The Acton Free Press Wodnosdav Dec Without a doubt Jimmy is the smartest Border collie in the world The most troublesome but certainly the smartest A few weeks ago we through our semi annual and inoculating Ithe animals that is My vet hates to heir my voice I sure I need four horse worm pills two sheep worm pills four cat pills two dog pills etc etc We do the same counting up the rabies hots and decide the rabbits and chickens probably don need shots this time One of these vets usually arrives with a whole slew of stuff a list and a harassed look I haven forgotten anything Undignified indignant cats Everything went quite smoothly this yeir with minimal objection from the horses about their shots One of the cats removed several pieces of skin from my body but nothing out of the ordinary happened Actually the cats took their worm pills much better than usual surprised heck out of me The usual procedure is to wrap the eat in a large towel after we vc located it under the fumacel and a deathlike struggle with those tiny needle teeth worming the cats I had no qualms about dogs Jane thoolddog will cat anything if youtellhent Down it goes and a puzzled expression suffuses her dumb fare but she opens her mouth for the next pill hoping one will be the cookie Four pills later she still caught on and she never has I hadn reckoned on Jimmy that super genius pup Like all intelligent people he apt to be difficult and wilful at times But he very amenable if tike timeout to Oh oh After carefully wrapping his pills in gooey bits of tasty bread when he wasn watching him and told him I had a treat for him silting politely The first piece was taken in the mouth by the lips and he immediately become suspicious I know he read my mind be cause the capsules are odorless and tasteless Carefully shredding the bread away from the pill with curled lips he ate the bread and laid the capsule solemnly on the floor in front of me stalking away with a disappointed look Any further attempts at getting his pills into him produced a don t push me any further or I be forced to snap at litude Hewasclarlydisgustedwithme So we watcd till supper While he was outside I Jim dinner hiding the capsules in lumps of meat as well as hides microfilm Jim was called in for supper and he roared in like the en pup he is Carefully monitoring my thoughts I went to watch television Several minutes later I casually walked into the kitchen to find Jim mincing his meal with upturned lips aain eating slowly around the pills with the same he gives a sprout Acton Chamber seeks members SANT PERSONAM delivered his gift Una Mann Lint week the wind up the olden Aye Club annual Christmas banquet and entertainment at the I Prior to arrival dozens of folk Joined The in several 8783272 8783208 hi mmRvi it ffiSfflSo County Express SbowTImM Sun and Sat p m if olden r lull think tubs im dinner mil show New members are being recruited for the Acton Chamber of Commerce a group dedicated lo the 1m provement of the town Over the past few years there have been man changes in Acton changes in its government changes in its people with the increase of commuter residents changes in its schools and their organ and significant changes in its businesses their appearance their numbers and their interest In Acton as a community The Chamber of Commerce has made an attempt to keep Mice with all these in the life of Acton by providing a voice for the community- its businesses industries and its people In line with this goal the Chamber has initiated organization of the Acton Business Improvement Area the Acton A 1 organized and public forums on important issues sponsored the Citizen of the Year awards Meet the Candidates meetings pro vided input within tht Industrial Commissioner s Hue prepared pre led briefs the Hilton Milts and committees on important issues and zed published the nil Directory for the let f e I Haiti Hilts Initialed a shopping survey of the thecommunity in on effort province j u f in order tot until determine the amount of re sidents support of Acton businesses This survey was conducted and and super vised by staff and students at Acton District High School providing a to keep with town it is essential that the Chamber of lias widespread representation i the community Our Industrie input a work and si Additional inform ill 1 obtained from I or llj3 unity for school and its residents ill provide viluable students to work within ind for the The final report on this survey will be available by the en 1 i the year As an active member of the Ontario Chamber tim is the Canadi in CI if Commerce and the Inter national Chamber Com mcrce the receives continual input from associated members ind is in a position to promote the own Chiropractic Clinic DrWR Tom Thompson In the ALTEO BUILDING Main Street North Acton 8533460 Residence si ri the CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR OTHERS The SntYM GRAHAMS Apple Farm Quark Wine Soaked Mozzurella CIDER TOMATOES Cabbage Cauliflower Lettuce Carrots Fresh 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