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                          August 5, 2002


             The Top 9 Signs Your Puppy is Growing Up


9> One by one, your cats are disappearing.

8> He stops chasing the ball and begins licking his own.

7> Wants to paint his doghouse solid black.

6> When asked, "Who wants to go for a walk?" he just mutters "Aw,
    leave me alone!"

5> He'd rather go outside with no coat whatsoever than wear that
    cute little sweater Grandma knitted for him last Christmas.

4> Instead of wagging her tail, she just sits there with that 
    "cool" bored look.

3> The small doghouse you made for him last year? He now wears it 
    as a helmet.

2> Asks for the car keys and a longer leash.


        and the Number 1 Sign Your Puppy is Growing Up ...


1> You are once again dependent on your personality to pick up
   girls in the park.



             [   Copyright 2002 by Chris White    ]
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Selected from 32 submissions from 12 contributors.
Today's Top5 Pets List authors are:
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James Knowles, Bellingham, WA       -- 1, Topic (9th #1)
Barb McMahon, Ann Arbor, MI         -- 2
Seth Brown, Williamstown, MA        -- 3
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL           -- 4, 7
Kim Walker-Daniels, Sun Prairie, WI -- 5
Kathy Good, Scottsdale, AZ          -- 6
Mark Weiss, Austin, TX              -- 8
Bill Strider, Gaithersburg, MD      -- 9
Virgil Steigerwald, Cleveland, OH   -- Runner Up list name
Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA      -- Banner Tag
Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA          -- List Vet

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                  Signs Your Puppy is Growing Up
                 RUNNERS UP list -- Old Tricks
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He begins to bring in the newspaper relatively intact.
          (Mark Weiss, Austin, TX)

He ain't licking his balls because they're dirty....
          (Stephanie Thompson Brainerd, MN)

Has finally outgrown chewing on your slippers. Now chews on your $80
pumps.
          (Kate Melnyk, Dedham, MA)

"Dog Fancy" centerfolds are plastered all over his dog house.
          (Stephanie Thompson Brainerd, MN)

She has finally learned that: 1) the average eight pound cat
contains twelve pounds of mean, and 2) kitties make lousy chew toys.
          (James Knowles, Bellingham, WA)

He leaves anti-neuter brochures on the coffee table.
          (Stephanie Thompson Brainerd, MN)

Brings home not only his girlfriend to meet you, but their latest
litter.
          (Kate Melnyk, Dedham, MA)


Runner Up list name
          (Virgil Steigerwald, Cleveland, OH)

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