Word: pet
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Considering a career in the booming pet industry? The folks at Pet Sitters International want you. Very much. The professional organization, which offers accreditation courses in pet sitting, among other things, will hold its fifth annual convention in New Orleans this week. A preview...
...ATTEND? Says the brochure: "Imagine a huge room filled with the most successful, hardworking and talented pet sitters in the world... Just think how much creative energy and brain power would emanate from such a group...if you've attended [before], you know the magic...
SAMPLE ACADEMIC FARE: Problem Solving for Pet Sitters ("How to handle break-ins, workmen, house keys and weather disasters"); Profiles in Pet-Sitting Success; Dental Care for Dogs and Cats; Pet-i-Zens, a seminar on caring for elderly pets from Thom Somes, "the Pet Safety...
...LIGHTER NOTE: Yappy Hour, from the owners of celebrity-pet haunt Three Dog Bakery; The Doggie Fashion Show--part of the networking luncheon--featuring faux-fur coats and multicolored raincoats. Pucci would be jealous...
Money and marketing are just part of the lure. This minimalist horror film, which appears to be a self-filmed documentary of three filmmakers who get lost in the Maryland woods while tracking down a local witch legend, has become the Elvis, the E.T., the Pet Rock of 1999--the hottest item in a hot summer. Shagadelic--what's that? Jar Jar Binks--remind me. Ricky Martin--isn't he Dino's kid? For this moment (and treasure it, because it may vanish as fast as it materialized), Blair Witch is the must-attend social event for plugged-in America...