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FILENAME:	4074_1516_1503
TOPIC#:		351
DATE:		920305
TRANSCRIBER:	SS
UTT:CODER:	lsh
DIFFICULTY:	1
TOPICALITY:	1
NATURALNESS:	1
ECHO_FROM_B:	1
ECHO_FROM_A:	1
STATIC_ON_A:	1
STATIC_ON_B:	1
BACKGROUND_A:	1
BACKGROUND_B:	1
REMARKS:  	Children in background of Speaker B

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o          A.1 utt1:  -kay, Dave.  /
qw          A.1 utt2: What kind of pets do you have? /  

sd          @B.2 utt1:  {F Oh, } we have one rotten cat. /  

b^m          A.3 utt1:  One rotten cat <laughter>. /  

aa          B.4 utt1:  <Laughter> Yeah,  /
sd          B.4 utt2: it's my son's cat. /  

sd          A.5 utt1:  I heard a laugh in the background. /  

aa          B.6 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.6 utt2: that's the boys.  /
sd          B.6 utt3: <laughter> They know I don't like it. /  

qy          A.7 utt1:  <Laughter>  Don't you like cats? /  

sd          B.8 utt1:  {D Well, } I like cats.  /
sd          B.8 utt2: [ This, + this ] cat is a, {F uh, }  <noise> more like a dog. /  

b          A.9 utt1:  {F Oh } yeah. /  

b          B.10 utt1:  Yeah  /
sd          B.10 utt2: he's, {F uh, } a one owner.  /
sd          B.10 utt3:  He likes one boy in the  family and that's about it <meow>. /  

ba          A.11 utt1:  That's odd.  /
qw          A.11 utt2:  How does he treat the <inhaling> other people? /  

sd          B.12 utt1:  <Breathing>  Just, {F uh, } stays away or runs --   

ba          A.13 utt1:  Wow. /  

+          B.14 utt1:  -- usually.  /
sd          B.14 utt2: {C But } [ he follows, + he'll follow ] my  oldest son around.  /
sd          B.14 utt3: {D You know } when he is in the house, he will come up and he'll jump on his lap,  /
sd(^q)          B.14 utt4:  {C but } if anybody reaches over to pet him or whatever, he'll just kind of look at them like what are doing. /  

qy          A.15 utt1:  <Laughter>  Did he raise him or something? /  

sd          B.16 utt1:  [ [ He's, + he, ] + we ] bought the cat for him  /
sd          B.16 utt2: {C and  so }  he's, {F uh, } been the one that you know spent the most time with him. /  

x          A.17 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          B.18 utt1:  {C But } [ I, + I've ] never owned a cat like that.  /
sd          B.18 utt2:  I've had cats growing up all the time  /
sd          B.18 utt3: {C and } <children_talking> {D you know } they are --   

b          A.19 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.20 utt1:  -- usually either that way with everybody or friendly to everybody <children_talking>. /  

ba          A.21 utt1:  {F Huh, } that's # interesting. # /  

sd          B.22 utt1:  # {C So, } # it's a weird cat <laughter>. /  

sd          A.23 utt1:  {F Huh. }  We have [ a, + a ] mutt. /  

b^m          B.24 utt1:  A mutt. /  

sd          A.25 utt1:  {D Well, } [ we, + we ] named it Hooper because that's  where we got it from. /  

b          B.26 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.27 utt1:  <Laughter> {F Uh, } some lady, she, {F uh, } - /
sd          A.27 utt2: a lot of people,  {F uh, } {F uh, } drop off [ abandoned, + abandoned ] pets at her house -- /  

b          B.28 utt1:  Oh. /  

sd          A.29 utt1:  -- {C and } she use to work for a [ veter-, + veterinarian ]  /
sd          A.29 utt2:  {C so } she would [ spay-, + {F uh, } neuter ] them --   

b          B.30 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.31 utt1:  -- give them all their shots <noise>  /
sd          A.31 utt2: {C and } we saw an  ad saying it was free,  /
sd          A.31 utt3: {C so } we went down there and picked it up  /
sd          A.31 utt4: {C and } it's  been an excellent dog,  /
sd          A.31 utt5: {C but } it's my first dog I've had  /
sd          A.31 utt6: {C and } we got it because  my wife stays here at home # alone # --   

b          B.32 utt1:  # Uh-huh. # /  

+          A.33 utt1:  -- while I go to work  /
sd          A.33 utt2: {C so } that's mostly why we got it.  To keep her company while I am away at work. /  

qy^d          B.34 utt1:  {D So } [ [ that, + is that, ] + is that ] kind of your  child right now? /  

ny          A.35 utt1:  {F Uh } yeah.  /
sd^e          A.35 utt2:  Right now # [ it, + it ] is. # /  

bf          B.36 utt1:  # You feel like. #  <laughter>. /  

sd          A.37 utt1:  It's kind of good training.  /
sd          A.37 utt2: {E I mean } we have been trying  for kids,  /
sd          A.37 utt3: {C but } --   

b          B.38 utt1:  {F Oh, } uh-huh. /  

+          A.39 utt1:  -- right now we haven't had any,  /
sd          A.39 utt2: {C but } it's pretty  good training, I think really, keeps her on her toes <laughter>. /  

qy          B.40 utt1:  [ Have, + have ] you had dogs before? /  

sd          A.41 utt1:  {F Uh, } my brother has.  /
sd          A.41 utt2:  {F Uh, } we didn't do a lot with them.  /
sd          A.41 utt3:   {F Uh, } I never felt like it was mine or anything,  /
sd          A.41 utt4: you couldn't do anything. /  

b          B.42 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.43 utt1:  {C But, }  {E I mean, } that [ did, + did ] more responsibility.   When it's yours and not your brothers <laughter>. /  

b          B.44 utt1:  <Laughter>  Yeah. /  

%          A.45 utt1:  {C But, } -/  

%          B.46 utt1:  {D Well, } <noise> [ I just, + {F uh, } we've, ] {D you know } - /
sd          B.46 utt2:  when I was growing up [ I had, + we always had ] a dog  /
sd          B.46 utt3: {C and } we had mostly mutts,  /
sd          B.46 utt4:  {D well } not mutts, but mixes --   

b          A.47 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.48 utt1:  -- {D you know } like one or two mix  /
sv          B.48 utt2:  {C and } those dogs always seem to be the best dogs. /  

sd          A.49 utt1:  That's what we found.  /
sd          A.49 utt2:  Ours is, {F uh, } {D like } a cockapoo. /  

b          B.50 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.51 utt1:  I think it's half cocker spaniel and half poodle. /  

b          B.52 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.53 utt1:  {C But, }  it's a really good dog. /  

b          B.54 utt1:  Yeah. /  

h          A.55 utt1:  I don't know,  /
sv          A.55 utt2: they seem [ to be, + {E I mean, } listen ]  better or something. /  

b          B.56 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

qy          A.57 utt1:  Is your cat a purebred? /  

nn          B.58 utt1:  No.  /
nn^r          B.58 utt2:  No,  /
sd^e          B.58 utt3: it's just {F uh } an accident <laughter>. /  

x          A.59 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          B.60 utt1:  From [ [ a frie-, + {F uh, } from my, ] + my son's friend ]  down the street.  /
sd          B.60 utt2: [ They're -- +   

b          A.61 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.62 utt1:  -- they're ] cat was an outside cat and just end up with  some kittens  /
%          B.62 utt2: [ {C and } +  <inhaling> {C so, } ] -/  

qy          A.63 utt1:  Would you ever want a dog in the family? /  

na          B.64 utt1:  {F Uh, } [ we, + I ] would.  /
sd          B.64 utt2:  [ We, + {F uh, } we ] had  a dog that was a, {F uh, } mix between an Alaska Malamute and a Labrador -- /  

b          A.65 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.66 utt1:  -- {C and, } {F uh, } I should say a pup  /
sd          B.66 utt2: {C and } he was just  too big for our kids --   

b          A.67 utt1:  {F Oh } yeah. /  

+          B.68 utt1:  -- when we got him  /
sd          B.68 utt2: {C and } [ we, + when we ] moved  into our house that was the first thing we wanted to get [ was, + {F uh, } {D you know, } was ]  a pet  /
sd          B.68 utt3: {C and } it was a dog that we gotten  /
sd^r          B.68 utt4: {C and } [ he was, + he was ] just too big. /  

b          A.69 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.70 utt1:  {F Uh, } the kids couldn't handle him  /
sd          B.70 utt2: {C and }  I was still going to school  /
sd          B.70 utt3: {C and } my wife was working  /
sd          B.70 utt4: {C and } I was working  /
sd          B.70 utt5: {C and  so } we just  didn't have time to really train him  /
sd^r          B.70 utt6: {C so } [ he was kind of jus-, + {D you know, } he was ]  too big for the kids to handle,  /
sd          B.70 utt7: {C so } he was just tied up to a post -- /  

b          A.71 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sd          B.72 utt1:  -- {C so } we gave him to, {F uh, } - /
sd          B.72 utt2: I don't know if you've, - /
sd          B.72 utt3:  there is a place out here, {F uh, } called Shorties Lane out here in Harrisville -- /  

b          A.73 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.74 utt1:  -- {C and } they have, {F uh, } - /
sd          B.74 utt2: I guess it's <noise>  kind of an animal shelter  /
sd          B.74 utt3: {C but } he just takes a few the animals in  /
sd          B.74 utt4: {C and } some he destroys  /
sd          B.74 utt5:  {C and } some he keeps. /  

b          A.75 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.76 utt1:  {C So } we took him up there  /
sd          B.76 utt2: {C and } he ended up keeping him.  /
sd          B.76 utt3:  {F Uh, } cause he has had him for six or seven years.  /
sd          B.76 utt4:  [ We, + we've, ] saw him just about  a year ago  /
sd(^q)       B.76 utt5: {C and, }  {F uh, } I thought boy that sure looks like that pup we gave away -- /  

b          A.77 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.78 utt1:  -- {C and  so } we asked him about it one day  /
sd(^q)       B.78 utt2: {C and }  he said yeah,  /
^q          B.78 utt3: he's been the best dog I've ever had in my life -- /  

ba          A.79 utt1:  Wow. /  

sd          B.80 utt1:  -- just goes everywhere with him.  /
sd          B.80 utt2: [ I, + he ] would  have been a great, great dog. /  

sd          A.81 utt1:  He just needed a lot of time. / 
