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...first lessons that dog trainer Brian Kilcommons teaches pet owners is never to tell their canine companions no. Although such advice may seem indulgent, his reason is practical, not philosophical: often dogs have no idea what the command means. "Most of the dogs in America think their name is No," jokes Kilcommons, who says the word is too vague for dogs to grasp because it doesn't correlate with a specific action. Instead, he advocates using commands such as off or stay, which dictate precise behaviors, then rewarding pups with praise--and the occasional treat--when they get it right...
...actually strike it rich with some wacky scheme, let me know. I’ll be under my bridge with my little dog. Don’t pet him, he bites...
...could be a soppy homily: the emergence of the blind, deaf Helen Keller from a feral child, treated like a wild pet by her family, to the bright girl who conquered her infirmities. But William Gibson, in his 1957 teleplay, which went to Broadway in 1959, was true to the crusading ferocity of Helen's teacher, the near blind Annie Sullivan. He also lucked into two actors, Patty Duke and Anne Bancroft, ready to give the performances of their lives. Arthur Penn's 1962 film captures this tutorial tug of wills in all its passion, defiance and tenderness...
...also listed her AIM screen name, which I quickly added to my Buddy List under the “Girls I Don’t Know Yet” group, immediately checking her away which read, “R.I.P Whiskers :(.” Translation: “my pet rodent died, I am frowning.” How endearing.Her profile went on to mention that her house at Harvard was in the Quad. This was disconcerting to me as I am not a fan of long-distance relationships, but with the time I had already invested in our relationship...
There is a small but hardy band of researchers who insist the dropout rates don't quite approach those levels. They point to their pet surveys that suggest a rate of only 15% to 20%. The dispute is difficult to referee, particularly in the wake of decades of lax accounting by states and schools. But the majority of analysts and lawmakers have come to this consensus: the numbers have remained unchecked at approximately 30% through two decades of intense educational reform, and the magnitude of the problem has been consistently, and often willfully, ignored...