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Mark’s Barks on Musical Dogs as Potential Pets

Have you ever wondered if dogs mentioned in popular songs would make good pets? Today we turn our attention specifically to dogs from popular songs. Have you ever wondered if dogs mentioned in popular songs would make good pets? NO? Well then, you must not be a semi-regular contributor to a dog blog! Long-time readers of Mark’s …


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Mark’s Barks on The Genetic Make-Up of Chauncey

“What Is That Thing?” – An In-Depth Examination of the Genetic Make-Up of Chauncey Billups Vanderhoff At least once a week, either Julia or I will look at Chauncey and say “What IS he? He can’t just be a dog.” Then we usually try to guess what else he could possibly be, depending on what he’s going at the moment.


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Mark Barks on Chauncey’s Birthday Itinerary

Chauncey moved into Julia and Mark’s home on 2/24/12. Here, he shares his very busy plans for the 1-year anniversary of that date; his “birthday”. Chauncey’s Birthday Itinerary – February 24th, 2013 3:00am: Crawl out from under comforter, between parents. Jump off bed. Go get a drink of water while parents lie awake, listening closely to determine …


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Mark’s Barks Holiday Q&A

Yuletide greetings! You know, the holidays can be a hectic time, but I thought I’d take a break from the hustle and bustle of downtown shoppers with visions of sugarplums dancing in their sleighs to cozy up in front of the fireplace with a glass of egg nog, my favorite chihuahua terrier, and the ol’ Mark’s Barks mail bag to …


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