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Don’t be charmed by the cocker spaniel. They’re high on the list of breeds most often to bite the vet, and they’re VERY high on the list of “dogs most likely to pee on the carpet.” My childhood dog was a cocker (a cocker mix, really). I loved her, but would never have another. (And yes, she peed on the carpet a lot–anytime she got nervous, and that was a rather frequent occurrence.)

She was rather devious, too–she knew that since she was mostly black, she couldn’t be seen well at night. So if we called her in the evening and she didn’t want to come, she’d stand perfectly still. You’d scan the yard till you saw the white spot on her nose (a backward question mark) or the white stripe down her chest, and then tell her, “I see you. Come on in.” But don’t try telling her you saw her if you didn’t really–she knew the difference.

If I were you, and had the choice of being sniffed by a German shepherd or a cocker, I’d take the shepherd. It will only bite if you deserve to be bitten, because an untrustworthy shepherd would never be chosen as a police dog. And a trustworthy cocker–well, I may be wrong (and probably am)–but I rather think a fully trustworthy cocker is an oxymoron.

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Truly Reformed Presbyterians and Baptists each make up pretty small chunks of the overall picture.

Ask who is actually familiar with the Westminster Confession or the Regulative Principle of Worship, among other things. That’ll sort the Reformed from the non-Reformed.

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If you’re that worried about the ferry, maybe you could get your own little motor boat.

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I appreciate the thought. I live in the Puget Sound area.

I have heard recently:

1) The ferry I ride is considered the #1 water-related target for terrorism in the United States.

2) The Washington State Patrol was chosen by somebody or other as the #1 state police unit in the United States. Dogs often sniff our cars as we board the ferry. The dogs are various breeds. One of the sniffer dogs is a cocker spaniel.

For some reason, a cocker spaniel police dog strikes me as immensely charming.

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