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CASEY’S CORNER (from page 9) Start with a child’s wading pool, and encourage him to step into it using his leash. Don’t drag him. Use your voice to encourage him -- and his favorite treats if necessary. Let him enjoy being in the water in a relaxed manner for a bit, and then lead him out of the pool. Repeat the process a few times until he gets in and out of the pool without hesitation. When he’s ready to upgrade to an actual swimming pool, employ the same gradual introduction using his leash. Sit next to him on the steps of the pool. Use the floaties if your dog shows signs of panic or unease. Swim with him in the pool, your arms around him to keep him afloat and reassured of your presence. If he takes off like a fish, great! If he’s reticent, you’re right there to help. The most important part of teaching your dog to swim is teaching him how and where to get out of the water. If they don’t know how to exit the pool, even the best canine swimmers will tire and, if you aren’t watching (even for a minute), could drown. To teach your dog to exit the pool, use a high-value reward: his favorite ball if he’s a fetcher, his favorite treat if he’s food motivated. Use his leash to guide him from the open water to the pool steps, and reward him when he successfully exits the water. Do this many times over several days to ensure he knows where the steps are, how to use them and that good things happen when he goes to the steps to get out. And remember: Whenever surfing, boating, waterboarding, kayaking or canoeing, bring and use life vests for you, your kids, your passengers and your pooch. Woof! Dog trainer Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis is coauthor of 18 books about dogs, a behaviorist, a popular radio and television guest, and host of the PBS series “WOOF! It’s a Dog’s Life!” Send your questions to dearuncle.gazette@unclematty.com or by mail to Uncle Matty at P.O. Box 3300, Diamond Springs, CA 95619. Palm Springs Power COPYRIGHT 2012 CREATORS SYNDICATE, INC. 1/6 pg. 4C Comp $273.00 July 22, 2012 Vol. 8 - No. 30

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Jack wouldn’t want to employ the “file and At age 62, she’d be due a reduced rate of about 30 suspend” strategy at age 66 because if he suspends percent of Sid’s benefit -- or $660 per month. his own benefits, he would also be required to sus Next, Sid asks SSA to suspend his benefits. pend his husband’s benefits on Jill’s record. They would be stopped. But Nancy’s would continue. I know this is complicated stuff. I’ve revised At age 70, Sid would request SSA to “unsuspend” his my fact sheet, “When To Take Your Social Security own Social Security benefits. At that point, he would Benefits,” to reflect the new information in this colbegin to collect about $2,900 per month in retirement umn. You can request a digital copy by emailing me at benefits, including the delayed retirement credits. thomas.margenau@comcast.net. Unfortunately, the rules do not allow Nancy to share in those extra benefits. Her rate would remain If you have a Social Security question, Tom Marat the $660 level. However, if Sid dies before she does, genau has the answer. Contact him at thomas.margenau@ Nancy would get $2,900 inPlease monthlyreview widow’scarefully. benefits comcast.net. Double check: Phone  Spelling To find outmore about Number(s) Tom Margenau and to because a widow is allowed to get her deceased hus- read past columns and see features from other Creators Syndiband’s full benefit with the delayed retirement cred- cate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com. its. But here is the newly cited reason you should consider filing for Social Security at age 66 and then immediately suspend those benefits: to protect your CLIP AND SAVE eligibility for back benefits if your circumstances change before you reach age 70. For example, if serious health issues afflict you in your late 60s, you may decide it is no longer worth it to delay your Social Security until age 70. You could then “unsuspend” your benefits and receive back pay benefits to age 66. (Of course, you would no longer be due the delayed retirement bonus.) Had you not filed for your Social Security benefits (and then suspended them) at age 66, Should I buy you would not have been able to claim the retroactive the cheapest? benefits once you changed your mind. And under this Should I buy “file and suspend” plan, if you remain healthy or your the newest circumstances don’t otherwise change, you simply “unsuspend” your benefits at age 70, at which point technology? Should I buy you will be credited with the full delayed retirement bonus. the smallest? So almost everyone who plans to wait until 70 to collect Social Security benefits should consider this “file and suspend” strategy at age 66. I can think of only one situation where you wouldn’t want to “file and suspend” at age 66. And that is if you were planning to collect spousal benefits between age 66 and 70. Here is a quick example of that strategy. Jack is 66 and is due $2,400 per month from Social Security. His wife, Jill, also is 66 and she is due $2,000 per month in her own Social Security. Jill applies for her Social Security benefits. And instead of filing for his own Social Security, Jack applies for husband’s benefits on Jill’s Social Security record. He would get $1,000 per month in husband’s benefits. (The couple DECISIONS, DECISIONS, would get total benefits of $3,000 per month.) Then at age 70, Jack would file for his own Social Security. DECISIONS!!!!!!!!! Perhaps you should discuss these At that point, he’d lose his $1,000 monthly spousal Should I buy with the cheapest? decisions your Doctor of Audiology benefit, but would begin to receive almost $3,000 per Should I buy the smallest? at Help U Hear Hearing Centers. month in Social Security retirement benefits, includShould I buy the newest ing “delayed retirement credits” of eight percent per - Our Audiologists have been trained to detertechnology? year.

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shaft angle by ﬂipping with the wrist. If your goal is lower scores, work on your chipping! Better chipping will leave you shorter putts for fewer strokes taken on the green.

Rob Stanger is recognized as a 2005-08 Golf Magazine Top www.robstanger.com for inquiries about your golf. Teacher West Region. He teaches at The College Golf Center. You can contact him at 760-409-8628 or at www.robstanger.com for inquiries about your golf.

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