Tribute Statue Must Appear "Neutered"

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Written by Kevin Clayborne - Staff Writer
Sunday, 22 July 2007
[Sacramento, CA]

A marble monument to service dogs, originally set to be displayed in Sacramento, California, may be on its way out of the golden state. The reason? The statue's "manhood" is still intact.

Proponents of the recently-tabled state assembly bill AB-1634, the so-called "California Healthy Pets Act", which would require that most of the state's dogs and cats over the age of 6 months be sterilized, claim that placing the image of an intact male dog on public property is harmful and sends the wrong message to California pet owners.

"Its not an appropriate display, in a state that carries out three million euthanasias a year." said Dan Nender, a 1634 supporter who filed suit in Sacramento Federal Court to have the monument altered.

Pressed about the number, since most reputable sources set that number at 400,000, Nender replied, "One is too many. Concentrate on the point I'm making, not the numbers."

The sculptor who created the piece, Fidel Marquez of Hemingford, Nebraska, has already refused to alter it. "This is ridiculous. I'll put the damn thing on my lawn before I 'neuter' it."

"Frankly, it doesn't matter what the artist wants, or for that matter whether the lawsuit succeeds." responded Nender. "This is the will of the people... and don't ask me which people, and we're going to carry it out. If this guy doesn't want to do the work himself, we'll sneak in there at night and use a Saws-All on it."

"We cannot have intact testicles on government property. As California government officials, at least the ones on our side, will attest to, Sacramento is a testicle-free zone."

Assembly Bill AB-1634 may come before the California legislature some time again in 2008, according to supporters, but in the meantime, they say they will fight the battle their way. "The ends justify the means," said Nender. Even if the means includes vandalism.

California Department of Parks, who oversee this sort of project, did not return our calls immediately, and the Governor could not be reached for comment. However, plans to erect the monument are on hold until the lawsuit is settled or dismissed.

"It's a shame," Karen Billings, planning coordinator for the National Association for Dogs in Service (NADS) told us. "These folks just won't let it go. They're obsessed with dog testicles. That didn't sound right..."

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Buy a Dog

If you want someone who will eat whatever you put in front of him and
never say its not quite as good as his mother made it

then buy a dog.

If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour, for as long
and wherever you want

then buy a dog.

If you want someone who will never touch the remote, doesn't care
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then buy a dog.

If you want someone who is content to get up on your bed just to warm
your feet and whom you can push off if he snores .....

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If you want someone who never criticizes what you do, doesn't care if
you are pretty or ugly, fat or thin, young or old, who acts as if
every word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you
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then buy a dog.

BUT, on the other hand, if you want someone who will never come when
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to ensure his happiness.............

then buy a cat!

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DOG PHILOSOPHY

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail
instead of his tongue.
-Anonymous

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you
are wonderful.
-Ann Landers

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where
they went.
-Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
-Ben Williams

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
-Josh Billings

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
-Andy Rooney

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare.
And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has
ever made.
-M. Acklam

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people,
who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
-Sigmund Freud

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
-Rita Rudner

A dog teaches us fidelity, perseverance, & to turn around three
times before lying down..
-Robert Benchley

Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.
- Franklin P. Jones

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I
have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
-James Thurber

If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise
-Unknown

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a
can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money!
-Joe Weinstein

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come
from a grocery with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow.
They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
-Anne Tyler

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should just
relax and get used to it.
-Robert A. Heinlein

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not
bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
-Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a
look that says,
'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
- Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
-Roger Caras

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in
your pocket and then give him only two of them.
-Phil Pastoret

My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog thinks I am.

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CA AB 1634 Pulled

Good news for a change

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The American Kennel Club is pleased to announce that CA AB 1634 was
pulled today from the California Senate Local Government Committee by
the bill sponsor Assemblymember Lloyd Levine. The bill would have
required owners to spay or neuter all dogs and cats six months of age,
with few practical exceptions. Because of this development, AB 1634
will not be considered for the remainder of this legislative session.

Unquote

See

http://www.akc.org/canine_legislation/CA_action_center.cfm

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Your Dog's Favorite Hikes In New York

Your Dog's Favorite Hikes In New York

Submitted by Andrea and Harley

Our favorite hike in the Lake Placid area is up Mt. Van Hoevenberg. It
starts on the south end with a wide, pine-laced opening trail that is
flat. After you pick your way around a swamp you start on a
horseshoe-shaped climb that is pretty easy and tops out at 2,876 feet.
At about 2 miles you pop out onto a rocky summit with great quiet
views of the High Peaks of the Adirondacks.

Submitted by Jennifer and Cubby

My dog Cubby and I hike through the Swangunk Mountains. They are so
beautiful in the fall. We hike through Bear Mountain in the summer and
fall also. We hike through Lake Mohonk - it is by Swangunk Mountain.
This area in upstate NY is beautiful and quite private.

Submitted by Heather

I take my dogs to the Interloken trail in Hector, NY. It is a trail on
government land so it is out in the country. But, it is beautiful and
if you love nature, then you should try it. We go there every summer
and hike past trails, animals, and beautiful ponds.

Submitted by Karen

I love to bring my dog to the Piermont Pier, located in Piermont NY.
This flat, paw friendly pier extends 2.25 miles into the Hudson River.
Rich with history, this place was the embarktation point for GIs going
to the European Theater during WWII. Teeming with wildlife, one can
see birds, deer, and fox along parts of the path. There are many
locals and fisherman who use this path so it is seldom deserted, and
there are many dog-friendly "scooper-bag" stations and trash bins
along the pier. Dogs must be on a leash.

Submitted by Gail and Caleb

One of my favorite places to walk with my dog is along the Erie Canal
in the Rochester area. You can access the Canal Path at many locations
in the area. It is easy walking and there are places to stop and rest
as you enter villages in the area and the many parks that are adjacent
to the Canal. It is great fun watching the boats floating by and to
meet people and their dogs walking the Path.

Submitted without name

Gardiner Manor Park in Bayshore (Long Island) New York, is a very dog
friendly park. The area has open meadows, wooded trails, and a wide
path
that leads to the Great South Bay, where your dog can go swimming.

Submitted by Susan

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/harrimanhike/

we have a dog hiking group in the greater NYC area, mostly we hike in
harriman park. if you are in this area check us out. all our hikes are
dog friendly.

Susan and the Wolves

Submitted by Joe and Ziggi

My dog ziggi loves the Valley View walking trails in Sidney, NY. It is
all cleared grass in the woods. Also the greenway trail in Oneonta,
NY. Which is 99.9 percent flat.

Submitted by Kate, Albert and Grendel

We also like to take our dog hiking in the Finger Lakes National
Forest. The Interloken Trail can be accessed from a number of points
between Hector and Burdett, NY, and offers hikers varied terrain
(woodlands, marshes, gorges, meadows) and beautiful views of Seneca
Lake. The trail is about 12 miles from end to end, so you can carve
out several wonderful out-and-back trips along different sections.
The various spur trails (i.e. the Backbone Trail, the Gorge Trail) are
also worth exploring, though the horse trail should be avoided--
it's very muddy, and occasionally runs along the shoulder of the road.
Keep in mind that the trail doesn't offer much in the way of
amenities, so you'll need to bring water for your pooch. And, if your
return trip takes you along Route 79 West into Burdett, stop by the
Grist Mill Cafe--this dog-friendly establishment makes a mean peanut
butter biscuit (not to mention good people food, too--the sandwiches
are excellent).

Submitted by Marjorie

Our Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway website
http://www.oneontagreenway.org has a page showing our trail being used
by dogs and their owners. The page is called Greenway Dogs. Check us
out.

Submitted by Matthew

We like to take our dog to breezy point, its the end of the rockaways
closest to coney island in brooklyn. you must exit before the
rockaways and drive all the way down to the fisherman's parking lot.
If you have a 4x4 you can drive out onto the sand. Otherwise it is a
very nice beach and a nice walk out to it.

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