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Archive for January 17th, 2008

I have always loved Al Franken

Posted in Life.News.Whatever. on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Since early Saturday Night Live days, I have always enjoyed Al Franken. His wit is so incredibly quick and you can tell there is a huge storehouse of knowledge that lurks below his creative use of satire. His Harvard education attests to that, of course.
I have read one of his books and was so riveted [...]

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What was this guy thinking walking his Golden near a cliff?

Posted in Golden News, Golden Retriever Videos, Golden TV Spots on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

in Tacoma, WA, the man and his dogs are okay but what was he thinking having his dogs so close to a cliff during a morning walk? Click above on the rescuer and Golden above to see the rescue. Unbelievable.
A man and his two dogs were walking along the water in Tacoma Wednesday, when one [...]

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Golden Guide Lucky a first in China

Posted in Canine Contemplation, Golden Assistance Dogs, Golden News, Guide Dogs on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

It is amazing that some things that we so easily take for granted are not available to many other nations in the world. It has taken over 20 years for China to have Guide Dogs despite there being over 12 million people there suffering from some type of visual impairment.
Sadly, the country does not allow [...]

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Assistance Golden Luke: What a face

Posted in Golden Photography on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In this photo by Ross Courtney, we have 10-year-old Luke, obviously checking out the camera as pictures are being taken of his mom, Becky O’Grady, dressed up like an otter for her role in the production of “Redwall” in Toppenish.
Becky suffers from fibromyalgia and Luke helps her to walk and carry items.

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