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Pe t s&Ve t s

Blood donor greyhoundsPage 4

Readers’ pet photosPage 9

Pet therapy dogsPage 6

Larimer Humane Societyamps up adoption programs

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The annual Pets and Vets Expowill be held from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. onSept. 18 at the Outlets at Love-land. There will be around 20 ven-dors. Demonstrations will be givenby the Loveland Police K9 Unit,K9 Shrink, Jax, Loveland Dog Cluband more. The Expo will be petfriendly, as long as pets are on aleash and with their owner. Admis-sion to the expo is free.Choose a dog leash

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METRO CR E AT I V E SE RV I C E S

Dogs, cats, birds, hamsters ...whatever your choice pet com-panion, animals can enhance

our lives. Here are some interestingfacts about those pets we hold dear.

• Cats can spend up to 18 hours aday sleeping.

• Many domesticated dogs are capa-

ble of running at speeds of around 30miles per hour. Greyhounds, however,may reach 70 mph.

• Cats have up to 26 more vertebraethan the human backbone. This pro-vides them with greater flexibility.

• Some experts surmise that a dog’ssense of smell is one million timesgreater than a human’s.

• Cats and dogs are not colorblindas originally thought. They don’t see

color as vividly as people do, howev-e r.

• The oldest dog on record wasnamed Bluey, an Australian cattle-dog. He lived to be age 29 and 5months.

• The heaviest cat on recordweighed 21.3 kg. He was fromQueensland, Australia.

• People who have pets generallyvisit the doctor less frequently anduse fewer medications than those

who don’t.• The average hamster, if provided a

wheel, will run up to eight miles pernight.

• The life span of the common gold-fish is more than 20 years.

• The name ferret comes from theLatin word “furritus,” meaning “littlet h i e f. ”

• Despite the common belief, rab-bits are not rodents.

Pet Facts

You can find anykind of leash tosuit your fancyfrom glow in thedark to black tieto utilitarian.

Retractable leash

JENNIFER LEHMANSPECIAL SECTIONS RE P O RT E R

Leashes are a consistentpart of life for most dogsand their owners. All

types of leashes are availabledepending on the activities ofthe dog, the dog’s size and theneeds of the owner. Leashesare not one size fits all. Makesure the leash will be comfort-able for the dog by getting itfitted by the leash provider,said Rackel Ward, owner ofLoveland Dog Club.

Here are some of Ward’s rec-ommendations for the mostcommon leash needs:

THE BASIC CONSTITUTIONAL

Six feet is the standardlength for the average personlooking to walk their dog withenough slack that they cansniff, walk around and not gettoo far, Ward said.

She recommends leatherleashes especially for the aver-age dog walker seeking com-

fort and longevity in theirleash. Leather leashes get con-tinually softer over time andlast for years, she said. Whenpurchasing a leather leash,look for one with a good brassclip on the end. To ensure thebrass clip isn’t too heavy forthe dog, check with the leashprovider, Ward said. “A four-foot leather lead might be ap-propriate for a small dog, butthe clip might be too heavy.”In that case, work with theleash provider to find a lighterleash.

RUNNING

For running on trails or atyour favorite park, an appro-priate leash will be longenough for the dog to runalong side you or in front ofyou with a little slack, Wardsaid, though it depends on thesize of the dog, the owner’sspeed and the preferred dis-tance between dog and owner.“A six-foot lead might beenough,” Ward said. “Yo u

don’t want it so long thatyou’re going to trip over it.”Some people prefer to bringtwo leads of differentlengths for differentparts of their run orwalk.

TRAINING

For basic training,like teaching thedog to sit or heel,owners need to keepthe training area small,so for most dogs, a leash18-36 inches long is best,though it depends on the sizeand strength of the dog andthe height of the owner. “Yo ucan’t correct a dog that’s outof reach,” Ward said.

For training that requiresmore distance, such as teach-ing the dog to come, ownerscan consider flexi or cottonweb leads. Cotton web leadscome in a variety of lengthsand are easy to step on andwrap around the body com-fortably to stop the dog orshorten the slack. They alsodry quickly, Ward said, andwon’t be ruined by gettingstepped on, being dragged onthe ground or getting wet asopposed to a leather leash.

FOR THE STRONG PULL

For dogs that are bad pullerson walks, Ward recommendsbungee leashes. These are alsohelpful for people with shoul-

der injuries or any healthproblem that is exacerbated bya dog that pulls strongly onwalks, she said. They have twohandles, one at six feet and an-other closer to the dog so theowner can grab the dog andimmediately get it closer tothem if needed.

There are also different re-tractable leads including wireand belt styles. “A lot of peo-ple don’t know how to leadwith them,” Ward said, but shedoes recommend using thebelt style over wire becausethey are less likely to hurt theowner’s hand if they need toget the dog closer or if the an-imals wraps itself around theirlegs.

STYLE

For owners that like a littlepizazz in their dog’s leash,

there are seasonal leashes andleashes for every occasion,Ward said, including Hal-loween and Christmas, leashesto match the outfit, utilitarianor high fashion. There areglow in the dark and reflectiveleashes. “It’s endless,” shesaid.

ThinkStock PhotosLeather leashes grow morecomfortable over time andlast years.

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JENNIFER LEHMANSPECIAL SECTIONS RE P O RT E R

Lucca is a special dog. Kidslove the retired black grey-hound and his owner, Tom

Carrigan of Loveland, is think-ing about making a baseballcard with Lucca’s photo and hisold racing stats to hand out tohis fans. “Kids love to come andask about him. Was he a racer?Where did he race? Did he win alot of races?” Carrigan said. Luc-ca raced in Virginia and Col-

orado, Carrigan said, winningabout 11 of 50 races before Tomand his wife, Corrine, adoptedhim through Friends of RetiredGreyhounds.

Lucca is also special dog be-cause he saves lives.

Every 60 days or so he and hisowners head up to CSU, wherehe donates blood given to pa-tients at the Veterinary TeachingHospital. Lucca is one of about24 dogs in the community por-tion of the Canine Blood DonorProgram that exclusively seeksgreyhounds.

Greyhounds are unique in thata large percentage of them,about 60 percent, carry the uni-versal blood type, A-negative. Inthe general dog population, just20-30 percent carry the univer-

sal blood type, said Kris Ob-ssuth, a small animal internalmedicine nurse at CSU’s Veteri-nary Teaching Hospital and co-ordinator of its Canine BloodDonor Program.

Just as regular hospitals liketo have universal blood on handin emergencies, so do veterinaryhospitals, she said. CSU alsogets blood donations from 40-60dogs owned by faculty, staff andstudents, making the entire do-nation program up to 100 dogsstrong. “(Greyhounds) are justperfect donors,” Obssuth said,because they have calm, laid-back personalities and don’tneed any sedation.

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because you don’t think ofdogs as donors,” Carrigansaid.

“Given the work that CSUdoes, they need a donor pool.”Sometimes Carrigan learns atthe donation appointmentthat Lucca’s blood will be usedwithin hours.

“In a hospital like CSU, wehave so many critical patientsthat come in that need blood,”Obssuth said. CSU’s cuttingedge oncology departmentdoes a lot of surgeries and is abig blood user, she said, alongwith the cardiology depart-ment.

Lucca has been a donor inthe program for about threeyears and has made an impacton several different dogs in-cluding Abbie, an Australianshepherd that ingested ratpoison, a pug named Jenna

with a blood clotting disorderand a miniature schnauzernamed Beau who had backsurger y.

The CSU Veterinary Teach-ing Hospital is non-profit, andthe donor program allowsprices on blood units to staylow because the hospital drawsthe blood themselves from vol-unteer dogs. “We are able tokeep the price of blood low asopposed to buying from acommercial blood bank whichcan be cost prohibitive forsome clients,” Obssuth said,estimating blood bank unitscan cost up to twice as muchas units from the hospital’sdonor program.

The greyhounds also enjoydonating because they knowthey will get love, attentionand belly rubs from the staffand even some doggy treatswhen they are done. “(Lucca)will not leave the blood donorroom until he gets his threecookies,” Carrigan said.

Greyhounds leave the pro-gram at about age 10, though

some stay on until 11 if theyare still very healthy, Obssuthsaid.

Donors and their owners re-ceive a letter from CSU whenthey leave the program lettingthem know the dogs who ben-efited from their blood andthe illness treated, Obssuthsaid. The greyhounds donatean average of 25-30 units, with450ml of blood in each unit,by the time they leave the pro-gram, she said.

Greyhounds and their own-ers get the benefit of knowingthey are saving other dogs’lives by volunteering, but theprogram also offers food andhealth benefits for the donorsincluding a 30-40lb bag of dogfood with each donation visit,routine blood work, routinephysical examinations, heartworm medication and preven-tion, and necessary vaccina-tions. These benefits help en-courage greyhound ownersfrom as far as Denver and evenTorrington, Wyo. to donate,Obssuth said.

All greyhound donors arechecked to make sure they arehealthy enough to donate andare greater than 60 pounds.Donations occur every twomonths and the appointmenttakes about 20 minutes.

The community element ofthe Canine Blood Donor Pro-gram currently has 24 grey-hounds signed up and is seek-ing new donors to bring the

number to closer to 30, Ob-ssuth said.

For more information aboutgreyhound participation in thecommunity blood donor pro-gram, call 970-297-5000 andask for Kris Obssuth. For moreinformation about greyhoundrescue and adoption, go towww.friendsofretiredgrey -hounds.org or www.coloradog r e y h o u n d a d o p t i o n . o rg .

Photo courtesy of Tom CarriganLucca relaxes at the Carrigan’s home in Loveland.

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JENNIFER LEHMANSPECIAL SECTIONS RE P O RT E R

When Linda Tieman’shusband, Michael,was critically ill in

2005, she was having troubleeating and sleeping. A friendbrought in her golden retriev-er to sit with Linda, and whenshe petted the dog she wassurprised at how the tensionin her body melted away.

Now, the Tiemans, of Love-land, bring their two goldenretrievers, Dillon and Darby, toMedical Center of the Rockiesevery Friday to visit with pa-tients.

The area hospitals, MedicalCenter of the Rockies, PoudreValley Hospital and McKeeMedical Center, all offer pettherapy programs.

Tieman said she wasn’t com-pletely sold on the claims thatpetting an animal can lowerblood pressure and physicallyrelax the body, but then shewitnessed it first hand at MCRwhen doing rounds with Dil-lon.

She and Dillon were in thecardiac unit, and a man washaving his vitals checked andhis blood pressure was elevat-ed. As he petted the dog his vi-tal signs improved, Tiemansaid, the machine showed hisblood pressure and heart ratelowering.

Another time, a family askedTieman to come into theirroom where they were doingphysical therapy with theirdaughter, who was not able tomove or talk on her own andwas essentially in a coma, Tie-man said. The mother tookthe girl’s hand and startedpetting Dillon with it and the

girl smiled. Her parents start-ed crying. “On some level thatlittle girl was getting joy out ofpetting Dillon,” Tieman said.

“We ’ve had a lot of reallywonderful experiences.”

The pet therapy programs atarea hospitals have an impacton patients as well as visitorsand staff.

“Sometimes our pets areable to connect in ways thatpeople can’t,” said JaniceGreeno, director of volunteerand senior services at McKeeMedical Center said.

“It just brings a unique typeof healing to the room,” shesaid.

McKee Medical Center’s pettherapy program has 17 teamsthat travel throughout thehospital weekly visiting withpatients and staff.

“It is just an amazing pro-gram,” Greeno said.

“I think the staff might lovepet therapy as much or morethan volunteers. They look for-ward to their visits every singleweek. They even stash pettreats for them so they willcome visit.”

“As healthcare providers,our staff is busy taking care ofothers, and the pet therapy of-fers them a moment of stress-relief and gives them the ener-gy to go back and providecare,” she said.

The pet therapy volunteersat McKee also visit the Step-ping Stones Adult Day Pro-gram in Loveland, Greenosaid.

The Medical Center of theRockies pet therapy programstarted in 2007, said LindaFisher, director of volunteerand guest services at the hos-pital. The animals provide

emotional support to patients,family and staff, Fisher said.“There can be a lot of stressand anxiety in this environ-ment,” she said, “It makes ushappy to see them.”

“You have sad days and herecomes a dog,” said CarolGilbert, Administrative Nurs-ing Supervisor at Medical Cen-ter of the Rockies. “It warmsyour heart, helps restore you.”

The program at MCR cur-rently has 15 dogs, and some-one is visiting the hospital sev-en days a week, Fisher said.

“We call them our little an-gels,” Fisher said, and eachyear there is a blessing of thepaws to thank the dogs andtheir families for their service.

Pets and their owners are

Pet MePet therapy programs bring comfort to

hospital patients, visitors and staff

RH Photos/Jennifer LehmanTop: Poppy Lowery investigates pet therapy dogs, Dillon andDarby, in the lobby of Medical Center of the Rockies withtheir owners Linda and Michael Tieman.

Photos Special to the RHPet therapy dog, Baxter, as Dr. Baxter, at a Halloween Pet Parade at McKee Medical Center.

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trained for pet therapy. Ateach hospital visit the Tie-man's check with the nurses tosee who may be especially in-terested or not in seeing thedogs or rooms that can't havedogs that day. Beyond that,they go into each room wherethe door is open and the pa-tient is awake, asking if theywould be interested in pettingDillon or Darby for a while.

People talk about their dogsat home and how they misstheir dogs, Tieman said.

The discussion of their owndogs, and dogs in general, is“a little bit of normal in an ab-normal milieu,” Tieman said.

“I am surprised how well re-ceived it is by the nursing staffand the professionals who Ithink enjoy visiting with thedogs as much as the patients,”she said.

Pet therapy takes manyforms outside of the hospitalsetting, Tieman said. LarimerAnimal-People Partnership,where the Tieman’s weretrained for the pet therapyprogram, encourages positiveinteraction between animalsand people and are a localnon-profit volunteer group as-sociated with The Delta Soci-ety. The Delta Society is a na-tional organization focused onthe health benefits of humanand animal relationships in-

cluding different types of ther-apy animals. LAPP offers sev-eral local outlets for pet thera-py including a library programwhere dogs are brought in sochildren can read to them.Kids who have trouble readingwill read more freely to a dogthan they will to a teacher orparent, Tieman said. Animalsin the program have alsoworked with special needs kidsand visited schools after atragedy to participate in griefcounseling with the students.

The time spent in each roomdepends on the patient,Michael Tieman said.

With some patients, he andDarby are in the room 30 sec-onds, with others, 10 minutes.“It depends on how much theyare enjoying the dog,” he said.

One of the smaller breeds oftherapy dogs at Poudre ValleyHospital is Charlie, a two-year-old doxen-terrier mix who wasfound in a Greeley street by apolice officer and adoptedfrom a shelter at four monthsold by Carissa Sigward and herf a m i l y.

Sigward noticed how wellCharlie did with her grand-mother who was living withtheir family at the time, some-thing she didn’t expect be-cause he was a puppy and ashelter dog. He did well withher, Sigward said, even with

her wheelchair and oxygentank.

“I just saw another side ofhim,” Sigward said.

Sigward's grandmotherpassed away a year ago and tohonor her memory, she andher parents began volunteer-ing at Poudre Valley Hospitalto help fill their new free time.Her grandmother had also vol-unteered at hospitals whenshe was young.

Through her volunteer workat PVH, Sigward became inter-ested in the Pet Therapy pro-gram. She and Charlie trainedto volunteer in the oncologyunit there and have enjoyedthat environment, Sigwardsaid.

“I'm hoping that those indi-viduals will get a secondchance,” Sigward said. “Char -lie had his second chancewhen he was saved from thestreets. That's kind of our con-nection to the oncology unit.”

For a few weeks in August,Sigward was so busy with herthree part-time jobs that shewasn't able to take Charlie tothe hospital, and she noticed adifference in him, she said.

He was moping around andwanting to get out.

“It's something he reallydoes enjoy,” she said.

Charlie has a special leash,harness and blanket for his vis-

its with patients. “When thatgets pulled out, he knows ex-actly what to do,” S i g w a rdsaid. “There is a change in hisstep. He knows how to get tothe unit, knows the corners toturn, knows where the elevatoris. It's really become a part ofhis life too,” she said.

There is an awareness ofwhat he's doing, she said.

Through her training for thepet therapy program, Sigward

is able to pick up on Charlie'sbody language and noticewhen he's forming a strongconnection with a patient.

“I let him make the choiceof when he's done visiting,”she said.

Sometimes Sigward willsense it's time to leave a room,but she can tell that Charlieisn't ready. “There seems to bea reason why we're staying solong,” she said.

RH Photos/Jennifer LehmanIsaac Hasley pets Darby, a pet therapy dog, and speaks with Darby’s owner, Michael Tieman,in the post-trauma unit at Medical Center of the Rockies.

Photo courtesy of PVHSCarissa Sigward and her dog, Charlie, visit with a patient atPoudre Valley Hospital.

Photo courtesy of McKee Medical CenterVolunteer Judie Freeland poses with her dog, Echo, who isdressed as an angel for a Halloween Pet Parade held at McKeeMedical Center.

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LIVESLarimer HumaneSociety takes partin competition tosave animals

JADE CO DYSPECIAL SECTIONS EDITOR

The Larimer Humane Society ison a mission to save more ani-mal’s lives. LHS was one of 50

shelters selected to participate in theASPCA (The American Society forthe Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)$100K Save More Lives Challenge,which is a national competition de-signed to find homes for at least 300more animals during the Aug.-Oct.time period than the previous year.The organization with the most “live

exits” past the 300 mark will receivea $100,000 grant, and $25,000 forsecond place. Live exits are definedas animals that leave the shelter byreuniting them with their gratefulfamilies or by adopting them intoloving new homes. Through August,LHS has 77 more live exits than lastyear, said Marcie Willms, LHS com-munity relations manager.

To amp up interest in the shelter’sanimals, Willms said LHS has had astronger presence at events through-out the northern Colorado commu-nity, such as the Corn Roast Festival,the Loveland Chamber of Com-m e rc e ’s Business After Hours andDog Day at the Larimer County Fair.

In a press release, Judy Calhoun,executive director of LHS, said “Ourparticipation in the ASPCA challengeunderscores our commitment toplacing all healthy and treatable ani-mals into loving homes, not just dur-

ing the challenge months, butthroughout the year.”

According to LHS, last yearduring the months of Aug.-Oct., the shelter saved a totalof 1,378 animals at an aver-age of 460 per month. Thismeans LHS will need to saveat least 1,678 animals (560per month) to stay in thecompetition.

“Our commitment to savinga minimum of 300 more ani-mals this fall is perhaps one ofthe most exciting, yet daunt-ing, tasks Larimer HumaneSociety has taken on in recentyears,” Calhoun said. “Thatsaid, we know that with thecommunity’s support, we cannot only meet our adoptionquota to win the ASPCA$100K Challenge, but win thecommunity engagementaward too.”

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Willms said LHS is set forseveral events in the coming

months, starting with an appearanceon Petline 9, a 9News special from 8-9 a.m. on Sept. 11.

Also from Sept. 9-12, for the firsttime ever, LHS will be waiving adop-tion fees on all adult cats which areone year and older, Willms said. Kit-tens will be available for adoption for$25 during that time period.

LHS will also participate in PetS-mart’s Second Chance for Love —National Adoption Weekend fromSept. 10-12, and will be present atL oveland’s PetSmart with adoptableanimals.

“We ’re hoping that many of our an-imals will find new homes that week-end,” Willms said.

Other notable upcoming events in-clude:

• Loveland Reporter-Herald’sPets & Vets Expo

When: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sept. 18W h e re : Outlets at Loveland

• Larimer Animal-People Partner-ship — Doggie Olympics

When: 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Sept.19

W h e re : City Park in Fort CollinsFor more information:

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• Bones du Jour’s Poop De-DooEvent

When: 9 a.m.-noon, Sept. 25W h e re : Spring Creek Canyon Dog

Park and Pineridge Natural Area

B O N E -A N Z A

As LHS’s largest fundraiser of theyear, the Top Cat & Tails Gala,with the theme Bone-Anza, willoccur from 6-11 p.m. on Oct. 23this year at the Fort CollinsMarriott.

The Gala will feature silent and liveauctions, gourmet food, an adopt-able pet parade and country dancing.Western elegant dress is encouraged,and boots and cowboy hats are wel-come. The Gala regularly hosts near-ly 400 guests, and tickets and tablesare now on sale. For more informa-tion, call 970-226-3647 or visitwww.L arimerHumane.org.

HOW TO ADOPT

To view Larimer Humane Society’sadoptable cats and dogs and learnabout Larimer Humane Society’sspecial ASPCA adoption promotions,visit www.larimerhumane.org. Theshelter is located at 6317 Kyle Ave.,located off Trilby between Collegeand LeMay in south Fort Collins. Theshelter is open from 11 a.m.-7 p.m.Mon.-Fri. and from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Sat. and Sun.

Photo courtesy of LHSA dog at the Larimer Humane Society’s2009 Top Cat & Tails Gala.

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R eaders’ Pe t sReporter-Herald readers were askedto send in their favorite pet photos,and they did not disappoint. Thereare 60 pet photo submissions in all,and they’re featured throughout the

section. The photo submissionshelped raise $300 for the Larimer

Humane Society.

Stitch (sister of Jamba & Ohana)Submitted by Joe Gregorich

JambaSubmitted by Joe Gregorich

Ohana & JambaSubmitted by Joe Gregorich

Weezer with MattSubmitted by Shelley Henkener

OhanaSubmitted by Joe Gregorich

Jamba & OhanaSubmitted by Joe Gregorich

MollySubmitted by Penny Arreola

Lynn & Rocky MinorSubmitted by Lynn & Dick Minor

Rocky MinorSubmitted by Lynn & Dick Minor

ZoeSubmitted by Mikayla Masanetz

MoeSubmitted by Rhonda & Steve Foote

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SundaySubmitted by Rae Todd

SunnySubmitted by Betty Hankins

Piper & Harley WilsonSubmitted by Patricia Wilson

SusieSubmitted by Karen Hughes and Ruth Romer

ThuleSubmitted

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He’s furry, loveable ... andsnores louder than a chainsaw.No, this isn’t about your

spouse. This is about your dog.Just as common as a spouse or house-mate who snore is a dog that snores.

In general, dog owners with dogswho snore have nothing to worryabout. It’s often not a sign of a medi-cal condition or something ominous.It usually is a minor tissue obstruc-tion in the throat or mouth or iscaused by a dog breathing through ashort snout. One of most commoncauses for dog snoring is allergy relat-ed problems. This can cause post-nasal drainage that can precipitatenighttime snoring.

While snoring may not be serious, itcertainly can be disruptive, primarilyto people who are losing sleep or pa-tience from a noisy snorer. Treatingsnoring may require a few differenttactics and potentially a visit to theveterinarian.

• Try changing your dog’s bed toanother material or clean it more fre-quently if you suspect allergies are theculprit.

• Laying splayed-out can causesnoring. Changing the bed to a round-shaped one causes the dog to curl upand may reduce snoring.

• Obesity can also lead to snoring.If your dog is overweight, put him ona diet and make him exercise morefrequently. Sometimes simply losing afew pounds can greatly reduced thepropensity to snore.

• Dogs with short facial structure,such as Pugs and Boxers, may beprone to snoring more so than otherbreeds with longer noses. If you havea short-nosed breed or one with un-usual facial structure, you just mayhave to deal with the snoring. In somecases surgery while the dog is youngcould correct some breathing issuesthat may lead to snoring.

• If you’ve ruled out other causes ofsnoring, a visit with the vet could indi-cate whether polyps or other obstruc-tions are causing the snoring.

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