caption: Another performer who has been involved in the parade since the beginning is named <PERSON>, known as ``The Swami from El Monte.'' As a ``mental magician,'' <PERSON> interprets his dog Cookie's thoughts. <PERSON> invites attendees to ask his psychic dog questions. One person asks Cookie for the key to life. ``Just be in the now, don't be in the future,'' <PERSON> says. ``Dogs are happy because they are in the now, humans are not.''
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