Narrated by
JOHN RITTER

Producers/Directors
ELLEN HOVDE
MUFFIE MEYER

Written by
JON BOORSTIN

Editor
SHARON SACHS

Camera
CHRISTINE BURRILL
JOHN HOOVER
TOM HURWITZ
DON LENZER
NEIL SMITH
DYANNA TAYLOR
JOE VITAGLIANO
ALICIA WEBER

Original Music
MICHAEL BACON

Co-producers
SHARON SACHS
BETH TOTH

Assistant Editor/Research
LAURA MADDEN

Sound
STEVE BORES
JOHN GOOCH
LARRY LOEWINGER
JOHN MILLER
ROGER PHENIX
MATT SUTTON
MERCE WILLIAMS

Lighting
BUD GARDNER
NED HALLICK
JOHN KIFFMEYER
GIL MACDOWELL

Assistant Camera
STEVE ELIOPOULIS
MITCH GROSS
TONI ROSSI
RITA ROTI
NATHAN SWINGLE
JEFF VICTOR

Production Assistants
LAUREN MARTIN
ERIN O'TOOLE
NINA TSAI

Bookkeeper
NORA STONEHILL

2nd Electric
ANDREW HANSON
STEVE NEALEY

On-line Editor
BARRY GLINER
NATIONAL VIDEO CENTER

Sound Edit and Sound Mix
ED CAMPBELL
NATIONAL SOUND

"Ave Maria"
by Johann Sebastian Bach
(arr. by Charles Gounoud)
Performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin
from the Sony Classical release HUSH
Courtesy of Sony Classical

THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOGS,
originally published by Rebo International B.V.
in The Netherlands,
author Esther J.J. Verhoef-Verhallen
ISBN l-55013-890-1

Special Thanks
THE ALSWORTH FAMILY
THE BOYAN FAMILY
CLIFFSIDE ANIMAL HOSPITAL
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND, INC.
GUIDE DOG GRADUATING CLASS 606
BETTY LEVIN
ALASDAIR MAC RAE FARM
THE MALL: ALBERTSONS SUPERMARKET, MACERICH COMPANY, SEARS
RUN, SPOT, RUN! DOG TRAINING SCHOOL
ST. HUBERT'S ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER
VETERINARY HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
WAYSIDE FARM

and

MICK AGUILERA
MORRY ANGELL
CHARLES A. BARRY
BRIAN BRADSHAW
CHERYL DE CARLO
CHLOE
FOLLY AND HER PUPS
DANAE FREW
GRANGER AND CASSIE SULLIVAN
JEEVES AND ROXANNE HALVORSEN
JUDSON
SHELLY RHODES
JOANNE RITTER
GENE SHENINGER
HELMA WEEKS
MARGERY ZELLES

The Puppy Breeders

Beagles:
CARMINE & JUDY FORMISANO
SPRINGFIELD BEAGLES

Bichon frisees:
ESTELLE KELLERMAN
WENDY KELLERMAN

Dobermans:
CAROL SHIPLEY-VAGNONE

English springer spaniels:
TRACY MONAHAN

Great Pyranees:
KAREN JUSTIN
VICTORIA COFFMAN
THERESA GRANITO
IMPERIAL PYRANEES

Huskies:
GEORGE & JOSEPH AGOSTINELLO

Jack Russells:
DEBBIE LA MANTIA
BROOKSIDE JACK RUSSELLS

Pekingese:
FRANCIS TESORIERO

Pomeranians:
SUSAN LUCATORTO

For NATURE

Series Editor
JANET HESS

Supervising Producer
JANICE YOUNG

Producers
JILL CLARKE
PATTY JACOBSON

Associate Producer
GIANNA SAVOIE

Researcher
SUSANE LEE

Production Assistant
IRENE TEJARATCHI

Production Secretary
SARAH CHRISTMAN

Manager
EILEEN FRAHER

Production Manager
JULIE SCHAPIRO THORMAN

Series Producer
BILL MURPHY

Executive in Charge
WILLIAM GRANT

Executive Producer
FRED KAUFMAN

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