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Seeing Eye instructors with the dogs they are training.

We spoke with trainers from The Seeing Eye about why certain breeds make great guide dogs, how they keep their owner’s safe from low-hanging branches, and whether they can read cross signals.

Michele Debczak








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When Theodore Roosevelt moved into the White House in 1901, he brought with him his wife, his six children, and one of the widest (and wildest) menageries Washington, D.C. has ever seen.

Jennifer M Wood


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Americans love cats: There are an estimated 94 million of them living in households nationwide. And it turns out that a lot of them are named Luna.

Alvin Ward