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Elsewhere, some frightened citizens are resorting to less elaborate precautions. In the Cleveland suburb of Garfield Heights, Nuns Mary Assumpta and Augustine Marie recently enrolled their Siberian husky Tanya in the nearby Inter national School for Dogs. For about $500 per pet, that academy teaches normally docile canines to bark, growl and bite. "We've had occasions when there have been people trying doors," says Sister Mary of her 32-bedroom convent. At the school, Head Trainer Howard Denton said business stayed strong even during the recession. "Any dog can do protection," he asserts. "I've trained poodles...
...viciousness. Richard Gelles, a sociologist at the University of Rhode Island, describes the grim ecology of a violent family: "The husband will beat the wife. The wife may then learn to beat the children. The bigger siblings learn it's O.K. to hit the little ones, and the family pet may be the ultimate recipient of violence...
People who think pachyderms are intrinsically funny will find the rest of Suder sidesplitting. Renoir certainly provokes his share of double takes. The man robbed by Suder tracks him to a cabin in Oregon, where he notices the large pet: "What's that?" Suder's reply: "That's an elephant." And then there is the joke about Suder's manager, an amateur taxidermist, who shows up unexpectedly and tries to kill Renoir with a chain saw: "I can't wait to stuff this sucker." By now, Suder has acquired other eccentricities. His cabin mate...
Under Veterinary Pet Insurance, a program started by a group of 700 California vets, dogs and cats up to 15 years old can be covered against accidents such as poisonings and auto injuries (cost: $19 a year). For complete health coverage, a major medical plan runs from $44 to $109 a year, depending on the pet's age. The policies will pay for surgery, dental work, X-rays, even chemotherapy treatments for animals with cancer...
Veterinary Pet Insurance recently paid a claim of $750, the maximum, on a $1,600 bill to perform open-chest surgery on a Gordon setter. Since the company started in April 1982, it has collected more than $850,000 in premiums from 15,000 policyholders. About 75% of customers have renewed their policies. Among the pets insured are the video dog Lassie and Hugh Hefner's pair of English sheep dogs. Veterinary Pet Insurance so far does not cover Hefner's bunnies...