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In Memory of my Guardian Angel

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In Memory Of my Guardian Angel By: Chaza Fares             In 1999, I was a two-year-old toddler living in Philadelphia, a city where all the busy people are out and getting their day done. One day, my father and I headed to the elevator after a nice day out in the neighborhood. Seeing the celestial city was the thing that I loved best while living in Philadelphia. After living in Romania for a year, it taught me how much difference there was between the two worlds. My little eyes were shocked at how the buildings were completely built and so shiny due to the wealth of the city.             I ran to the elevator while getting excited for it to open so I could get my daily amusement ride. It was so much fun for me. The elevator finally came down and it gradually opened up. There I saw a man holding two leashes attached to two big, mean-looking rottweiler s. I stepped back while looking at the dogs. The dogs looked back at me and starte

Genesis of The National Dog Show

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  By Gabrielle Pardocchi Some 30,000 beautiful dogs and 18 years later, The Kennel Club of Philadelphia's National Dog Show has become part of Americana, a popular television viewing experience for families across the country on Thanksgiving Day. The annual NBC two-hour special is a holiday tradition, attracting a total audience of over 20 million each November. Many think it's been around as long as the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade that precedes it on NBC. And few are aware of its unusual beginnings.  In 2000, the movie Best in Show was releases a satirical look into the dog show world. The fictional "Mayflower" show in the movie was modeled after the famed Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden, but writer/director Christopher Guest placed it in Philadelphia, where The National Dog Show Presented by Purina now takes place each year.  The inspiration for The National Dog Show  was born out of a movie night with neighbors hosted by NBC'

The Perfect Dog

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Enough is Enough

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By: Katy Gray As an intern at Vizion Group Public Relations, I have had the amazing opportunity to be a part of The National Dog Show hosted by the Kennel Club of Phil adelphia, and the job really has me thinking about how lucky I am to have my one-year-old puppy, Hank.   Unfortunately for me, my oldest sister was a cat person, so I grew up with a Siamese-mix cat named Sunny. I was always desperate for a dog growing up because my seven siblings simply weren’t entertaining enough. I longed for a furry friend, and at nine years old decided enough was enough. I created a PowerPoint presentation with indisputable points as to why I should have a dog, including heart-warming pictures and the benefits of having this dog for me, the family, and said dog (a golden retriever, of course), and presented it to my parents.               When I pictured how my junior year at Villanova University was going to go, I would have never imagined that by September I would be coming home to my t

Dogs. We love them. We can’t live without them.

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Learn f rom Your Dog   Dogs. We love them. We can’t live without them.    By: Gianna Hoyos   It was Christmas morning of 2010 and as the day usually starts out, my parents told my sisters and me to wait at the top of the stairs until they were ready. We didn’t think anything was out of the ordinary that year since we were right on schedule. As they quickly set the camera up midst the savory smell of maple bacon on the stove, it was sure to be one of the best days we would experience. We slowly walked down the stairs as ordered by our mother, while our dad took pictures of us -- quite literally -- at every step. We walked into the family room with the great big tree standing tall, surrounded by all the colorful presents.       Coco and Bella on Christmas morning.   My youngest sister, then four years old, noticed my dad near one present in particular, almost fighting to keep it shut. “Dad, what u doin ?” Bella, ‘daddy’s little girl’, said while