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March 3, 2004

The Client Coach: We've all got to sing for our supper

By RANDY TUMINELLO
Special to the Journal

My uncle had a dog that when a favorite treat was dangled above his head would stand on his hind legs, jump up and down, do a pirouette in a tight little circle, and sing -- all at the same time!

After a few revolutions and just before he dropped the biscuit into the dog's mouth, Uncle Jimmy would say in an excited voice, "Sing for your supper, Tinker! Sing for your supper!" On cue, Tinker would bellow out his ear-piercing song, "Arrrrrhooooooooo! Arrrrrhoooooooooooo!"


 
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