Dave Barry's Dogs

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1. The bulk of Dave's dog columns were about two dogs he owned at the same time. What was the name of his large main dog? Answer: (One Word. Think Oscar Wilde)

2. What was the name of Dave Barry's small auxiliary dog? Answer: (One Word. Think fast.)

3. The large main dog was female. True False

4. What sex was the small auxiliary dog? Male He never says. Female Both

5. One column relates the veterinary adventures of Dave's dogs, both of which had procedures done at the same time. What procedure did the large main dog have done? Treatment for ingesting a poisonous toad Permanent sterilization Paw surgery Removal of a swallowed golf ball

6. In the column in which both dogs have veterinary procedures done, what procedure is done on the small auxiliary dog? Treatment for poisoning caused by licking a toad Stitching up a bite from a bigger dog Permanent sterilization Removal of the pieces of a chewed-up He-Man action figure

7. What, according to Dave, is a dog's most important duty? Emitting aromas Barking Giving you somebody to blame if you emit an aroma Remaining vigilant

8. Dave Barry refers to dogs in general, which of course includes his own dogs, as "vigilant." What does he mean by "vigilant"? Ready to bark at anything, anytime, anywhere Hyperactive Constantly alert to new odors Stupid

9. Dave's dogs needed to be let out in the morning to do their business, as dogs are wont to do. Only one obstacle stood between them and the yard once Dave opened the door. What was this obstacle? Nothing. They'd trot out happily once Dave opened the door. The garden hose A non-existent patio enclosure A toad

10. Just before taking his (perhaps permanent) hiatus from the Miami Herald, Dave wrote one last dog column. What was the topic? The adventures of his new dog A farewell to his dogs His trouble convincing his wife to get a dog How his dogs were confused at the change in his routine