Word: dog
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...rarely bites dog at an Assembly of the Church of England; the slashes and clashes in that arena are usually so politely modulated as to be inaudible to the untrained ear. But last week's Assembly in Westminster's Church House was different. The Social and Industrial Council's report strongly criticizing Moral Re-Armament (TIME, Feb. 14) was coming up, and for days M.R.A. literature and letters had made a rip tide across the desks and breakfast tables of churchmen and editors...
...Social Dog. Breland thinks that pigs are the most intelligent animals that he has trained. Raccoons, dogs and cats also come high on the list, while horses and cows rank low. But each animal, he says, must be trained in accordance with its peculiar nature. Dogs are not at all typical. By nature they are social animals, living in groups with a rigid code of behavior. They therefore respond to man's praise and affection. Cats do not. They like to be petted, says Breland, but their enjoyment is merely physical. They will do nothing for praise. Most other...
...Ottawa, Quebec City's Narcisse Dompierre and his eight crossbred dogs mushed 66 miles over the ice-crusted international dog-derby course, covered the distance in 5 hr. 33 min. 58 sec., to take the world's dogsled racing championship...
...Vladimir Demikov's experiment: at long last a suitable emblem for Russia to replace the two-headed eagle of the czars-the two-headed dog...
...perfect for all ardent Cantor fans. Eddie sings his old songs, pats his hands, rolls his banjo eyes, bounces on tiptoe and mixes large doses of sentimentality with a succession of harmless jokes. On the opening show, Brian Aherne labored through a too-cute skit dealing with a talking dog and an equally gabby child...