{"id":1663,"date":"2014-07-06T10:10:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-06T10:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1663"},"modified":"2014-07-06T10:10:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T10:10:00","slug":"dash-is-our-dashing-south-end-sunday-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bostonzest.com\/?p=1663","title":{"rendered":"Dash Is Our Dashing South End Sunday Dog!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What makes our Sunday Dog Dash so dashing (as in: attractive, lively, adventurous, bold, daring, dapper, and debonair)? Just look at that face! Any more questions?<\/p>\n

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I mean, this pup\u2019s photo should appear alongside search results for \u201cdashing\u201d on the internet.  <\/p>\n

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Of course, before Dash arrived from Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue,<\/a> his family-to-be had to decide on that name. After considering lots of possibilities, an interest in mystery novels and writer Dashiell Hammett<\/a> helped seal the deal.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd, then,\u201d according to his person, \u201cwhen he arrived, he had a big DASH on his side and when he wants to run he\u2019s very speedy!\u201d Perfect!
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At two years old, Dash, who we\u2019re told is \u201ca mix of English Setter, Lab, Great Pyrenees, and some added mutt,\u201d is having fun discovering his world. Right now, he\u2019s going to a \u201cNosing Class\u201d<\/a> at the Animal Rescue League.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The instructors, \u201cStart by teaching him to find a treat, then keys, then [they] put things under boxes. It\u2019s how they train [detection] dogs to find illegal drugs, missing people,\u201d specific substances, etc.<\/p>\n

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As far as we could tell, Dash is already pretty good with his nose. Before saying goodbye to this South End charmer, we offered him a treat that he had no trouble sniffing out. Dash, you\u2019re gonna ace that class!<\/p>\n

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Get to know all of our Sunday Dogs at Boston Dogs<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

And, here's a post about some dogs that aced that "Nosing Class.<\/a>"<\/p>\n

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