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#1 Post by silvercamaro » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:29 pm

Lizbit wants some attention, too.

I am pleased to announce that, despite not having any last-minute advice on final exams from Annie, Lizbit passed all her tests last night to become an official graduate of the Intermediate Obedience program at the University of PetSmart.

She was the salutatorian of her class, as valedictorian honors went to her Chow pal, Remy. In the post-ceremony wrestling exhibition, however, she did pin Remy several times, a first.

Her official graduation photograph has not yet been posted on the trainer's web site. I will share it with you when it's available. (If you think dog graduation pics are dumb, consider that fair warning. You are not required to open this thread again. :) )
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#2 Post by tlynn78 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:34 pm

Dang, I wish I had attened her alma mater - that post-graduation wrestling match sounds fun!

Congrats, Lizbit. I have a feeling Annie better hurry and get well before Lizbit figures out her 'puter password.

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#3 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:45 pm

Hooray for Lizbit!

I don't that dog graduations are dumb, but then again, our cats have birthday parties.
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#4 Post by KillerTomato » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:47 pm

Yay, Lizzie!

(Sybil still sits on the bed like a slug (it's her only defense), but I'm sure she's happy for her 4-footed BB.)
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#5 Post by Beebs52 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:52 pm

Outstanding Lizbit! Did she eat the mortarboard?
Well, then
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#6 Post by Bob Juch » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:53 pm

Please tell me she's not wearing a cap and gown.
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#7 Post by mrkelley23 » Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:55 pm

Bob Juch wrote:Please tell me she's not wearing a cap and gown.
She's not wearing a cap and gown.

$0.05, please.
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#8 Post by cindy.wellman » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:02 pm

Hip-hip HOORAY! Congratulations, Miss Lizbit!
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#9 Post by silvercamaro » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:27 am

mrkelley23 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Please tell me she's not wearing a cap and gown.
She's not wearing a cap and gown.

$0.05, please.
Lizbit's official graduation photo:

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Bob Juch will be relieved to see that she's not wearing a cap and gown. No gown was involved.

Send mrkelley his $.05, please.

Here's Lizbit and her friend Remy doing their "long down-stay," while making puppy-dog eyes at each other.

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#10 Post by a1mamacat » Sun Jan 13, 2008 10:25 am

how marvelous. Contrats to Lizbit

Lizbit is a charming young lady, and looks very 'fetching" in her cap...


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#11 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:06 pm

She's gotten so big!
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#12 Post by silvercamaro » Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:15 pm

PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:She's gotten so big!
Yes, and she's still growing. I was astounded to see, when Annie came back home, that Lizbit could no longer run under Annie's tummy. (All things considered, this is a good thing!)
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#13 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:24 pm

I am duly impressed. I have a High School Diploma, B.S., a J.D. I passed the CPA exam and the Bar exam, but I flunked Dog Obedience School.

Rosie the Irish Shredder and I were politely asked not to come back to class after the first 2 classes.
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Re: Graduation Announcement

#14 Post by CaseyGrrl » Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:43 pm

silvercamaro wrote:. . . I am pleased to announce that, despite not having any last-minute advice on final exams from Annie, Lizbit passed all her tests last night to become an official graduate of the Intermediate Obedience program at the University of PetSmart.

She was the salutatorian of her class, as valedictorian honors went to her Chow pal, Remy. In the post-ceremony wrestling exhibition, however, she did pin Remy several times, a first. . . .
YAY LIZBIT!!! :D :D

I graduated with Honors and Benefits from my Puppy Class!! :D I was salutatorian too!! The valedictorian wasn't very outgoing. :( But Mom says Dobies usually aren't!

I didn't go on to intermediate. :( But Dad's reading the paper! And it says there are agility classes starting!! I can run real fast!! and jump over rocks and creeks!! and run in circles!! and run up logs!! :D

YAY LIZBIT!!! :D :D
WOOF!

WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF WOOF!

WOOFWOOFWOOF!!!!
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#15 Post by SportsFan68 » Sun Jan 13, 2008 12:46 pm

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I am duly impressed. I have a High School Diploma, B.S., a J.D. I passed the CPA exam and the Bar exam, but I flunked Dog Obedience School.

Rosie the Irish Shredder and I were politely asked not to come back to class after the first 2 classes.
John Grogan tells a story like that in Marley & Me too.

Hey! Did they refund your money?!!!
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#16 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:25 pm

SportsFan68 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I am duly impressed. I have a High School Diploma, B.S., a J.D. I passed the CPA exam and the Bar exam, but I flunked Dog Obedience School.

Rosie the Irish Shredder and I were politely asked not to come back to class after the first 2 classes.
John Grogan tells a story like that in Marley & Me too.

Hey! Did they refund your money?!!!
I was too humiliated to ask for a refund from the 4-H Club. :oops:
Suitguy is not bitter.

feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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#17 Post by kayrharris » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:32 pm

I don't think you're the only dog owner who hasn't made it past a few dog obedience classes. I've heard several of these stories.

Irish Shredder could tell us a lot about your dog, I suppose. :D

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as I type this. I noticed she was smelling like a dog.
I couldn't believe it, but I took Kelbie and
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gave her a bath. My first dog bath ever.
She was good, however, she did go right outside
and roll around in the grass.

If she stays here much longer, I may have to get username. :shock:


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#18 Post by earendel » Mon Jan 14, 2008 6:48 am

silvercamaro wrote:
mrkelley23 wrote:
Bob Juch wrote:Please tell me she's not wearing a cap and gown.
She's not wearing a cap and gown.

$0.05, please.
Lizbit's official graduation photo:

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc25 ... tGrad2.jpg

Bob Juch will be relieved to see that she's not wearing a cap and gown. No gown was involved.

Send mrkelley his $.05, please.

Here's Lizbit and her friend Remy doing their "long down-stay," while making puppy-dog eyes at each other.

http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc25 ... itRemy.jpg
I couldn't understand why I couldn't see the pictures until I quoted the message and realized that they were actually URLs to photobucket.com. So I've added the URL tag.

That didn't help because evidently that site is blocked so I'll have to see them at home.
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#19 Post by silvercamaro » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:01 am

earendel wrote:
I couldn't understand why I couldn't see the pictures until I quoted the message and realized that they were actually URLs to photobucket.com. So I've added the URL tag.

That didn't help because evidently that site is blocked so I'll have to see them at home.
I don't know what you see. On my screen, the photos are visible within the post.
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#20 Post by earendel » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:51 am

silvercamaro wrote:
earendel wrote:
I couldn't understand why I couldn't see the pictures until I quoted the message and realized that they were actually URLs to photobucket.com. So I've added the URL tag.

That didn't help because evidently that site is blocked so I'll have to see them at home.
I don't know what you see. On my screen, the photos are visible within the post.
That's just it - I don't see anything. But when I quote the message, I see an "img" tag followed by a Web address. By making the "img" into a "url" I can click the link to go to photobucket (or I could if the site weren't blocked). This isn't the first time this has happened to me - other people have posted pictures that don't show up, for the same reason. So it must be some sort of setting that is causing the problem.
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#21 Post by mrkelley23 » Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:54 am

My work firewall does the same thing -- it's similar to what happens in an email when your anti-spam software kicks in. Your work is blocking "remote images" which is what these are. I can see them at home, can't see them at work.

I think if the images are saved to the user's home computer, thenposted using that link, I can see them. But photobucket and flickr are blocked, for what are semi-obvious reasons.
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#22 Post by silvercamaro » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:08 am

mrkelley23 wrote: I think if the images are saved to the user's home computer, thenposted using that link, I can see them. But photobucket and flickr are blocked, for what are semi-obvious reasons.
That's good to know. I have been using Photobucket because that site permits resizing of a photo for a specific purpose, without permanently shrinking or altering my original. (The first time I tried it, it was because the picture I tried to paste directly from my computer was enormous.)

I will experiment with other approaches in the future.
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#23 Post by ladysoleil » Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:29 am

silvercamaro wrote:
Here's Lizbit and her friend Remy doing their "long down-stay," while making puppy-dog eyes at each other.
Aww! Congrats to Lizbit! (Remy is a cutie too!)
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#24 Post by silvercamaro » Mon Jan 14, 2008 11:10 am

themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I am duly impressed. I have a High School Diploma, B.S., a J.D. I passed the CPA exam and the Bar exam, but I flunked Dog Obedience School.
If I've ever seen a brief paragrah that belonged on a game show audition sheet, it would be this one.
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#25 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Mon Jan 14, 2008 2:31 pm

silvercamaro wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I am duly impressed. I have a High School Diploma, B.S., a J.D. I passed the CPA exam and the Bar exam, but I flunked Dog Obedience School.
If I've ever seen a brief paragrah that belonged on a game show audition sheet, it would be this one.
I'm pretty sure I tried that one at least one. But thanks for the suggestion
Suitguy is not bitter.

feels he represents the many educated and rational onlookers who believe that the hysterical denouncement of lay scepticism is both unwarranted and counter-productive

The problem, then, is that such calls do not address an opposition audience so much as they signal virtue. They talk past those who need convincing. They ignore actual facts and counterargument. And they are irreparably smug.
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