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http://www.infodog.com/jps/328/jpg328.pdf ICKC President Mark Jaeger This location has an adequate amount of grooming space and is more easily accessible When you enter a dog, you need to groom them and that can literally take hours to get it just right. The extra space gives us an edge. we used to have our competitions in Novi, but once that was torn down we were homeless for a few years. We came here within a year of it opening. I was a judge for 20 years, and you have to apply for each dog breed to be qualified. you judge the dogs based on the standard of the breed, which is set by the AKC. you see the weight, size, height, color, etc. Troy Stroud systems coordinator for Residential Hospitality Services at MSU Vice President for the ICKC they are a relatively new breed to the AKC, and with each generation you can see the breed improve Not only that, but the networking that comes in is such a wealth of knowledge on how to care for and show your dog I've been breeding that breed for 8 years and each is a little better, wrinklier, larger, etc. Lorie Barnes Williamston resident After I won it became like an addiction. I love having something to do with my dogs. It’s a great bonding experience and the camaraderie with the people here is the same. Once you win, you love it — and if you don’t, you’re happy for your fellow friends. We all love our dogs, even though some poeple say we dont. I love the collie breed, they are so compassionate, i had one when I was younger, a mixed breed.

VOLLEYBALL

No. 19 volleyball falls to No. 20 Purdue

The last regular season game for the Spartans wasn’t a step forward, but a rehash. Similar to of many of the losses that have plagued the last third of the season, MSU couldn’t capitalize on key opportunities. And it ultimately cost them the match.

FOOTBALL

On To Indy

A season ago, the MSU football team had to beat Minnesota to earn bowl eligibility in hopes to salvage a season.

FOOTBALL

Fearsome Foursome

Four guys. Four years. Slightly less than 900 tackles, 27.5 sacks, 22 interceptions, 70 passes defend, seven forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries. That’s the combined production of linebackers Max Bullough and Denicos Allen and defensive backs Isaiah Lewis and Darqueze Dennard, a band of three-year starters readying to play their final snaps at Spartan Stadium against Minnesota.

ICE HOCKEY

MSU hopes to find offense as Princeton comes to Munn

MSU (3-7) will look to generate more offense and snap a four-game losing streak this weekend, as it welcomes the Princeton Tigers (3-8, 2-6 ECAC) to Munn Ice Arena for the final non-conference series before Big Ten play begins. The puck will drop between the two teams at 7:00 p.m.

MSU

OCAT continues tradition of hosting Thanksgiving dinner for students left on campus

What began in 2003 as a Thanksgiving dinner by a starving MSU undergrad who didn’t have the funds to go home or buy food when the university closed down for the holiday now has expanded to a huge on-campus event and tradition ten years later. “I didn’t have any family around so I stayed in the dorms and I didn’t know what to expect so I kind of starved for those days,” said Felipe Lopez-Sustaita, who graduated MSU in 2005.

VOLLEYBALL

No. 19 volleyball sweeps U-M on road

Holding the State Pride flag in her hands with a big smile on her face, it was evident that MSU’s Wednesday night sweep of Michigan was the perfect final chapter in-state rivalry for senior setter and captain Kristen Kelsay.

MSU

Hanukkah to fall on Thanksgiving for first time since 19th century

What do you get when Thanksgiving falls late and the Jewish calendar is in a leap year? The result is a collaboration of two major holidays known as Thanksgivukkah. Hanukkah officially began at sunset on Wednesday, and this the first time since the late 19th century that Hanukkah and Thanksgiving overlapped. Experts say it’s something that won’t happen again for about 70,000 years.

ICE HOCKEY

Hockey hopes to see boost as Berry, Draeger return

Not a whole lot has been going right so far this season for MSU (3-7) after dropping two more games this past weekend to extend the team’s current losing streak to four, but the return of a couple Spartan stars could change the team’s fortune. Both junior forward Matt Berry and sophomore defenseman John Draeger made their first appearances of the season Friday night against Western Michigan after missing the first eight games of the season because of lower body injuries.