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Friday, February 25, 2011
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I am going to post Cole's webpage here and if you would take a minute to go and read the story it will fill you in on what is going on.
I have felt such support in the past from all of you . Thank you for allowing me a safe place to share.
10 comments:
- Nikke said...
Amy I'm so sorry you have to deal with all of this.
You and your family are in my prayers each and every day.
- February 25, 2011 at 11:19 PM
- Jen said...
Hi Amy ~
I am still here for you, and always will be. I was so incredibly sad to read about Cole. I wanted to scream at the top of my lungs, from the highest mountain...
"Doesn't this family have enough going on ??????"
Honey, I am so sorry for all you continue to endure. I wish I could wrap you up in a hug, but I know that only goes so far.
I am here for you. I will always be. I wish i could take your pain away. I wish there was some way to make it better.
Whatever feels best is what's best for you. To write, or not. I feel a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders after I beat the keyboard to shreds :o)
We all love you here, and anything you write, whether it be the good, the bad, the ugly, we all still love you after.
My thoughts are with you and your beautiful family always.
My prayers are for continued strength ;o)
- February 26, 2011 at 1:03 AM
- misty said...
Oh Amy, all that you are having to deal with is unimaginable. It is just so much.No one knows how or what you are feeling. we are not in your shoes. So I'm not going to pretend to know, but I am a friend and am here to support you. I will keep praying that things get better for you and your family. I pray for Cole, Philip and your healing,and for strength for each day. Never forget what an amazing person you are. God bless you and your family!
- February 28, 2011 at 11:10 AM
- Christy said...
I have not read your blog in quite a while. My heart just ached as I read through your blog and then the caring bridge site. I am so so very sorry y'all are struggling so much. I will say prayers for y'all as I know how hard it is to watch your child suffer and not know what is wrong. :(
- March 1, 2011 at 1:52 AM
- Rachel said...
God bless you Amy - still praying for you and your precious family!
- March 3, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Praying for you and your family. It sounds like such a hard time. Please come here for support. Hoping for better days real soon.
- March 3, 2011 at 8:40 PM
Are you ok? I don't know you , but I follow your blog and caring bridge sites. I'm worried about you. I hope everything is going better.
- April 19, 2011 at 6:39 PM
- Ann On and On... said...
Amy..I am wondering how you are? How is your family?
- May 29, 2011 at 12:54 AM
- Davis Family said...
I see you haven't updated your blog in quite a while. I have followed your bog for quite a while. I am hoping you and your family are doing okay.
- June 11, 2011 at 10:31 PM
- Alan and Lynne said...
So missing your comments. I keep checking your care bridge on both boys and here. Praying for comfort for all. Please up date us all soon Prayers LYnne
- June 22, 2011 at 4:07 PM


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As the NFL prepares to enact tougher concussion rules for the 2011 season -- provided there is one -- a brain-imaging expert warned Thursday that the league should be on guard for shady player head games.
Dr. Daniel Amen, who has treated current and former players for post-concussion symptoms, said some of his clients have confessed to fudging the initial baseline tests administered by NFL teams. By doing so, Amen said those players are seeking quicker clearance to return from any future head injuries they might suffer.
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A mental health practitioner and founder of the Amen Clinic, Amen began treating brain-damaged retired NFL players in the late 1990s. One of his recent clients is FOX Sports NFL analyst Terry Bradshaw, who recently revealed that he is feeling the effects of concussions suffered during his playing days with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s and 1980s.
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- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
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Before someone borrowed the term 'canon' in relation to Star Trek, it used to be referred to as 'continuity'. It is the concept that there is a consistency in the integrity of the continuing aspects of any series, not just Star Trek. In fact, I prefer the term 'continuity' over 'canon' for something like series television or series movies.
The point of continuity (or canon) is that it helps establish the show and the truth of the characters and the themes and the details for the long term viewers. The casual viewer may not care where Anakin was born (for example), but a watcher of all the Star Wars movies would object if, after having established his home planet as Tatooine, his home was later described as being Delaware.
Likewise for Star Trek, continuity establishes details of the technology, the back stories of the principle characters, and the histories of the episodes that have been made. If one episode shows Spock to be a vegetarian, then it isn't good for a later episode to show him sitting down with relish to a juicy sirloin steak (unless there is a justifiable story point, like Spock is possessed by an alien entity who likes sirloin). A change of this order would immediately strike the viewer who knows better as being a major error.
I hope it is plain that continuity, or canon, is the friend of good story telling, and not the enemy. If adhered to, it forces writers to write better stories than if they just take short cuts to make an exciting scene by throwing continuity out of the window.
Perhaps contrary to appearances, most people who support continuity don't get bent out of shape about really minor errors, but merely point them out for interest's sake. There is a concern in the minds of some that JJA's movie won't contain merely small violations of continuity, but whopping big ones. This isn't proven yet, but it is a fear.
If the details of the story depart too much from what has gone before, it will not be reconcilable with what is already known, which does violence to the overarching Star Trek story, especially as this movie is a prequel and therefore sets the stage for all the Trek that comes afterwards.
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New London, Conn. - January 30, 2013 - Alex Berthiaume netted a game-high 18 points and Robbie Burke added 12 points and nine boards to power the Springfield College men's basketball team to a 58-45 victory at Coast Guard on Wednesday night.
Springfield jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first three minutes and never trailed improving to 15-6 overall and 6-2 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play while Coast Guard dropped to 1-17 overall and 0-8 in the NEWMAC.
The Pride led 17-4 following a 3-pointer by Berthiaume with 8:02 left in the first half before Coast Guard used a 9-2 spurt to cut the deficit to 19-13 with 4:40 left in the opening half.
Springfield would answer with an 8-0 run to take a 27-13 lead with 1:20 left and the Pride led 27-15 at half time.
The Bears used a 10-2 run in the second half to cut the Pride lead to 35-30 with 13:30 left, but once again Springfield responded, this time with a 9-2 spurt opening a 44-32 lead with 11:27 remaining in the game.
The Pride would lead by as many as 16 at 52-36 with 3:22 left.
Senior Greg Marshall led Coast Guard with 15 points and senior Jimmy Knudsen added nine points. Knudsen and sophomore David Anderson each finished with a team-high six rebounds.
Springfield shot 37.5 percent from the field (21-56) while making 4 of 19 from behind the arc while Coast Guard shot 32.8 percent from the floor (19-58) and made 4 of 17 from 3-point range. The Pride outrebounded the Bears 44-37 including 16 offensive rebounds.
Springfield's defense limited Coast Guard to just 45 points, proving to be the fewest points allowed this season by the Pride.
Springfield will play at MIT on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 pm with second-place in the conference standings on the line.


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One dog has two owners fighting over him, each claiming the black Labrador retriever mix is theirs.
This is a dog one family has come to love, essentially a member of their family. They adopted him as a puppy and raised him, and that is what makes this so painful.
Allen Hill remembers the sad morning in June 2009 when he looked in the back yard and saw his that his beautiful dog, Cole Bear, wasn't there.
"The next morning, I got up, went outside to feed him, and he was gone," Allen Hill said.
The family then went into detective mode. They hung pictures, made phone calls and met with humane society workers. They knew Cole Bear would be found because he was microchipped with the Hills' contact information.
"That way if he got out, or if he did get stolen, they could scan and get him back to me," Hill said.
Three years had passed, and then last month they got the call they've been waiting for. Cole Bear was found in Leawood, but they weren't able to take him home.
"We went through the pain of the last three years, and then we went through all the pain again," Patty Hill said.
The Hills say, and police confirm, that Cole Bear was given to another family who had legally adopted him through Wayside Waifs. By law, animal control had to give the dog to that other family.
"It was a tough, tough decision. There was a tremendous amount of emotion on both sides," said Leawood Deputy Police Chief Troy Rettig.
Wayside Waifs said there was no record of the dog in the system, but they will continue to investigate.
The not-for-profit humane society and animal welfare organization said they scan every dog for microchips and do a thorough investigation before a dog is put on the adoption floor.
However, the Hills say someone dropped the ball by not scanning Cole Bear.
"If I don't get my dog back, I just don't want it to happen to somebody else," Allen Hill said.
Police have not released the name of the other family or the new name of the dog, so there is no way of knowing if Cole Bear is in Wayside Waifs system under a different name.
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National champion Florida State offered a football scholarship to Cleveland High defensive lineman Sterling Johnson on Wednesday, but FSU is just one of several schools that has noticed the 6-foot-5, 274-pound junior.
Johnson already had offers from Clemson, N.C. State, Virginia Tech, Florida and Wake Forest and others are expected.
"I think a lot of the recruiters are going by Garner to talk to (runner) Nyheim Hines and then coming here and vice versa," Cleveland coach Marc Morris said. "Sterling works extremely hard and works in the weight room just as hard. He is a fine young man.
"You just don't see many kids his size who can run like he does. Big linemen like him are hard to find."
Johnson was the Two Rivers 3A Conference defensive lineman of the year in 2013.
Southwest girls: The Southwest Wake Athletic Conference girls' basketball race tightened Wednesday night when Cary edged Athens Drive 54-53. The Imps' win left every girls' team with at least two league losses.
Athens Drive, Apex, Cary and Green Hope share the league lead.
Duke-bound Azura Stevens of Cary, the area's leading scorer, finished with 37 points, 22 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. She averages 30.8 points. Athens Drive junior Grace Hunter, who averages 27.1 points, had 23 points, 13 rebounds and 5 steals.
"It's exciting this year that the conference race is so competitive," Stevens said. "It's going to come down to blood, sweat and tears."
Two Rivers basketball: Western Harnett is 2-14 overall, but shares the Two Rivers 3A Conference boys' basketball lead with Erwin Triton and Cleveland. All three teams are 2-1 in the conference.
Wildcats win swim titles: East Chapel Hill won the boys' and girls' championships in the Piedmont Athletic 4A Conference swimming and diving championships on Wednesday. The Wildcats topped second-place Durham Jordan 684-552 for the boys' win and second-place Jordan 748-535 for the girls' win.
East Chapel Hill's Koya Osada won the boys' 200 individual medley and 100 back and Michael Wohl won the 100 and 200 freestyle. In girls' competition, the Wildcats' CeCe Marzinski (200 free, 100 fly), Morgan Smith (200 individual medley, 500 free), and Chelsea Yu (50 and 100 free) won two events each.
"This is always an important meet for us. We never come in here thinking we have it in the bag," said Osada, who's committed to swim at Harvard next year. "We take this very seriously. And for some of our seniors, it's the last chance they'll have to swim in a varsity meet."
The Wildcats won every girls' individual event.
Swim meets: The Cap Eight 4A, Southwest Wake Athletic and Big Eight 3A conference swimming championships will be held this week at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary.
The Big Eight swims Friday at 6:30. The Southwest Wake is Saturday is at 8 a.m., and the Cap Eight is Saturday at noon.
Hamilton adjusts: Josh Hamilton, the former Athens Drive baseball standout, has gained weight and worked on his swing as he prepared for this season with the Los Angeles Angels, according to MLB.com.
Hamilton reported to spring training in 2013 weighing about 225 pounds, about 20 pounds lighter than in past years. He finished the season at 217. He wanted to gain weight for the upcoming season and expects to report at about 235.
"I've never lifted heavy, heavy weight before, so that's what I'm doing this offseason," Hamilton told Alden Gonzalez. "Just trying to put muscle on, trying to have a couple of cheat days here and there, pizzas, burgers every once in a while. But for the most part trying to stay gluten-free, because that makes my joints feel better. So overall I'm feeling better."
He also said he has worked with a functional movement coach to refine his swing.
He hit .250 with 21 home runs and 79 RBI in 2013.
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James Teel initiated an Advisory Council for the school. This group, consisting of Canadians and Americans, has been a valuable friend of the seminary through prayer, promotion, fund-raising and fellowship. The group has fluctuated in membership through the years with an average size of 30.
Having served as the first president of the Council, Don Dilmore (from Texas) volunteered two years on campus as Director of Development (1993-95). Serving on the council in the early 1990s, Wayne Key (from Calgary, Alberta) became a student at the school in 1996, followed by Bob Spears, who has also served on the Council for many years. Alumni Darcy Cust (1990), Kevin Trick (1992), and Ross Lincer (1998) also serve on the Council.
The first graduation (May 1990) had six graduates, four of whom became pastors of Canadian Southern Baptist churches. With the placement of Canadian pastors, trained in Canada by Southern Baptist professors, the dream of those early pioneers became a reality.
Student enrollment at the school has gradually increased through the years. The 1990-91 school year saw 27 on-campus students. From 1991-1997 average enrollment ran between 30 and 40. In 2001-2002, 75 students enrolled at the Cochrane campus. In the fall of 2002, however, enrollment jumped by 30%. For the first time, enrollment surpassed the 100-mark, with 102 students studying, either on campus or via the Internet.
Off-campus courses in cities such as Calgary, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal provided theological training for several hundred students. Called Continuous Ministry Education (CME), this program provided valuable ministry training for many who could not otherwise take courses. Faculty members from Cochrane as well as on-site seminary extension faculty provided teachers for this program.
Seminary trustees provide an important link between the seminary and churches in the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists. Trustees are elected by messengers from the churches at annual meetings of the convention. They are elected for four one-year terms and have the responsibility for helping the school achieve its goals, policies and vision. Trustee boards consist of seven men and women. They meet twice annually and report directly to the national leadership board of the Canadian Convention of Southern Baptists. Six seminary graduates have served as trustees of the school.
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ARCADIA, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2011) – Third behind Dilemma when favored in last month's Grade III Daytona Stakes, Regally Ready easily took the measure of the Daytona winner and five others in Friday's $68,800 Born to Run Purse at 6 ½ furlongs over Santa Anita's downhill turf course.
Bet down to 3-2 favoritism this time and under a hand ride by Corey Nakatani, Vinery Stable's 4-year-old gelding scored by 3 ¼ lengths over graded stakes winner Gallant Son while covering the distance in 1:12.62. Rendezvous took third, another 1 ¼ lengths back while Dilemma checked in a non-threatening sixth.
Patrick Valenzuela, aboard fourth-place finisher Sayif, lodged a claim of foul against the winner for alleged interference nearing the half-mile pole, but the claim was disallowed.
Trained by Steve Asmussen, Regally Ready was making his second start over the unique downhill turf layout after, according to Asmussen, "he got a little lost" in the Daytona. "Hopefully, with the trip down the hill, he'll have a better idea of what's going on," Asmussen had said before the race.
"He had run well on synthetic in Canada, and we thought he'd like this course," Scott Blasi, assistant to Asmussen, added afterward. "It's worked out well this winter, having a horse like him who's able to come down this hill like he can. They've got a good series of stakes here, and this allowance race came up at a good time for us."
For his victory, Regally Ready paid $5, $3.40 and $3.20. Gallant Son, ridden by Rafael Bejarano, returned $4.40 and $4.20 while Rendezvous, with Joel Rosario aboard, paid $6 to show.
"I just kept this horse in a good spot," said Nakatani. "He found himself on the lead on the far turn, and he won easily."
Nakatani seemed unconcerned about the foul claim while waiting for the race to become official. "I don't think Patrick had enough horse to hold his position when he was caught between my horse and the one ridden by Mike Smith (Matto Mondo)," commented Nakatani.
Regally Ready broke on top in the Born to Run, but Nakatani let him settle behind Matto Mondo and Sayif. Matto Mondo was making his first start since finishing third in the 2009 Santa Anita Handicap while the race marked the United States debut for Irish-bred Sayif. Matto Mondo tired and Sayif weakened after taking up sharply in the early going.
The winning purse of $40,800 boosted the earnings of Regally Ready to $190,488 after having done much of his racing in Canada. His record became 4-2-3 in 10 starts.
Saturday is Strub Stakes Day at Santa Anita with a 10-race program featuring three graded stakes races. Unbeaten 3-year-old filly Turbulent Descent is the 4-5 favorite among six entrants in the Grade I, $250,000 Las Virgenes Stakes (fourth race); Once-beaten Twirling Candy is the even-money choice among eight 4-year-olds in the Grade II, $200,000 Strub Stakes (ninth race), and Victor's Cry rates as the 3-1 pick among nine grass runners in the Grade III, $100,000 Thunder Road Handicap (eighth race). First post is at 12:30 p.m.


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This rich linguine casserole recipe eliminates nearly half the saturated fat from the original—but keeps the creamy texture and distinctive Swiss cheese flavor. —Mike Tchou, Pepper Pike, Ohio
- 8 ounces uncooked whole wheat linguine, broken in half
- 2 cups cubed fully cooked lean ham
- 1-3/4 cups (7 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese, divided
- 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) reduced-fat reduced-sodium condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
- 1 cup (8 ounces) reduced-fat sour cream
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 small green pepper, finely chopped
- Cook linguine according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the ham, 1-1/2 cups cheese, soup, sour cream, onion and green pepper. Drain pasta; add to ham mixture and stir to coat.
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i made with cream of celery soup, don't like mushrooms, very good. reheats very well.
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on Aug 10, 2011 at 12:49 pm
President Obama has definitely disappointed me and everyone in this great country should be extremely disappointed in Obama's failed presidency! He has in 2 1/2 years almost singlehandedly destroyed the United States! He has not lived up to one of his campaign promises and continues to spend us into oblivion! He constantly blames others for his failings! When he took office the national debt was $3 Trillion and in 2 1/2 years he has increased it to $15 Trillion!!! He and his family are constantly taking expensive trips on the taxpayer's backs while while the American people are losing their jobs and homes! He has no respect for us or our hard earned money! I am almost 70 years of age and I have seen many presidents come and go but he is by far the worst! I did not vote for Obama nor will I in the election of 2012! I fear that if he is re-elected it will be the end of this great nation because he is either a complete idiot or hates this country so much that his goal is to destroy it!
on Aug 10, 2011 at 2:34 pm
You may not approve of Mr Obama's performance, but your numbers are terribly wrong:
National Debt in 2001: $5.8 trillion
National Debt in 2009: $10.4 trillion
National Debt in 2011: $14.4 trillion
Not good, but nowhere near your $3T-$15T numbers under Mr. Obama. BTW, he paid for his own 50th birthday party, and what are these constant trips to which you refer?
I was also surprised to learn that since the 1970s, Republican Presidents (Reagan, Bushes 1 and 2) have upped both the national debt, and the federal spending than feeds it, at significantly higher rates than their Democrat counterparts (Carter, Clinton Obama).
These are all CBO numbers, via wikipedia, for those of you following at work.
on Aug 10, 2011 at 5:20 pm
Dear Editor,
It remains a reality, "What did Barack Obama inherit as President?"
Two costly wars, a global economy that has been alienated by our violence against other nations, a major domestic economic decline created by Bush spending and policies, and a population that distrusted government based on 8 years of disrespect for WE, the people, by the Bush administration.
President Obama was handed a loaded revolver with potentially one chamber empty with slim chance of success in a game of economic roulette. Any trigger he pulled had a 5 out of 6 chance of being very wrong.
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Protecting Myself as a Subcontractor
I've been working as a Freelancer/Subcontractor for about 3 years. While I've had some direct clients, about 90% of the work I've done has been as a Subcontractor. During this time I've learned some painful lessons but in all, I've been very fortunate to subcontract for mostly descent companies.
That said, I have a question about what is considered standard procedure for subcontractors; and of course it deals with pay. While I've been fortunate to not work for anyone who pulls the "pay if paid" routine, the companies I've worked for have differing subcontractor payment policies. For instance, Company A wanted invoices on the first and third Thursday of the month and checks were cut and mailed the next day. Company B operated on a "pay when paid" policy but if the originating client hadn't paid by the 120th day the company would pay the invoice out of pocket.
While both way have their merits, the reasons for the differing approaches had more to do with the individual company's structure than philosophy. Company A is a web development company that has a more steady cash flow, so we could get paid more consistently albeit it at a lower rate. Company B is a 1 - man operation that does software development. So, while Company B pays more irregularly, they pay at an hourly rate that is almost 3X higher than Company A.
So, is there an industry standard or is the rest of the industry much like these 2 companies in that each Primary Contractor determines what works best for them? I ask because I've recently been approached by a larger company to do some subcontract work them. I just received a copy of their subcontractor agreement (for review, not signature) and though the wording is a little vague it appears that they too "pay when paid". If the industry standard is each company chooses for themselves then I don't want to press the issue. However, if there are some generally accepted standards that result in me getting paid sooner, I would like to suggest that route. I should note that this is a company that I've irrationally admired for a long time. So I definitely don't want to burn any bridges.
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When it comes to general business practices, the web development industry has no standards, so you tend to have to work to your own. If you find it acceptable at this time, then go with your gut.
But IMO, a 'pay-when-paid' policy appears to lay all the risk on your lap, for an event you have no control over (i.e. whether the client pays the agency). It's a wonderful deal for the agency of course, and no doubt they probably get paid more than you do by the client.
Better off sticking with the agencies who pay you regardless of the client paying. These are the more professional people to work for, who clearly respect your time and also clearly pick their clients more carefully.
Or bite the bullet and find clients yourself and take all the money
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Hi dsburton,
the industry standard is what you make it. Of course 1 day payment is better than 120 days, but 30 days in advance is even better. Here are some ideas that you can combine:
- How much better is Company B paying? If its a hassle and pays maybe 20% better, consider debt factoring, which I think should cost about 9% of total invoice value.
- Or, if you are disciplined and have good savings, maybe consider becoming that bank yourself. Then I would want a really significantly higher rate, and you maybe need to take some legal control over your output, ie it is now owned by Company B or their client if unpaid. Maybe Company B is charging much higher to a large corporate, because of what their payment behaviour is. Maybe your cut is just too small.
- Offer payment discounts for early payment to Company B. If they just use their payment terms as policy and have no problems with 120 days themselves, this may reduce your risk and troubles significantly.
- How stressed is Company B? Are payment terms sometimes good, sometimes bad? Other stresses in their live, such as new babies, family illness? Consider that they may also go bust, for example if the "1 man band" gets seriously ill. A credit limit may be good risk management.
- How replaceable are you, psychologically. Does Company B really like to work with you? Do they introduce or mention you to their clients? Consider articifically lowering your credit limit, so that "stop credit" becomes a regular occurrence. Maybe you'll get bumped up the payment priorities and someone else down.
- Why are you mainly a subcontractor? Don't want end users? Because the sales overhead is lower? Having your own control over clients payment terms is obviously best, if payment terms are the only problem you are looking at.
So in summary, this is not the problem of how someone else does it, its your problem. It may be an opportunity to deepen the relationship with Company B or an opportunity to find someone to replace them.
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I think this is the best show of the year for dog lovers. My favorite Sheltie is my doggie friend Sadie Gross. She's beautiful, talented, and very loyal to her Mommy Dodie Gross. Good luck this year Miss Sadie
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These shows are outrageous and I am surprised that people spend thousands of dollars on these show dogs parading them around. They produce over-priced spoiled dogs that only serve the breeders pocket books.
If you want a loyal all around good dog, go to the animal rescue and save a dog from being put down.
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I agree with "Dog lover". Please save a rescued dog or cat from a shelter!
That said, I enjoy dog & cat shows. I would never buy a purebred from a breeder, but I like wandering around the shows and seeing cute dogs and cats. It's not their fault they were bred & raised like that, and the show life is pretty rough on them, so I like to spare a smile and wave.