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Does anyone remember having a doll that had a hole in the top of her head where you could pull her hair to make it long?  She also had a knob on her back to roll the hair back in to make it short again.  I thought that was the coolest doll.

My friend (who thought she was all that) had one and for the first day I was jealous.  Then it ran out of hair because she gave her five haircuts and she ended up with a doll with short hair.  Ha!

P.S.  Remember the Afterschool Special?  My personal favorite:  "The Boy in the Plastic Bubble."

When I first started reading this thread, I actually got out a pencil and paper to write everything down.  When I put the pencil down and went back to the thread, all of my new additions were taken!  (First album: Shaun Cassidy, etc.)  Here are a few meager additions:  Pretending to be the Charlie's Angels (Jill because I looked absolutely nothing like her and how come she is still gorgeous, by the way?!), homemade handkerchief halter tops, no Dorothy Hamill haircut, for me it was Kathy Rigby pigtails (or was it Nadia Comaneci?), Barney Miller, MASH, going to the drive-ins w/parents and falling asleep in the back of the station wagon, also being terrified of the flying monkeys fro Oz,  dressing up in my aunts' prom dresses and dancing in front of the mirror while grandparents listened to Lawrence Welk, moms all over the place getting hysterical about the Sweet n Low saccharin/cancer scare, and last but not least, pet dogs roaming free visiting neighbors for scraps and following kids to school (mine got in the building once). 

Morbid - yes
Fascinating - yes

I'm in a city and am so totally removed from the "real world."  Thanks for keeping me in touch-

P.S.  Very smart keeping him busy with what was already a lost cause while you saved everyone else.

No newf experience here, but plenty of dog/9-yr old experience.  My daughters have been walking our dog by themselves forever, but he is old and meek. 

As someone posted above, experiment first.  Have your daughter be in control with you observing from a distance.  What happens when a squirrel crosses in front of their path?  How about another dog?  Refrain from influencing your dog in any way when something like this happens and see if your daughter keeps control of the situation.  It's better to tempt the dog into trouble when you are there, rather than finding out when your daughter is by herself.

As we live in town, our biggest concern was having our kids dragged in front of a car from our dog chasing a squirrel or being caught in the middle of a dog fight.  Thankfully, after setting up a few situations, our fears proved unfounded. 

I wish we had a program like 4H nearby to join.  I bet they will have a great time!  Good luck!

I'm not sure who looks happier, the dog or the girl.  Each picture is better than the last.  I'd put that one on the wall.

Dogs and cookies?  That's just like dark chocolate and a good mystery.  You are fantastic!

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Hi all,

Here's one for you.  If a person wants a pup, and asks a breeder who does not currently have pups, does the breeder gain anything from connecting her with someone else?

Someone out there is working very hard to find me a puppy, which is wonderful and I am ever so grateful.  The thing is, she doesn't know me and I was wondering why she would work so hard.  So is it, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth, be thankful you found someone friendly" or "Be careful?"