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On 14 Nov 2003 00:27:49 GMT, CATherine
wrote:

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 12:25:21 +1100, "Yowie"
wrote:

Tish invited Joel and I to meet her managerie.

Your visit sounds wonderful. But my Shasta thinks you are maligning
Fluffy and Bongo's brain power. Just because a dog is very friendly
and wants to be petted doesn't mean she doesn't have any brains.
Shasta loves people and she loves to be petted. But she wants you to
know she also has brains. She rules our house (when Amber lets her)
and protects all family menbers from all predators, like birds and
greeblings and strange noises. ;-)

My boss has two dogs, Clipper (a German Shepherd who stays mostly
outdoors) and Dixie (a mostly-cocker-spaniel mutt who stays mostly
indoors). You don't have to know them long to realize that Clipper
is considerably smarter than Dixie. Dixie is a sweet-mannered dog,
but is decidedly dim-witted. I think of her as the canine Edith
Bunker.

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