Paws on the Back! Latest News Boomer, Callie and I were up in Stony Plain this past weekend (April 14/15). Boomer had an awesome day on Saturday, taking 4 Q's out of 5 runs! Also, Boomer has another new title: TRIPLE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE DOG Excited about that! Callie finally has some NADAC agility points! She has points in Novice Jumpers ! Yahoo

This was emailed to me! Subject: THE KISS  This photograph shows a red Doberman licking an exhausted fireman.  He had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the fire. She is pregnant.  The firefighter was afraid of her at first, because he had never been around a Doberman before. When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest. A photographer from the Charlotte, North Carolina newspaper, "The Observer," noticed this red Doberman in the distance looking at the fireman. He saw her walking straight toward the fireman and wondered what she was going to do. As he raised his camera, she came up to the tired man who had saved her life and the lives of her babies, and kissed him, when the Photographer snapped this photograph.

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A  WONDERFUL DOG STORY        From time to time, people tell me,  "lighten up, it's just a dog," or,  "that's a lot of money for just a dog."  They don't understand the  distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs  involved for "just a  dog." Some of my proudest moments have come about  with "just a dog." Many  hours have passed and my only company was "just a  dog," but I did not  once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have  been brought about by  "just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the  gentle touch of "just a  dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the  day. If you, too, think  it's "just a dog," then you will  probably understand phases like "just a  friend," "just a sunrise," or  "just a promise." "Just a dog" brings into  my life the very essence of  friendship, trust, and  pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog" brings out the  compassion and patience  that make me a better person. Because of "just a  dog" I will rise early,  take long walks and look longingly to the future.  So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of  all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and  the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and  diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.  I hope that someday they can understand that it's not  "just a dog" but  the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being  "just a man." So  the next time you hear the  phrase "just a dog." just smile, because they  "just don't understand."   >