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FILENAME:	4184_1585_1263
TOPIC#:		351
DATE:		920313
TRANSCRIBER:	glp
UTT_CODER:	stm
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TOPICALITY:	1
NATURALNESS:	2
ECHO_FROM_B:	1
ECHO_FROM_A:	2
STATIC_ON_A:	1
STATIC_ON_B:	1
BACKGROUND_A:	1
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REMARKS:        None.

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qy          A.1 utt1:  # You have any pets? # /  

br^m          B.2 utt1:  # Do I have pets? # /  

ny          A.3 utt1:  Yeah. /  

ny          B.4 utt1:  Yes,  /
sd^e          B.4 utt2: I have a cat  /
sd          B.4 utt3: {C and } I have two dogs. /  

b^m          A.5 utt1:  Two dogs,  /
qw          A.5 utt2: what kind? /  

sd          B.6 utt1:  I have a Schnauzer  /
sd          B.6 utt2: {C and } I have a Sheltie. /  

b^m          A.7 utt1:  Schnauzers.  /
qr          A.7 utt2: Is it a miniature or a standard Schnauzer? /  

sd          B.8 utt1:  [ It, + it's ] a miniature. /  

%          A.9 utt1:  {F Uh. }    

b          B.10 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.11 utt1:  I'm going into all this because [ I used to w-, +   I just got done <laughter> working ] at a pet shop actually. /  

b          B.12 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

b          A.13 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.14 utt1:  {D Well, } the Schnauzer [ I'm, + I'm   ] watching for one of, {F uh, } the managers where I work  /
sd          B.14 utt2: {C and } he's been transferred to Germany for a while -- /  

b          A.15 utt1:  {F Uh. } /  

sd          B.16 utt1:  -- {C and } I'm taking care of his dog  /
sd          B.16 utt2: [ {C and, } +  {F uh, } {C and } ] I had just got the kitten when he asked me that  /
sd(^q)          B.16 utt3: {C and } he says, {D well, } my dog doesn't like cats, /  

x          A.17 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd(^q)          B.18 utt1:  {C and } I said, {D well, } [ we won't tell him it's a c-, + we won't tell her it's a cat,  ]   

x          A.19 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.20 utt1:  because it was a kitten,  /
sv          B.20 utt2: {C and, } {D you know, } [ they just, + they just ] love kittens. /  

b          A.21 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          B.22 utt1:  They just are fascinated. /  

b          A.23 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sd          B.24 utt1:  {C So } she doesn't know that this is a cat yet. /  

ba          A.25 utt1:  That's good. /  

x          B.26 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sv          A.27 utt1:  They  (( say )) , -/  

sd          B.28 utt1:  {C And } they get along real good.  /
sd(^q)*          B.28 utt2: I said if Tom could see dog lick this kitty, he'd flip. /  *[[listen]]

x          A.29 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          B.30 utt1:  <Laughter> # {C So } that was interesting. # /  

bf          A.31 utt1:  # Didn't expect that would happen. #  /
b          A.31 utt2:  Yeah,  /
ba          A.31 utt3: that's cool,  /
ba          A.31 utt4: that's nice.  /
^h          A.31 utt5:  {F Uh, }  let's see,  /
qw          A.31 utt6: what was the other dog you had? /  

sd          B.32 utt1:  It's a sheltie. /  

b^m          A.33 utt1:  {F Oh, } a sheltie. /  

sd          B.34 utt1:  She's real [ s-, + sweet ] little dog.  /
sd          B.34 utt2:  She's got a very nice temperament.   /
sv          B.34 utt3: {F Uh, }  they're not as aggressive as a Schnauzer. /  

b          A.35 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          B.36 utt1:  {D You know, } the Schnauzers are a little aggressive. /  

sv          A.37 utt1:  <Laughter> They can be nippy. /  

b          B.38 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

b          A.39 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.39 utt2: shelties are nice.  /
sv          A.39 utt3:  Everybody seems to be really happy with them.  /
sv          A.39 utt4: They're good  temperament. /  

sv^r          B.40 utt1:  They're a good temperament -- /  

sv          A.41 utt1:  # They put up with a lot. # /  

sv          B.42 utt1:  -- # [ {C and } they, # + {C and } they ] just, {F uh, } - /
%          B.42 utt2: they, - /
sv          B.42 utt3: I think they have a good head on their shoulders.  /
sv          B.42 utt4: I think they have [ a, + a ] higher level of intelligence than other, {F uh, } dogs that I have encountered. /  

sv          A.43 utt1:  <Laughter> Schnauzers, in particular probably. /  

aa          B.44 utt1:  {D Well, }    

x          A.45 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          B.46 utt1:  yeah,  /
sv          B.46 utt2: {C but } also some poodles, {F uh } -- /  

b          A.47 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

sv          B.48 utt1:  -- they're kind of, - /
sv          B.48 utt2: there are some smart ones out there,  /
sv          B.48 utt3: {C but } there's [ some + also  some, ] {F uh, } not so smart ones <laughter>. /  

b          A.49 utt1:  <Laughter> Yeah,  /
%          A.49 utt2: I g-, - /
sv          A.49 utt3: it seems the smaller the are, [ the, + the ] worse off they are <laughter>. /  

aa          B.50 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.50 utt2: [ [ that's, + that's, ] +  maybe [ that's, + there's, ] ] {F uh, } some credence in that statement. /  

b          A.51 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.51 utt2: [ the-, + they're ] bred down so much.  /
%          A.51 utt3:  It's, -/  

b          B.52 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.53 utt1:  They aren't the best pets. /  

sd          B.54 utt1:  [ [ I, + I'd, ] + I ] really don't know --    

b          A.55 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.56 utt1:  -- what the best pet is.  /
sv          B.56 utt2:  I guess it's up to the individual and how they relate to their animal. /  

b          A.57 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.57 utt2: {E I mean, } some people seem fairly well suited [ for -- +   

b@          B.58 utt1:  {F Um, }    *[[slash error]]

+          A.59 utt1:  -- for, ] {F uh, } miniature poodles and such. /  

+          B.60 utt1:  And bull dogs <laughter>. /  

x          A.61 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          B.62 utt1:  {C But } I don't know about [ [ [ these, + {F uh, } these, ] + {F uh, } {F uh, } these  ] pincers, +  these,  now,  what are they called. [ Pit bulls, + pit bulls ] ] --   

^2          A.63 utt1:  Pit bull. /  

+          B.64 utt1:  -- that are so vicious. /  

%          A.65 utt1:  They might, - /
sv          A.65 utt2: they're actually very friendly dogs. /  

bh          B.66 utt1:  Are they really?  /
sd          B.66 utt2: # I don't think I've ever # --   

sv          A.67 utt1:  # {F Uh, } they're # # really nice. # /  

+          B.68 utt1:  -- # seen one. # /  

sd          A.69 utt1:  [ I, + I've  ] dealt with quite a few of them.  /
sd          A.69 utt2: [ People, {F uh, } +  customers ] that bring them into the shop and ask me {D like, } they, {F uh, } fit collars and stuff on them  /
sd          A.69 utt3: {C and } [ they are, + they are ] just really nice, really friendly, {F uh, } kind of like  medium intelligence.  {F Uh, } /  

qw          B.70 utt1:  {D Well, } how do they become s-, - /
%          B.70 utt2: w-, - /
qw          B.70 utt3: how did they get their reputation, then? /  

sd          A.71 utt1:  {D Well, } because some people, {F uh, } want to train them as, -/  

bf          B.72 utt1:  {F Oh, } they train them to be that way, then. /  

aa          A.73 utt1:  Yeah. /  

bk          B.74 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

sd          A.75 utt1:  You really can't get a pit bull from birth that's that way. /  

bk          B.76 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

b          A.77 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.77 utt2: it takes a lot of training and a lot of abuse to get a dog to really --   

ba          B.78 utt1:  # {F Oh, } dear,  /
bf          B.78 utt2: {C so } [ the # -- +   

+          A.79 utt1:  -- # respond. # /  

+          B.80 utt1:  -- the ] poor animal is doing it in self protection. /  

aa          A.81 utt1:  Right. /  

ba          B.82 utt1:  {F Oh, } dear. /  

aa          A.83 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          A.83 utt2: [ they aren't, + they aren't ] by nature really nasty critters.  /
sd          A.83 utt3: They are very determined critters -- /  

b          B.84 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv*          A.85 utt1:  -- {C and so } once you get them going, it's not good [ to + <laughter>, to ] deal with, but, [ they, + ] [ I, + I ] really like them.  /  *[[two utts?]]
sd          A.85 utt2:  [ I was, + I was ] impressed by them.  /
sd          A.85 utt3: [ They're, + they're ] real sturdy little critters  /
sd          A.85 utt4: {C and } they aren't that big.    

b          B.86 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.87 utt1:  And, {F uh, } just really friendly. /  

ba          B.88 utt1:  # {D Well, } that's unusual. # /  

sd          A.89 utt1:  # [ I was, + I was  ] # --   

%          B.90 utt1:  I, -/  

+          A.91 utt1:  -- overwhelmed. /  

bf          B.92 utt1:  {F Huh, } {D well, } I suppose you were surprised. /  

x          A.93 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

x          B.94 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

b          A.95 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.96 utt1:  After --   

b          A.97 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          A.97 utt2: right now, -/  

+          B.98 utt1:  -- the reputation that,  {D you know } - /
sd          B.98 utt2: they have quite an, {F uh, } {F uh, } notable reputation as far as, {D you know, } -/  

sd          A.99 utt1:  They picked up a lot of bad press lately. /  

aa          B.100 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.100 utt2: they're banned [ from, + in ] some areas I understand. /  

b          A.101 utt1:  {D Well, } yeah. /  

b          B.102 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.103 utt1:  {C But, } [ [ any, + any, ] + any ] pet's  [ going to, + [ can, + can ] ] be bad if you train it to be that way. /  

%          B.104 utt1:  {D You know, } that, - /
sv(^q)          B.104 utt2: they must have just targeted that breed and said, boy, we're going <laughter>, /  

b          A.105 utt1:  {D Well, } yeah,  /
%          A.105 utt2: it's,  when, - /
sd          A.105 utt3: in my hometown, they just outlawed ferrets --   

b          B.106 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

+          A.107 utt1:  -- because they had one incident of a ferret, {F uh, } attacking [ a k-, + a child ] --   

b          B.108 utt1:  {F Oh, } okay. /  

+          A.109 utt1:  -- in a house. /  

b          B.110 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.111 utt1:  {E I mean, } these people had left this infant in the same room with this loose ferret.  /
sd          A.111 utt2: [ The, + the ] ferret is used to running the house and was kind of wild -- /  

b          B.112 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.113 utt1:  -- {C and, } {D you know, } they should expect something like that to happen.  /
%          A.113 utt2: {C And so }  bas-, - /
sd          A.113 utt3: now it's like ferrets are outlawed in the town. /  

qy          B.114 utt1:  {F Oh, } did it attack the child, then? /  

ny          A.115 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd^e          A.115 utt2: [ it, + it ] bit him. /  

b          B.116 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sv          A.117 utt1:  {C And } [ that was, + that was ] not a good thing,  /
sv          A.117 utt2: {C but } I think it was probably [ a, + an ] individual ferret thing,  because  [ it was f-, + it was a fairly ] wild ferret. /  

sv          B.118 utt1:  {D Well, } [ the -- +   

%          A.119 utt1:  [ Hadn't, + they hadn't, ] -/  

+          B.120 utt1:  -- the ] people that owned him should have been on the --   

b          A.121 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          A.121 utt2: # {E I mean } # --   

+          B.122 utt1:  -- # lookout for that. # /  

+          A.123 utt1:  -- they really [ should have, + should have  ] expected it.    

b@          B.124 utt1:  {F Um. }   *[[slash error]]

+          A.125 utt1:  {C And } taken the precautions.  /
sd          A.125 utt2:  They didn't. /  

+          B.126 utt1:  Sure,  /
aa          B.126 utt2: yeah. /  

sv          A.127 utt1:  It's too bad it happened, though. /  

aa          B.128 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sd          B.128 utt2: {C because } then [ the, + the  ] animal's in trouble, and not the person. /  

aa          A.129 utt1:  Right. / 
