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		<title>Unforgettable Moments with BettyB: Dog Walking Tales</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[BettyB ✔️ working girl AND working dog ✔️ Finished. Map. Before sunrise photos,  downtown and SRQ MemorialHospital. Asking BettyB, are you ready?. Break area. Night Heron. Snowy?. Sign w poor spelling 😆. Classless you can&#8217;t fix. Stats. It wasn&#8217;t exciting, exactly, but stumbling on feral/outside cat, apparently hiding under front window, while pottying BettyB could &#8230; <p><a href="https://responsibledog.net/2026/07/08/unforgettable-moments-with-bettyb-dog-walking-tales/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Unforgettable Moments with BettyB: Dog Walking Tales</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>In Defense of Dumb Dogs</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[“Your pet is (probably) not a genius, and that’s OK.”   I’m going to start wondering if that dog sprawled on the floor, surrounded by shredded book pages, is the author’s dog, Watson (article link below). I’m also going to go out on a limb and suggest the dog on the sofa could be BettyB &#8230; <p><a href="https://responsibledog.net/2026/05/10/in-defense-of-dumb-dogs/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">In Defense of Dumb Dogs</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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					<description><![CDATA[“Adult elimination problems represent a significant source of distress for both owners and dogs.  …incomplete house training is the leading cause given by dog owners for relinquishing their dogs to the uncertain fate of the animal shelter…underscoring the importance of preventing and resolving house-training problems”]]></description>
		
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		<title>PLAYING AND TRAINING. Having Fun with BettyB</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joyce Kesling]]></dc:creator>
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					<description><![CDATA[Imagination running wild. Matador (me) and the bull (BettyB) It&#8217;s not really the same. But similarities are. It&#8217;s so much fun teaching dogs using what can be natural talents. The thing is, in many instances, we use substitutions. With companion dogs who may coexist with humans, it&#8217;s helpful to add disciplined behaviors into the play &#8230; <p><a href="https://responsibledog.net/2024/10/14/playing-and-training-having-fun-with-bettyb/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">PLAYING AND TRAINING. Having Fun with BettyB</span></a></p>]]></description>
		
		
		
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