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No Samoyed Left BehindNo Samoyed Left BehindNo Samoyed Left Behind 04/02/2005 03:58 PM Alex and I are working out way up the East Coast now with a new companion: a 9-month-old Samoyed puppy named "Sammy". He wore out his welcome with a family in Norfolk, Virginia and is coming to Boston under my "No Samoyed Left Behind" initiative. Samoyeds are unpopular for fairly good reasons. Most people who want a big dog want one that will be aggressive and attack other humans. Hence the Top 10 American Kennel Club breed registristrations include German Shepherds, Rottweilers, etc. (Pit Bulls are not an AKC breed.) A second category of popular big dog is the obedience champ, e.g., Labs and Goldens. These breeds are smart and make an owner feel good by hanging on his every word. The Arctic breeds are big and smart (as measured by their ability to solve puzzles that reward them with things that they like, e.g., food) but they don't see any particular reason to listen to most humans and they aren't interested in attacking humans. Samoyeds are easily bored. Especially when young they seem to need constant companionship and entertainment, either from a person or another dog. If they get bored they find ways to entertain themselves. Unfortunately what is entertaining to a Samoyed usually is not entertaining to his or her owner. Digging and chewing are popular pastimes as is destroying the rugs and furniture. Sammy was living with a family in Norfolk. It sounded like an ideal environment with a stay-at-home wife and kids aged 6 and 3 plus a backyard with pool. Sammy, however, wanted to wrestle with the kids non-stop and they were really too young and small to deliver the required pounding to 45 lbs. of solid puppy muscle. The wife had her hands full with the kids. So Sammy was left alone in the backyard and would dig ("they did in the winter to keep warm; they dig in the summer to keep cool; they dig in the fall and spring to keep in practice" George's breeder used to say). He was sent to sleep-away obedience camp for two weeks and came back with a good report and knowledge of some commands, though not necessarily a lot of interest in obeying them. So... now he is coming up to New England where I am going to let Alex wear him out for a month or two and then find him a home either in the suburbs where there is a big fenced yard and some other dogs or in the city with someone who works at home and can keep the dog with him or her at all times for mutual companionship. No Samoyed should live in the South and no Samoyed should be left behind... [The question of naming arises. I like "Ralph" better than "Sammy". And there is a terrier in Manhattan named "Sizzler" whose name could be well applied to this little bundle of energy. Any other ideas?]
This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)No Samoyed Left BehindGrok Headline matches for No Samoyed Left BehindSamoyed versus bicycleSamoyed versus bicycle 04/14/2005 07:49 PM Life with three Samoyeds can be unexpectedly eventful. Today I walked Alex, Roxanne (his 1-year-old cousin, staying with me for one week), and Samuel (the rescued 9-month-old from Norfolk) around Harvard Square for 1.5 hours.On the way back to the apartment I thought it would be safe to tie them up outside a sandwich shop with Sammy near a bicycle. When I came out with my sandwich the bike had been knocked over and he was chewing on the plastic brake lever housing. What they left behindWhat they left behind 01/27/2004 10:58 PM What they left behind: "Craig Williams, a curator at the New York State Museum, drove four hours to visit Willard Psychiatric Center in the spring of 1995. The complex, located 65 miles southwest of Syracuse, was about to shut down after more than 100 years ... a staffer suggested he check out the attic of an abandoned building, and that's when he found 400 suitcases covered by decades of dust and pigeon droppings" When left is rightWhen left is right 03/23/2005 05:33 PM From the Terri Schiavo case to expanded government powers in the war on terrorism, conservative libertarians are paling around an awful lot these days with the political left. You know you've left the top 1% when....You know you've left the top 1% when.... 03/22/2005 03:24 PM I am in the process of selling my house. It's a very big house (with lots and lots of amenities), clearly something that appeals to high income people. The good thing is that it will make it possible for us to get rid of our mortgage. This is particularly great since interest rates are about to go through the roof (which will tank the market for the next 5 years). The bad thing is that upper incomes growing at a 15%-20% annual rate (which is paralleled by income stagnation for everyone else). This means that a house like this will clearly be worth several times what it is today in 10 to 15 years. And if you look to your leftAnd if you look to your left 05/14/2004 01:26 PM The Great Wall of China can be seen from space after all. What's Left?What's Left? 06/09/2004 07:19 PM "If Steve is willing to toss AirTunes and new G5's out there so casually just three weeks before his biggest Keynote of the year, then you'd better believe that he's got some even better sutff up his sleeve." By MacMove.com (via MyAppleMenu) "Talk Left""Talk Left" 05/22/2004 02:19 AM The bin Ladens who leftThe bin Ladens who left 07/22/2004 12:53 PM Reality left behindReality left behind 08/31/2004 10:21 PM After a lot of war talk last night, the Republicans are getting back to the "compassionate conservatism" theme -- a clever and probably necessary strategy for Bush two months from Election Day when more Americans think his opponent understands people like them. Helping to make Bush's case: Education Secretary Rod Paige. (You may remember Paige's outrageous comments earlier this year likening the nation's largest teachers union to a "terrorist organization.") How long do you have left?How long do you have left? 08/22/2004 09:37 AM Chicago Tribune Aug 22 2004 12:26PM GMT PC left without a sausagePC left without a sausage 12/30/2003 09:57 PM Scotsman Online Dec 30 2003 8:47PM ET Left Behind deconstructedLeft Behind deconstructed 12/14/2003 09:51 PM "Left Behind" is an immensely popular science fiction series about the sinners left behind on earth after good Christians are swept up in the rapture. Over at Slacktivist, a blogger has been dissecting the book in two- and three-page chunks, tearing apart the assumptions, fallacies and curiously compelling heresies in the story. Charlie Stross and I just finished "Appeals Court," the sequel to Jury Service, which Argosy magazine will publish bound together in January, in a fix-up novel called "Rapture of the Nerds." "Appeals Court" is, in part, a response to "Left Behind": a story about a world where the only hominids who haven't ascended to the post-human cloudmind are reactionaries, missionaries, and religious fundamentalists. Here's a little chunk of "Appeals Court," so you can see what I mean: The ant-colony has taken the entire Atlantic coast of the US, has marched on Georgia and west to the Mississippi. It is an anarchist colony, whose females lay eggs without regard for any notional Queen, and it has entered its eighth year of life, which is middle-aged for a normal colony, but may be just the beginning for the Hypercolony.and here's Slacktivist on "Left Behind": The first words of Left Behind are "Rayford Steele," the protagonist's name.Link (Thanks, Kathryn!) "Lean Left""Lean Left" 07/19/2004 08:24 PM PCs certain, Left no problemPCs certain, Left no problem 05/29/2004 06:16 PM Calcutta Telegraph May 29 2004 9:57PM GMT "The ghost of the left""The ghost of the left" 08/10/2004 08:41 AM Not willing to take any chances on losing the presidential race, Democrats in Pennsylvania file lawsuits against Ralph Nader. Techies Left BehindTechies Left Behind 01/16/2004 12:59 PM Te chies Left Behind James Pace Jr. used to work as a steamfitter in a General Electric plant in Bridgeport. That was back in the early '70s, when the grapevine was alive with warnings: These jobs are going overseas. Go back to school. There's no future here. Pace left the plant, enrolled in computer school, studied information technology and never looked back. That is, not until 23 years later, on the day he was told his $100,000-a-year job as an IT (information technology) consultant had been sent to India Left the nestLeft the nest 01/22/2004 02:32 AM Rover's stunning image of lander. Nasa's Mars Rover Spirit has delivered its first data on the minerals present in the soil of the Red Planet. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition]
No Consultant Left BehindNo Consultant Left Behind 02/05/2005 09:57 PM Business book authors don`t necessarily write at the level of their peers. No Child Left BehindNo Child Left Behind 07/01/2004 10:23 PM In an act of generosity, PC manufacturer Gateway is donating several thousand computers to the Wichita Public School District. All of the computers will come with everything ready to go including software and asset tags for inventory needs. The computer products being provided include Gateway(R) 450 series laptops, all-in-one Profile 5s, M275 Tablet PCs, and E-Series desktops. iMac G3 left behindiMac G3 left behind 03/19/2003 10:24 PM "We'll be back soon," read a note on Apple's online stores this morning. And when they were, the original CRT iMac G3 was left behind. "In a major move in to the consumer market, Apple Computer, Inc. today unveiled iMac--the "Internet-age computer for the rest of us." iMac features a striking design, easy Internet access and Pentium-toasting PowerPC G3 performance for $1299," read a press release from Apple on May 6, 1998, as noted by MacDailyNews. The... "What's Wrong with the Left""What's Wrong with the Left" 06/03/2004 12:52 AM UK left on the grid?UK left on the grid? 04/06/2005 01:50 PM Computer Weekly Apr 6 2005 4:54PM GMT Back and to the LeftBack and to the Left 11/10/2003 11:24 PM "Back and to the Left" is a "scratch-video" composition produced by a Canadian video artist. It makes very witty use of classic film footage and a catchy tune to create an audiovisual composition. Link What ranking do I get - left out?What ranking do I get - left out? 05/15/2004 09:39 PM
The Gillmor Gang. Thanks to the fine production efforts of IT Conversations'
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"Blatant racism on the left""Blatant racism on the left" 04/15/2004 02:33 AM CIOs left in the darkCIOs left in the dark 06/17/2004 12:08 AM Usatoday.com - Tue Jun 15, 08:01 pm GMT calls the new extremists of the leftcalls the new extremists of the left 07/01/2004 05:38 AM he argues that Bush is not a liar .. we should all be more MODERATE .. begs nytimes.com/2004/06/30/opinion/30KRIS.html Tech Stocks: What's Left to Buy?Tech Stocks: What's Left to Buy? 04/22/2004 05:18 AM With earnings rising sharply in recent quarters, investing in technology is pricey again. Wired News' Joanna Glasner chats with fund managers and financial advisers about which stocks remain good buys -- and which to avoid. Components Left by MOM UninstallComponents Left by MOM Uninstall 08/21/2004 10:48 AM A crow left of the murderA crow left of the murder 04/16/2004 10:19 PM Today, I decided that I was going to sign myself up for flute lessons. And so I did. I called... ProtestWarrior.com - fighting the
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