WORDS FOR YOUR DOG
A coveted award for those who exhibit their dogs, "B.I.S." stands for this accolade
best in show
Statue of Zeus
Greece
"Catch my" this refers to what one is driving at in the conversation, not a pile of snow
drift
The lid on his N.Z. aquarium tank ajar, Inky--this cephalopod--slid to freedom down a 164-foot drainpipe into a bay
an octopus
Clara was a caregiver, with the Red Cross she found fame / aided at the Johnstown flood, this was Clara's last name
Barton
It was a verb meaning to grind into small bits before it was a noun for dog food pellets
kibble
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Egypt
Despite the proverb you can catch more fruit flies with this, especially the apple cider type, than with honey
vinegar
In 2007 the last words Alex, an African grey this, said to his person were "You be good ...I love you"; man, is it dusty in here?
a parrot
Emily was a poet, Massachusetts born & bred / wrote "I'm Nobody! Who are you?", lived in this town 'til she was dead
Amherst
This term is used to describe a dog's coat that has a texture similar to strands of metal
wire-haired
Colossus of Rhodes
The National Park Service says barbless hooks are best for fish survival in this type of fishing
catch and release
In 2016 beekeepers cleared 20,000 bees from a car in Wales after the bees tracked it for 2 days in order to free this
the queen bee
Aretha was "The Queen of Soul", & as such, could do no wrong / in '67 she spelled it out, hit No. 1 with this great song
"Respect"
A dog command, it's also the anatomical name for the end of a loaf of bread
heel
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Iraq
In this catch named for a footwear fastener, the outfielder gets the ball on the run, close to the ground
a shoestring catch
"Tea with Mussolini" was a fav film of Koko, this animal; at a sad part, Koko signed "frown" & "trouble"
a gorilla
Coco was a French designer, dabbled in perfume for fun / got her business set for life with this No. in '21
Chanel No. 5
The American Kennel Club breaks dogs down into 7 groups, including this one featuring the chihuahua & miniature pinscher
the toy group
Mausoleum of Halicarnassus
Turkey
According to song, if you do this, "put it in your pocket, never let it fade away"
catch a falling star
Immobilized by cramps in an arctic pool in 2009, a diver was helped to the surface by Mila, this type of white whale
a beluga whale
Margaret this was out of Philly, she's an anthropologist / wrote of teens so far away, I chose her to end this list
Mead