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Article: What Casper taught me.
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- Appleseeds
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- October 1, 2007
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You've got a puppy, and you're all set to teach it to come, sit, stay, and not chew up your shoes. That's great--but don't stop there. Have you ever thought that you can learn something from your dog?
Donald Schrock knows this very well. On his eighth birthday, Don's grandfather gave him a puppy. Don named the puppy Casper, and Casper stayed by Don's side almost every hour of the day for nine years.
"My uncle helped me train Casper to hunt rabbits and pheasants," Don says, "but the dog and I didn't always hunt. After I got home from school and did my chores, Casper and I went into the woods to hike.
Casper knew when we weren't hunting, and he ...