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COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 28, 2015 7A Join us for HOT CIDER AND COOKIES Friday 3-5 Oct 30 ALL AMERICA PARK Peaceful Pointer Piper Sponsored by the Cottage Grove Lions Club and Don Willams NEW: Digital X-Rays (use less radiation) Implants •Teeth Whitening • Extractions Lumineers (no prep veneers as seen on TV) Cottage Grove Dental Dr. Brent Bitner, DDS 350 Washington, Cottage Grove (behind Better Bodies) G U I D E R estaurant 541.942.7934 Most people don’t realize that their pet has a special story, so they begin their tale with, “She is an ordinary pet.” Then they share a wonderful story fi lled with love, educational informa- tion and giggles. “We originally searched rescue dogs for a furry fam- ily member,” began Pasquale’s wife Debbie. “We even attended a pet fair to peruse adoptable dogs. None spoke to us, but we did see a lady with a striking black and white dog. She said, ‘It’s an English Pointer. They are the nicest dogs with no ma- jor health issues and known for long healthy lives.’ We found a darling eight- week-old English Pointer puppy in Boston. We live on the West Coast, and her breeder would not fl y the puppy in cargo as sometimes animals escape and get lost, get injured or even die in transit. But we were in luck! The breeder has friends living close to us so she combined de- livering our ‘baby’ with a visit with her loved ones. We wanted our English Point- er to have an English name. Prince William’s pretty sister-in- law’s name is Pippa, and also a nickname for Piper, and it fi t our pup. Piper means ‘fl ute player’. Our Piper is not musical, but she makes our hearts sing. Piper is a happy-sweet dog with a gentle soul. She is typi- cal of her show line of Point- ers, who are calmer and more relaxed than their hunting coun- terparts. English Pointers come in many colors: orange with white coats and orange markings, black noses and black eye liner around their eyes. Then there are lemon Pointers with pink noses and pink skin around their eyes. The breed also comes in either black and white or liver and white. Very few Pointers are one solid color, which I’ve only seen in rare photographs. Their Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe” Pasquale and his four-year-old English Pointer Piper stay healthy hiking mountain trails where they once encountered a bear! breed is not very common, so strangers often stop us, just like Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe” did, inquiring about her breed.” “Piper does not like walking in the rain,” said Pasquale. “She has two rain coats: a yellow one for spring and a warm winter one in navy and green plaid. However, she loves the snow. She goes wild, jumping in it like a child. When I toss a snowball she runs after it, but she can’t ever fi nd it! Piper has taken the famous Pointer stance ever since she was eight weeks old when she saw her fi rst bird. She runs like the wind, almost Greyhound- like, and she has an amazing nose for scent! Like a Beagle she practically drags her nose on the ground during walks. In the beginning she had no clue, interest or desire to chase sticks or balls, but I eventually taught her through patience. I would toss a stick and she would run in ever increasing circles around me, often in the wrong direction, while I encouraged her ‘go fi nd Ask your sales representative about placing your restaurant ad here. it’. Her circling would widen to 20 or 30 feet until she zeroed in on the exact stick, in amongst many others, on the beach. It was amazing to watch. Then she took it one step further. During our hikes, I would toss a stick. Then on our return trip she would go to that exact same spot and encourage me to toss the stick again. But it did not stop there! Her memory is so good that she remembered the location of each toss location from previous walks and would go to the spot coaching me to toss another stick. Piper is aware of other dogs’ intentions. She must read either their minds, facial expressions or tail language. If a dog looks dicey, she stays away from them, but if it is friendly, she greets them with enthusiasm. But as sweet as she is, we occasionally question her intel- ligence. She enjoys our morn- ing and afternoon walks up the mountain trail. But the time we came across a bear, she trot- ted over to it as if it was a BIG friendly dog to play with. The bear must have recognized her intentions and was not aggres- sive. But, in a panic, I called her back and to our relief the bear ran off. Piper does the funniest thing with her three-foot bed pillow and we refuse to buy one any bigger! The reason is that she drags her bed from room to room, and a smaller one saves her from knocking over more things. She wants to be with us, so she drags her bed under the table at dinner and then out to the living room to watch TV with us. She dragged it into the den during our interview with Mary Ellen. Her other fun habit is announcing our mail’s deliv- ery. Or could it be her welcom- ing the postal worker who ‘gifts’ her a cookie? Piper keeps us healthy by taking us for walks, is full of love, good company and completes our family.” TIPS “A tired dog is a well behaved dog,” said Debbie, “so Piper is exercised every day, whatever the weather. She likes to chew, so she has a good selection of toys, which means she doesn’t chew on things she shouldn’t.” Tell us about your talented pet! angelscribe@msn.com “Follow” Pet Tips ‘n’ Tales on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ PetTipsandTales Adopt Loving Pets www.PetFinder.com Humane Society for Neuter/ Spay Assistance Program. 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