rooms.

and the Number 1 Reason Dogs Don't Use Computers...

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( * 1. Too Damn Hard To Type With Paws. )

Hey! You're not supposed to be home yet!!!

 PUPPIES

 A client brought a litter of golden retriever puppies to my veterinary
 clinic for inoculations and worming. As the look-alike pups squirmed over
 and under one another in their box, I realized it would be difficult to
 tell the treated ones from the rest. So, I turned on the water faucet,
 wet my fingers, and moistened each dog's head when I had finished. 
 
 After the fourth puppy, I noticed my talkative client had grown silent.
 As I sprinkled the last pup's head, the woman leaned forward and whispered,
  "I didn't know they had to be baptized, too."
 

   
Hot Dog on a Bun?!?                      Plain or with mustard?

Dachsie Shows Gator Who is Boss! Sun Magazine of Boca Raton,Florida, on 1/10/95

A huge alligator swallowed a plucky dachshund who promptly chewed her way out. The eleven foot gator was found floating belly up in the pond the next day, and Daisy, who's obviously a lot tougher than she looks, was back pawing at her family's door. "The dog didn't have a mark on her, since the gator gulped her down whole. At first I really thought she was a ghost," says Melanie Nelson, whose son, Mark, nine , saw the gator snatch Daisy as she chased a ball next to the pond behind their house in the swampy country near Everglades City. But Daisy went straight to her dish and the family knew they had their pet back. "We'd lost dogs to gators before" Melanie recalls. "It's a hazard of living out here. But this is the first one who has ever come back." She took Daisy to her vet, who explained that if any dog could chew its way out of an alligator, it would be a dachshund. "They are a lot feistier than they look," says
Nelson. "The vet says they were bred to go down a hole and kill badgers. Also, Daisy didn't need to make too big of a hole to get out. She's very low to the ground."  

HOW MANY DOGS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB?

Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we've got our whole lives ahead of us, and you're inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?

Border Collie: Just one. And then I'll replace any wiring that's not up to code.

Dachshund: You know I can't reach that stupid lamp!

Rottweiler: Make me.

Labrador Retriever: Oh, me, me!!!! Pleeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I?

Malamute: Let the Border Collie do it. You can feed me while he's busy.

Jack Russell Terrier: I'll just pop it in while I'm bouncing off the walls and furniture.

Poodle: I'll just blow in the Border Collie's ear and he'll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.

Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.

Doberman Pinscher: While it's dark, I'm going to sleep on the couch.

Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark.

Mastiff: Mastiffs are NOT afraid of the dark.

Chihuahua: Yo quiero Taco Bulb.

Irish Wolfhound: Can somebody else do it? I've got this hangover....

Pointer: I see it, there it is, there it is, right there.

Greyhound: It isn't moving. Who cares?

Australian Shepherd: First, I'll put all the light bulbs in a little circle....

Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I'm sorry, but I don't see a light bulb.

Hound Dog: ZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz.

Cat: Dogs do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So the question is,how long will it be before I can expect light?

HUMAN THOUGHTS ABOUT DOGS

"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's much too dark to read."
-- Groucho Marx

"If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise."
-- Unknown

"Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant."
-- Unknown

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies."
-- Gene Hill

"In dog years, I'm dead."
-- Unknown

"To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs."
-- Aldous Huxley

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down."
-- Robert Benchley

"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives."
-- Sue Murphy

"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves."
-- August Strindberg

"No animal should ever jump up on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation."
-- Fran Lebowitz

"Ever consider what they must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!"
-- Anne Tyler

"I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult."
-- Rita Rudner

The Pact of the Fire, Lakota Sioux Legend

When the world was created, First Man and First Woman struggled to stay alive and warm through the first winter.  First Dog struggled also. Deep in the winter, First Dog gave birth to her pups. Each night, she huddled in the brush of the forest, longingly watching the fire, which kept First Man and First Woman warm.

First Winter was severe, so cold that First Dog dared not leave her pups to search for food to fill her own belly, fearing that her pups would freeze to death in her absence. She curled around them, but the wind was bitter. Her belly shrank with hunger, and soon she had no milk.  The smallest pup perished, and First Dog felt her own life draining away as she struggled to
care for the remaining pups.  Fearing for the fate of the others, she knew she had no choice but to approach the fire and ask First Woman and First Man to share their food and the fire's
warmth.

Slowly, she crept to the fire and spoke to First Woman, who was heavy with child. I am a mother, said First Dog, and soon you will be a mother too.I want my little ones to survive, just as you will want your little one to survive.  So I will ask you to make a pact. First Woman and First Man listened. I am about to die.  Take my pups.   You will raise them and call
them Dog. They will be your guardians.  They will alert you to danger, keep you warm, guard your camp, and even lay down their life to protect your life and the lives of your children.  They will be companions to you and all your generations, never leaving your side, as long as Mankind shall survive. In return, you will share your food and the warmth of your fire. You will treat my children with love and kindness, and tend to them if they become ill, just as if they were born from your own belly.  And if they are in pain, you will take a sharp knife to their throat, and end their misery.  In exchange for this, you will have the loyalty of my children and all their offspring until the end of time.

First Man and First Woman agreed.  First Dog went to her nest in the brush, and with the last of her strength, one by one, she brought her pups to the fire.  As she did so, First Woman gave birth to First Child, wrapped her in Rabbit skins, and nestled First Child among the pups by the fireside. First Dog lay down by the fire, licked her pups, then walked away to die under the stars..

Before she disappeared into the darkness, she turned and spoke once more to First Man "My children will honor this pact for all generations.  But if Man breaks this pact, if you or your children's children deny even one Dog food, warmth, a kind word or a merciful end, your generations will be plagued with war, hunger and disease, and so this shall remain until the pact is honored again by all Mankind." With this, First Dog entered the night, and returned in spirit to the creator.

WHY I'M COMING BACK AS A DOG

Somebody else ALWAYS pays for dinner

You don't have to remember holidays

Fighting is cool if you're a dog.

Nobody bitches at you if you spend every weekend hunting during duck season

You don't have to apologize for farting.

When you're "done", you just leave.

You NEVER have to talk to anyone.

Deadline? What's a deadline?

Clean up after myself? Yeah, right.

Nobody cares if you scratch in public.

Sitting on your ass all day is perfectly acceptable.

Nobody ever expects you to call them back

You pee where YOU want to pee, not where EVERYONE ELSE wants you to pee

It's ok if you kill a cat  ( ok, you might catch some grief if your owner likes cats too)

                 

DAILY SCHEDULE:

0700 - Roll over, yawn, attempt to wake up.

0730- Say goodbye to dip shit

0800- Back to sleep

0915- Jump the fence in search of adventure

0920- Do the neighbors poodle

0930- Do the other neighbors collie

0945- Chase a stray cat.

1000- Do the neighbor down the streets shepherd

1015- Dig around in the trash for something good.

1045- Nap time

1200- Take a big dump and lounge in the sun

1300- Do the neighbors poodle one more time

1330- Pee all over the yard, a little everywhere

1400- Chase squirrels

1430- Nap

1700- Welcome dip shit home

On the first day God created the dog.
On the second day, God created man to serve the dog.
On the third day, God created all the animals of the earth to serve as
potential food for the dog.
On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could labor for the
good of the dog.
On the fifth day, God created the tennis ball so that the dog might or might
not retrieve it.
On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the dog healthy &
the man broke.
On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but he had to walk the dog.     

Dog Rules

The dog is not allowed in the house.
Okay, the dog is allowed in the house, but only in certain rooms.
The dog is allowed in all rooms, but has to stay off the furniture.
The dog can get on the old furniture only.
Fine, the dog is allowed on all the furniture, but is not allowed to sleep
with the humans on the bed.
Okay, the dog is allowed on the bed, but only by invitation.
The dog can sleep on the bed whenever he wants, but not under the covers.
The dog can sleep under the covers by invitation only.
The dog can sleep under the covers every night.
Humans must ask permission to sleep under the covers with the dog.     

How to Photograph Your Puppy

01. Remove film from box and load camera.
02. Remove film box from puppy's month and throw in trash.
03. Remove puppy from trash and brush coffee grounds from muzzle.
04. Choose a suitable background for photo.
05. Mount camera on tripod, check flash and focus.
06. Find puppy and take dirty sock from mouth.
07. Place puppy in pre-focused spot and return to camera.
08. Forget about spot and crawl after puppy on knees.
09. Focus with one hand while fending off puppy with other hand.
10. Get tissue and clean nose print from lens.
11. Put cat outside and put peroxide on the scratch on puppy's nose.
12. Put magazines back on coffee table.
13. Try to get puppy's attention by squeaking toy over your head.
14. Replace your glasses and check camera for damage.
15. Jump up in time to grab puppy by scruff of neck and say- "No, no outside!"
16. Call spouse to help clean up the mess.
17. Fix a drink.
18. Sit back in chair, put your feet up, sip your drink and resolve to teach
      puppy "sit" and "stay" the first thing in the morning

DOG PROPERTY LAWS:
 1. If I like it, it's mine.
 2. If it's in my mouth, it's mine.
 3. If I can take it from you, it's mine.
 4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
 5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be yours in any way.
 6. If I'm chewing something up, all the pieces are mine.
 7. If it just looks like mine, it's mine.
 8. If I saw it first, it's mine.
 9. If you are playing with something and you put it down, it automatically becomes mine.
 10. If it's broken, it's yours.

LIFE LESSONS LEARNED FROM A DOG:
 1. If you stare at someone long enough, eventually you'll get what you want.
 2. Don't go out without ID.
 3. Be direct with people; let them know exactly how you feel by piddling
     on  their shoes.
 4. Be aware of when to hold your tongue, and when to use it.
 5. Leave room in your schedule for a good nap.
 6. Always give people a friendly greeting. A cold nose in the crotch is
     most  effective.
 7. When you do something wrong, always take responsibility.
 8. If it's not wet and sloppy, it's not a real kiss.

LAB PICS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO US!

 
Feeding time and sleeping time

 
Time out to wash the dishes and more sleeping time

 
Trick or treat and still more sleeping time

WWW DOG LINKS
Working Dog Web
Show Dog Magazine
Veterinary Medicine at About.com
Canine Cartoons
Farting Dog Harmonics
             

TRAVEL LINKS FOR DOGS!

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