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o          A.1 utt1:  Okay. /  

o          B.2 utt1:  Yes. /  

sd          A.3 utt1:  {F Uh, } {D well, } right now we have one dog inside. /  

b          B.4 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.5 utt1:  She goes out  /
sd          A.5 utt2: {C but } {E I mean } she's an indoor dog. /  

b          B.6 utt1:  Yes. /  

sd          A.7 utt1:  And two outside cats. -/  

ba          B.8 utt1:  {F Oh, } gosh. /  

sd          A.9 utt1:   (( Male and ))  female. /  

qw          B.10 utt1:  {C And } how long have you had them? /  

%          A.11 utt1:  The ma-, - /
sd          A.11 utt2: the dog is probably [ about, + about ] thirteen, fourteen years old. /  

b@          B.12 utt1:  Yes.   

sd          A.13 utt1:  {C And } the cats [ are, + they might be ] as old.  /
sd          A.13 utt2:  I'm not sure  <laughter>. /  

+@          B.14 utt1:  <Laughter>  Kind of lose track <laughter>. /  

aa          A.15 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          B.16 utt1:  {D Well, } that's interesting because we have a simi-, - /
sd          B.16 utt2: we don't have cats  /
sd          B.16 utt3: {C but }  we do have a dog,    

b          A.17 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.18 utt1:  who is an indoor dog, /  

b          A.19 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

 sd         B.20 utt1:  {C and } she is going to be thirteen this summer  /
%          B.20 utt2: {C so, } -/  

qy          A.21 utt1:  {F Oh, } is that right? /  

ny@          B.22 utt1:  Yes, uh-huh. /  

qw          A.23 utt1:  What kind of dog do you have? /  

sd          B.24 utt1:  {F Um, } she's, {F um, } a mix of [ [ Cockapoo, + Cock-,  ] + Cocker  ] Spaniel and Poodle. /  

 sd         A.25 utt1:  {F Oh, } that's what ours is <laughter>. /  

qy          B.26 utt1:  Is that right? /  

ny         A.27 utt1:  Yes. /  

bh          B.28 utt1:  Isn't that interesting <Laughter>? /  

x          A.29 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

qw          B.30 utt1:  What color is your dog? /  

sd          A.31 utt1:  White. /  

sd          B.32 utt1:  {F Oh, } {D well, } ours is black,  /
%          B.32 utt2: {C so } <laughter>, -/  

b          A.33 utt1:  {F Oh, } uh-huh. /  

sd          B.34 utt1:  definitely different <laughter>. /  

ba          A.35 utt1:  I'll be darned. /  

b          B.36 utt1:  Yes,  /
sd          B.36 utt2: she's a female  /
sd          B.36 utt3: {C and } [ she's, {F um, } been, + she's been  ] [ a really, + a really  ] good companion for me.  /
sd          B.36 utt4: {F Um, }    

b          A.37 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.38 utt1:  she's like a little shadow, {D you know, }  kind of,   

b          A.39 utt1:  Oh. /  

+          B.40 utt1:  follows me around all the time, /  

b          A.41 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.42 utt1:  [ {C and, } + {C and, } ] {F um, } she's slowing down considerably.  /
sd          B.42 utt2:  She doesn't hear very well  /
%          B.42 utt3: {C and, } -/  

 b         A.43 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

 sd         B.44 utt1:  she doesn't see very well  /
%          B.44 utt2: {C but } she's, -/  

sv          A.45 utt1:  {D Well, } that's to be expected at,   

 b         B.46 utt1:  Yeah, /  

 +         A.47 utt1:  their age. /  

sd          B.48 utt1:  at this age, I guess so. /  

 b         A.49 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          B.50 utt1:  {C But, } {F um, } she's been a good dog to have,  /
sd          B.50 utt2: {C and } I don't know,  /
sd          B.50 utt3: once she's gone, I'm not sure if I'll get another animal or not <laughter>. /  

sv         A.51 utt1:  {D Well, } everybody always says no more <laughter>. /  

b          B.52 utt1:  Yeah,  /
b^r          B.52 utt2: yeah. /  

sv          A.53 utt1:  {C But } [ I, + I  ] think animals are really important in the family.  /
%          A.53 utt2: I, -/  

aa          B.54 utt1:  I agree,  /
aa          B.54 utt2: yes.  /
qy          B.54 utt3: {F Um, } did you get yours as a pet for your chil-,  /
qy          B.54 utt4: do you have children? /  

ny          A.55 utt1:  {F Uh, } yeah,  /
sd^e          A.55 utt2: we,   

b          B.56 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.57 utt1:  have five. /  

b          B.58 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
qy^d          B.58 utt2:  {F Oh. }  {D Well, } I was wondering if you got your dog originally as a pet for them or just because you'd had dogs before  /
%          B.58 utt3: {C or, } -/  

sd          A.59 utt1:  {D Well, } [ we have had, + we had had,  ] [ a, + a  ] dog before.  /
sd          A.59 utt2: She was fifteen when she died. /  

 ba         B.60 utt1:  My goodness. /  

sd          A.61 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } this one, we bought by accident, /  

%          B.62 utt1:  {F Uh. } /  

sd          A.63 utt1:  a farmer called us and wanted us to call [ the animal shelter to co-, + {E or }  the dog catcher or somebody to come  ] and get this puppy that,   

b          B.64 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.65 utt1:  somebody, - /
sv          A.65 utt2: people drop things like that off,   

b          B.66 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.67 utt1:   (( up ))  <lipsmack> there, /  

b          B.68 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd(^q)          A.69 utt1:  {C and } I said, "Gee, she sounds like a cute little dog."  /
sd(^q)          A.69 utt2: I told the kids, "Let's go look at her"  <laughter>. /  

b          B.70 utt1:  {F Oh, } yeah. /  

^q          A.71 utt1:  Go get her.  /
sd          A.71 utt2: {C So } that's how we got her,   

b          B.72 utt1:  Isn't that, -/  

+          A.73 utt1:  quite by accident. /  

b          B.74 utt1:  Yes.  /
sv          B.74 utt2: {C So } that often happens that way.  /
sd          B.74 utt3: {D Well, } we had, {F um, } intentionally, {F um, } planned to get a dog.  /
sd          B.74 utt4: We had just moved into this house and, {F um, } decided to wait about a year and [ then went, +   

 b         A.75 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

 +         B.76 utt1:  then we went  ] out then, and found one,  /
sd          B.76 utt2: she was in the litter, /  

b         A.77 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b^r         A.77 utt2: uh-huh. /  

sd         B.78 utt1:  {C and, } {F um, } she was so cute because <laughter> all the other little puppies in that litter were just crazy.  /
sd          B.78 utt2: {E I mean, } they were all over the place, /  

x          A.79 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          B.80 utt1:  {C and } she was real docile  and,    

b          A.81 utt1:  Oh. /  

+          B.82 utt1:  came over and just kind of sat next to us,  /
sd          B.82 utt2: {C and } I thought,   

b          A.83 utt1:  Oh. /  

+          B.84 utt1:  that's the dog for me <laughter>. /  

^q          A.85 utt1:  She picked us <laughter>. /  

b          B.86 utt1:  Yeah,  /
%          B.86 utt2: {C so } she, - /
%          B.86 utt3: {C and } it, - /
sd          B.86 utt4: what was funny was that, {F um, } our daughter must have been, - /
^h          B.86 utt5: let's see,  /
sd          B.86 utt6: she must  (( have been ))  about eight at the time, I guess, /  

b          A.87 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.88 utt1:  {C and, } {F um, } she just loved this little dog,    

b          A.89 utt1:  Oh. /  

 +         B.90 utt1:  to pieces  /
sd          B.90 utt2: {C but } I think she loved her too much because the dog has never been real comfortable with her.  /
 sv         B.90 utt3:  I think,   

b          A.91 utt1:  Oh. /  

+          B.92 utt1:  she was always a little bit leery of her. /  

b          A.93 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.94 utt1:  Our son, on the other hand, who was about eleven at the time, was, {F um, } not very interested in pets,  /
sd          B.94 utt2: {C but } as it turned out, he and this dog have gotten to be really good pals. /  

ba          A.95 utt1:  {F Oh, } for heaven's sake. /  

sv          B.96 utt1:  {C So } you just never know how that works out <laughter>. /  

aa          A.97 utt1:  No.  /
sv          A.97 utt2: {C But } they say it's real important for children to have pets  because,  {F uh, } <lipsmack> {D well, } they can go and talk to them any time, /  

b         B.98 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b          B.98 utt2: yes. /  

sv          A.99 utt1:  they want to and tell them anything they want to  /
sv          A.99 utt2: {C and, }   

b          B.100 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          A.101 utt1:  nobody is going to, {D you know, }  reprimand them or,    

ba          B.102 utt1:  That's right. /  

+          A.103 utt1:  know their secrets  /
 %         A.103 utt2: {C or } <laughter>, -/  

%          B.104 utt1:  That, - /
b          B.104 utt2: yes,  /
sv          B.104 utt3: they're very,   

b          A.105 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.106 utt1:  unjudgmental <laughter>. /  

b          A.107 utt1:  Yes <laughter>. /  

ba          B.108 utt1:  {F Oh, } dear <breathing>. /  

sv          A.109 utt1:  {C And } the nursing homes now, they're finding that it's real important to take a pet into a nursing home. /  

b          B.110 utt1:   Yes,  /
sd          B.110 utt2: [ I have been, + I have been ]  reading and seeing about that on television. /  

b          A.111 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

b          B.112 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
%          B.112 utt2: {C and } how, -/  

sd          A.113 utt1: [ Our one, + our one ] nursing home in  ((   ))  has one. /  

b          B.114 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.115 utt1:  Permanent <laughter>. /  

qy          B.116 utt1:  Is that right? /  

na          A.117 utt1: [ He, + he ] kind of has free run of the place, {C and } there is [ some-, + {E or } somebody ] takes care of him. /  

bh          B.118 utt1:  Isn't that amazing? /  

sv          A.119 utt1:  {C But } he goes out  ((   ))  people,  /
sv          A.119 utt2: {C and } real nice dog, {F uh, }  /
%          A.119 utt3: {C and, } {F uh, } -/  

b          B.120 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b          B.120 utt2: yes.  /
sv          B.120 utt3: It's funny how, {F um, } how pets can kind of, {F um, } {F oh, } take on a certain status in certain areas. /  

b          A.121 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          B.122 utt1:  {E I mean, } {F um, } that made me think of, {F uh, } when our daughter was looking at colleges, we visited a campus in, {F um, } Saint Louis  /
sd          B.122 utt2: {C and, }   

b          A.123 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.124 utt1:  {F um, } there were several dogs on the campus  /
%          B.124 utt2: {C and, }   

 bh         A.125 utt1:  {F Oh, } really? /  

 +         B.126 utt1:  {C and, } the, - /
 sd         B.126 utt2: what was interesting about it was that they were very friendly,  /
sd          B.126 utt3: {C but } they didn't appear to belong to anyone.  /
sd          B.126 utt4: {C And, } {F um, }   

b          A.127 utt1:  Oh. /  

 +         B.128 utt1:  I'm sure someone, {D you know, } fed them.  /
 sd         B.128 utt2:  They were healthy,   

b          A.129 utt1:  Yeah. /  

+          B.130 utt1:  looking dogs.  /
sd          B.130 utt2:  {C But, } {F um, } our guide that day said that [ the la- + ] , one woman many, many years ago had given a huge sum of money [ to, + to ] the university, on the condition that there be, {F um, } dogs just kind of left to roam [ aro-, + around ] the campus.    

bh          A.131 utt1:  Is that right? /  

+          B.132 utt1:  Which is the strangest thing I had ever heard <laughter>. /  

b          A.133 utt1:  Yeah  /
sv          A.133 utt2: because most campuses don't allow pets,   

b          B.134 utt1:  I know. /  

+          A.135 utt1:  {D you know, }  /
sv          A.135 utt2: they just do not allow them. /  

aa          B.136 utt1:  Yes,  /
sv          B.136 utt2: I know. /  

sv          A.137 utt1:  [ That's, + that's ] kind of great. /  

aa          B.138 utt1:  Yes,  /
sv          B.138 utt2: it really was.  /
sd          B.138 utt3:  It was just a nice touch, /  

b          A.139 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sv          B.140 utt1:  {C and } it kind of made it seem more homey too <laughter>. /  

b          A.141 utt1:  Yes,  /
b          A.141 utt2: yeah. /  

%          B.142 utt1:  {C But, } {F um, } th-, - /
sv          B.142 utt2: I thought that was most unique.  /
sv          B.142 utt3:  {C And } it just, {D you know, } kind of goes along with what you were saying,   

b          A.143 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          B.144 utt1:  about the dog having sort of free run of [ the, + the ] nursing home. /  

b          A.145 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

 %         B.146 utt1:  [ {C So, } + {F um, } {C but, } ] {F uh, } I, - /
 sd         B.146 utt2: this is the only pet we've had sin-,   

%          A.147 utt1:  {F Um. } /  

 +         B.148 utt1:  {D you know, } - /
 sd         B.148 utt2: in all our years of marriage, {F um, } - /
 sd         B.148 utt3: {C and } it's been, {F uh, } sort of a, a change for my husband because as [ [ a, + a, ] + a ] boy growing up, his father had dogs  /
sd          B.148 utt4: {C but } they were always hunting dogs, /  

b          A.149 utt1:  {F Oh, } uh-huh. /  

sd          B.150 utt1:  {C and so } they were never allowed in the house, {D you know, } /  

b          A.151 utt1:  Uh-huh,  /
b^r          A.151 utt2: uh-huh. /  

sd          B.152 utt1:  they were always kind of, -/  

b          A.153 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          A.153 utt2: we've ruined them <laughter>. /  

b          B.154 utt1:  Yeah,  /
b          B.154 utt2: right.  /
sd          B.154 utt3:  <laughter>  That's what he said. /  

sv          A.155 utt1:  They say  ((   ))  ruined them <laughter>. /  

b          B.156 utt1:  Yes. /  

o@          A.157 utt1:   ((   )) .   

sd          B.158 utt1:  {C So } having a pet was a little bit different for him. /  

sd          A.159 utt1:  {D Well, } we've had a lot of different pets.  /
sd          A.159 utt2: [  We had, + the kids had ] rabbits for pets, /  

b          B.160 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.161 utt1:  {C and } we also raised them for food,   

b          B.162 utt1:  Yeah, /  

+          A.163 utt1:  at one time. /  

b          B.164 utt1:  {F Oh, } yes. /  

sd          A.165 utt1:  {C And } [ we've  (( had it )) + .  We've had ] a skunk for a pet.    

ba          B.166 utt1:  {F Oh, } my golly. /  

+          A.167 utt1:  For more years than I want to think about <laughter>. /  

x          B.168 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          A.169 utt1:  She was in the house <laughter>. /  

ba          B.170 utt1:  {F Oh, } gosh.  /
bh          B.170 utt2: Isn't that interesting?  /
sd          B.170 utt3: I don't think I've ever talked to anyone who's actually had a skunk for a pet. /  

ad          A.171 utt1:  <Laughter>  {D Well, } [ do-, + don't ] ever get one for a pet. /  

b          B.172 utt1:  <Laughter>  Oh. /  

sd          A.173 utt1:  <Laughter> They're okay,  /
%          A.173 utt2: {C but } like she, {F uh, } - /
sd          A.173 utt3: they don't ever learn their name. /  

b          B.174 utt1:  Oh. /  

sd          A.175 utt1:  {F Uh, } [ you can't, + you ] could never call her and she would come to you, /  

b          B.176 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.177 utt1:  you had to go chase her down. /  

ba          B.178 utt1:  I'll be darned.  /
ba          B.178 utt2:  How interesting. /  

sd          A.179 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } their eyesight, they can't see very far either.  /
%          A.179 utt2: {C But, } -/  

 b         B.180 utt1:  Uh-huh.  /
sd          B.180 utt2:  I guess I've heard that,  uh-huh. /  

%          A.181 utt1:  They, - /
sd(^q)          A.181 utt2: [ be-, + before ] we got her, everybody said, "Oh, they're just like a cat," {D you know. } /  

b          B.182 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.183 utt1:  {C And, } {F uh, } they're not <laughter>. /  

x          B.184 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

sd          A.185 utt1:  {E I mean, } they use the litter box.  /
sd          A.185 utt2:  That's about it  ((   )) . /  

bh          B.186 utt1:  Isn't that interesting?  /
ba          B.186 utt2: [ That's, + that's ] really something.  /
qw          B.186 utt3: {F Um, } how long did you have that? /  

bf          A.187 utt1:  {F Oh, } {D my, } [ how, + how ]  long?  /
sd          A.187 utt2: <lipsmack> <sigh> Probably seven or eight years. /  

ba          B.188 utt1:  Goodness sake. /  

sd(^q)          A.189 utt1:  {C And } finally, my children are the ones  (( who ))  said, "Mom, you've put up with that skunk long enough,"  /
 sd         A.189 utt2: {C so, }   

x          B.190 utt1:  <Laughter>.   

+          A.191 utt1:  <Laughter> we moved her to the basement,  /
sd          A.191 utt2: {C and } I don't think she was there a week till the men [ moved her, + ] [ buil-, + built ] her a pen outside <laughter>. /  

ba          B.192 utt1:  {F Oh, } my gosh.  /
bh          B.192 utt2:  Isn't that funny? /  

sd          A.193 utt1:  {C And } I thought, I put up with that all those years <laughter>. /  

b          B.194 utt1:  Yes,  /
bf          B.194 utt2: {C and } this is what it took finally <laughter>. /  

sd          A.195 utt1:  {C And, }   

%          B.196 utt1:  That is, -/  

+          A.197 utt1:  [ we've had, + we've had ] cats,   

b          B.198 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.199 utt1:   (( stay ))  in the house. /  

b          B.200 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd@          A.201 utt1: [ We  had, + we had ] two Siamese cats.    

b          B.202 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.203 utt1:  Different times. /  

b          B.204 utt1:  Right. /  

sd          A.205 utt1:  {F Uh, } one of them ran off.  /
sd          A.205 utt2:  She ran off once,  /
sd          A.205 utt3: {C or } he, I guess it was a male, he ran off twice,  /
sd          A.205 utt4: {C and } the second time he never came back. /  

ba          B.206 utt1:  My goodness. /  

sd          A.207 utt1:  {C And } we would see him, {F uh, } several miles from our house, /  

b          B.208 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.209 utt1:  he kind of moved into a woods down there. /  

ba          B.210 utt1:  I'll be. /  

sd          A.211 utt1:  {C And } he got huge down there. /  

 ba         B.212 utt1:  <Lipsmack> My goodness. /  

sd          A.213 utt1:  He really grew  /
sd          A.213 utt2: {C but } [ he, +   

ba          B.214 utt1:  [ That's in-, +   

+          A.215 utt1:  he ] never came back. /  

 +         B.216 utt1:  That's interesting. ]  /
sv          B.216 utt2: [  I, + I ] wouldn't picture a Siamese as being an outdoor cat. /  

 sd         A.217 utt1:  {D Well, } he wasn't a whole lot. /  

b          B.218 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.219 utt1:  He was in the house most the time, /  

b          B.220 utt1:  Yeah. /  

sd          A.221 utt1:  {C but, } {F uh, } he did go out sometimes  /
%          A.221 utt2: {C and, } {F uh, } they ma-, - /
sd          A.221 utt3: it makes a much nicer cat if they're outside. /  

qy          B.222 utt1:  Is that right? /  

ny          A.223 utt1:  Yeah.  /
%          A.223 utt2:  [ The, + the ] cats, - /
sd          A.223 utt3: my son has a cat,  /
sd          A.223 utt4: {C and } the vet had told us they get strange,   

b          B.224 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

+          A.225 utt1:  if they're kept in the house all the time.  /
sd          A.225 utt2:  {C And } their cat was not a friendly cat,  /
sd          A.225 utt3: [ it was, +   

%          B.226 utt1:  {D Well. } -/  

+          A.227 utt1:  it was ] not a good, - /
sd          A.227 utt2: I don't know,  /
%          A.227 utt3: it got, - /
sd          A.227 utt4: it [ was just, + ] did get strange <laughter>. /  

b          B.228 utt1:  Yeah,  /
sv          B.228 utt2: {C so }  [ that +  that ] was right. /  

sd          A.229 utt1:  {C And } since they've moved to where [ they are, + they ] let the cat out. -/  

b          B.230 utt1:  Uh-huh. /  

sd          A.231 utt1:  {C And } it has improved the personality. / 
