Just for Fun! 04/15/2010
 
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Caption says, 'Another problem caused by deforestation'.
From Tad Hargrave's Photos - Charming Images, Charts and Bits of Brilliance #2 on facebook
 
Rivalry! 01/17/2010
 
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As I think it would be fun if I became a better writer than my mum, I am going to work hard and try to make my ‘doggiesblog’, out rank my mum’s, A Creative Life’ blog.  Currently we are neck and neck in the Google rankings, which I think means that I am better than mum, as I have only been learning how to do stuff for four years and mum is up to her 64th year. 
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What do you think?"


Anyhow, trying to keep the edge over mum, and with dad saying I need some ‘training’, I am web searching on line schools. How does this sound for smart blogging doggie school?

Reading from the student prospectus manual, (quotes are in blue italics) :-

For over a century, Northwestern College has pursued its mission of providing a quality education to students interested in building a better life for themselves by offering career-focused college degrees. 

"I wonder if they have a dog blog course? "

Our accredited, respected associate¹s degree programs are taught by highly qualified instructors, while the convenient, innovative online format gives working students the flexibility to arrange their coursework and study time around their busy schedules.

"Hmm...that sounds to me, like I get ball play time. I like the sound of that".

Besides a high-caliber education, we provide a variety of services to help our students focus on and prepare for the next exciting steps in their lives and careers.

"That sounds like they will help me fulfil my goal of having a better blog than my mum’s blogJ.  Yes, I want to ‘do it’. J, I will have a word in dad’s ear about furthering my education in  business administration degrees"


 
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2009's Most Popular & Wackiest Dog Names Revealed
Brea, California

The nation's oldest and largest provider of pet health insurance has revealed that Max is no longer the most popular dog name among it's customers.

After 6 years at the top, Max has been knocked off the top spot in the 2009 list and Bella has become the most popular name for dogs. Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) analyzed the names of the pets of more than 475,000 customers to come up with a list of the most popular. There were approximately 400 more dogs named Bella than named Max in 2009. Despite the demise of Max as the top name, the same names were featured in the top-10 lists for both 2008 and 2009. In descending order, the top 10 dog names in the United States in 2009 were Bella, Max, Bailey, Lucy, Molly, Buddy, Maggie, Daisy, Chloe and Sophie.

"I was shocked to see Max bumped from number one!" said Curtis Steinhoff, senior director of corporate communications for VPI. "Max has been the most popular dog name for so long, I didn't think anything would take him down. I can only wonder if Max's dethroning has something to do with Bella being the name of the heroine in a certain vampire book/film series that's pretty popular these days."

The company also wanted to find out the most unusual dog names in the company's database. VPI employees selected 50 unusual dog names and voted for the 10 most unusual. They voted "Doogie Schnauzer Md" as the most unusual, followed by (in descending order): "Sargent Sausage", "I Am Sparticus", "Lunchbox", "Angus Sir Loin", "Bam-Bam Noodle Butt", "Mouse Meat", "Fluffernutter", "Kanye East" and "Inspector Foo Foo".

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Original Source: http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/resources/news/dogs/2009-s-most-popular-wackiest-dog-names-revealed.htm