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Training for Aggressive Dogs and Their Owners 2PM The bulk of my time is devoted to helping aggressive dogs and their owners. Their stories tend to begin something like this: My dog is wonderful 99.9 percent of the time, but he bites. The behavior is getting worse, and I don’t know what to do. I love my dog very much. The following letter exemplifies this dilemma: “We adopted a trained hunting dog two years ago. I love this dog more than anything; however, he has bitten us on multiple occasions and recently bit my face rather viciously. I cannot trust him. “The issue isn’t guarding or a lack of discipline or attention. Every day, I walk him, play with him, give him affection, feed him, have him do tricks and have him listen to me when I tell him to do things. He is sweet, affectionate and well-behaved 98 percent of the time (not an excuse, just explaining his general temperament). “I think whatever issues he has are deeprooted psychological ones. I am not sure what to do, but we cannot have a dog that hurts my husband or me. Please help.” *** Here’s what you can do at this point in the game: -- Find a more experienced owner for the dog. -- Become a more experienced owner yourself with the help of a professional trainer who specializes in canine aggression. -- Limit the dog’s exposure. Simple as that. Those are your options. A lot can be done to help an aggressive dog “get over it.” And the sooner you recognize and accept the problem the better for all involved, especially the dog. The problem is that people do not want to accept. They either do not recognize the red flags their dog is waving, or they choose to ignore them. And animals do warn us. They aren’t cunning. They aren’t biding their time. Anyone who says their Casey's Corner: Turn to page 10

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to adjust the rates for inflation or cost of living increas- question from a reader about spousal benefits -- more es.) As I said, a widow’s rate IS affected by whether or specifically, survivor benefits for spouses. not her husband took reduced retirement benefits. So YOUR I know you’ve covered this topic benow Jill’s widows rate is based on Jack’s reduced retirement benefit of $1,500. Because she is over age 66, fore, but I’m still confused about what each of us SOCIAL SECURITY her widows rate is 100%. But again, it is not 100% of might get if the other one dies. Here are the parJack’s full retirement age benefit. It is 100% of his re- ticulars. We are both in our 80s. We both started by Tom Margenau duced retirement rate of $1,500. So, normally, I would our Social Security at 65. I get $2,150. My wife gets tell you that Jill would get 100% of Jack’s $1,500 ben- $1,875. If I die first, what will my wife get? And if efit. But there is one more little twist. There is a rule she dies first, what will I get? that says a widow over age 66 can’t get less than 82% If you die first, your wife will keep getof her husband’s full retirement age rate. So instead of ting her own $1,875, and she will get an extra $275 in getting $1,500, she is going to get $1,640. Another of the AARP questions asked this: widows benefits to take her up to your $2,150 level. “I’m divorced. Can I get spousal benefits even though If your wife dies first, you won’t get anything extra. my ex has not retired?” And they answered: “Yes. If You’ll just keep getting your $2,150 retirement check. I’ve gotten quite a few emails from readers you are single and at least age 62, you can get benefits The reason why you don’t get any widower’s who have questions about an article on Social Security benefits goes back to that “dependency” business I as long as your ex also is 62, but he does not have to be benefits for spouses that recently ran in an issue of the mentioned earlier. To collect spousal or widow(er)s getting benefits.” AARP Bulletin. Some of you thought the answers they Many readers wrote to tell me that they were benefits, the law says you must prove that you were gave were incorrect. But they were not. Let’s review sure that a wife could not get spousal benefits on her financially dependent on your wife. some of them in today’s column. SSA planners knew that it would be a logistihusband’s record until he had actually filed for Social And one caveat before I go on: In order to cal nightmare to make members a married couple Security himself. TUES., of JAN. 15 avoid a lot of awkward “he/she” or “him/her” probring in evidence to prove dependency (pay stubs, And that is true if the couple is currently mar Please review carefully. Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling P nouns, I am going to assume the person applying for ried. 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Wood chairs like yours were often called grotesques. The design appealed to the Victorians who have a penchant for unusual or bizarre carvings. There was an abundance of the chairs decorated with the carvings of the North Wind. Many other chairs depicted scenes of lions, dogs, pubs and griffons. Fables, literature, music and paintings were Chair decorated with carvings of the the sources North Wind. of inspiration. According to ancient mythology, Boreas, the North Wind, was the son of the Greek god Astraeus. He symbolized the cold wind bringing in the change of season. Grotesques originated in Germany and soon were produced in the United States. Many were made in Grand Rapids and were often made of oak. Your North Wind side chair would probably be worth $150 to $300.

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Porcelain that has an iridescent tan finish is known as lusterware. Vintage porcelain that is marked “Made in Japan” was produced after 1920. Seventh century A.D. Islamic potters discovered the formula for producing luster glazes. By the 19th century, English, German, American and Japanese factories were producing a plethora of lusterware. Your porcelain tea set would probably fetch $25 to $50 in an antiques shop.

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