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Show m maL THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednwiday, September 18, 2002 - rage 12 All these doggy tidbits rein the minds me of an I should bone pile throw your was about It way. learning ail Puppies find foster care Well the dog days ofsummer are almost gone.. .and so are all I the puppies of my dont intend this column to go to the dogs, but it seems like everyone is barking up a storm. in-law- s. R e -cently, an esteemed colleague La from has Sal been kept awake at night by cute little ribbons on them, many of lifes secrets from feed them so they are fat and dogs... "Never pass up a chance cuddly and then take them to to go for a long walk or for a the soccer game and let the joy ride, always enjoy the exkids play with them. perience of fresh air blowing in No pressure to buy one, no your face. "When a loved one comes fast talking plaid jacket insurance salesman tactics, just home, you should always run to greet them and let them adorable little orphaned puppies (with a stamp on their know that you missed them stomachs: No returns, no re- (wagging your tail is optional funds, all sales final, subject to but makes for great affect). "Make sure to run, romp, approved credit). And if the kids dont fall for and play each and every day. Take naps in the sun. it, tell the mothBe loyal. Bond with ers a story sadder barking than Old Yeller, Newlyweds Tammy-n-Gu- y still experience puppy love; they became proud parents of Josie, a new puppy. And fibecame nally, my Where the Red in-la- proud grandparents when their dog had eight puppies. Erma Bombeck said, "Every puppy should have a boy." Erma is right, every puppy should have a boy (or girl). I know from personal experience there is no better therapy than a puppy licking your face. But eight puppies is still more than most want to raise. felt like they were My 101 Dalmatians. raising devised a plan... My In order to give the puppies away, they took them where they could find lots of girls and boys that needed their faces licked. They took them up to the soccer games. What an idea, what a stroke of genius; bathe the little fur balls in Herbal Essence, put in-la- in-la- Fern Grows, and more heart warming than Shadow in Homeward Bound. Tell the tragic but true story of how the mother dog died right after she had the pups and how you spent 24-- 7 nursing them like your own children and can hardly stand to part with cm. The puppies were priceless, so the credit approval didnt take long. They sold like hot dogs at a baseball game. The got rid of all the puppies in just one day. They even had a waiting list, just in case some of the fell through or references didnt check out. Success! 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