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...growing number of European pensioners jumping the Mediterranean to Morocco - and getting much more bang for their euro. "We have a wonderful life in Morocco, so it's easy to understand why more French people are coming to live here," says Vassort, who lives with his wife and lumbering labrador Othello among the serpentine streets of les Oudayas, the ancient casbah of Morocco's capital, Rabat. "The Moroccans are friendly and astoundingly hospitable. The weather is good all year. There's a rich cultural and social life. And with virtually all Moroccans speaking French, language isn't a problem." While...
...country. Whether an animal is pulling on the leash, jumping on the neighbors or quietly relieving itself on the living-room sofa, Kilcommons has a remedy. He has trained more than 35,000 dogs, ranging from abandoned shelter pups to the poshest celebrity pooches, including Harrison Ford's Labrador retriever, Diane Sawyer's Cavalier King Charles spaniel and Candice Bergen's two mixed breeds. "He can practically make dogs do anything," says Bergen, who adds that she still can't believe it when her golden-retriever--poodle mix, Jerry, lies down on command...
...George F. Baker Trust, a $15 million fund established through the will of his grandfather that gives charitable gifts to medical and educational organizations.In addition to making significant donations to Harvard, Baker also contributed to Columbia University, Dartmouth University, and Georgetown University.In the 1960s, Baker helped found the Quebec Labrador Mission, which took American teenagers to teach at Canadian fishing villages, Aisner said. Baker was also involved with several other institutions, including the New York-Presbyterian Hospital, the New York Zoological Society, and the Woods Hole Sea Education Association on Cape Cod. A trustee of St. Paul?...
...Margaret Crothers, an A.K.C. member in neighboring Lancaster, who raises Labrador retrievers, says the extra paperwork and inspections would be a nuisance for the "good breeders who are very conscientious." She argues that existing puppy lemon laws in 17 states, which require sellers to refund buyers of diseased dogs, along with local anticruelty statutes, provide enough protection...
...Oscar for producing the 1979 animated short “Every Child,” which he also co-wrote. The film focuses on an abandoned baby left on the doorsteps of an affluent family and is told from the perspective of the family’s spoiled Labrador. The jealous dog takes on unfamiliar work, including washing the windows and sweeping the floor, eventually winning the couple over and causing them to reject the baby. Serious topics dressed in humorous garb defined much of Lamb’s work. Gardner points to the 1978 animated short...