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could smell like a kennel. It doesn't. The aromas from a country kitchen mix with the scent of furniture that’s had decades of polishing. Even the keenest nose can’t detect a whiff of disinfectant or old wet dog.

Marilyn’s poodles may not sleep outside but they’re not strangers to the great outdoors. Since it’s not feasible to walk five dogs on a leash, she’s had a spacious pen built for exercising. “We have a digger, a climber and a jumper,” Marilyn explained. Sinking the wire into the ground took care of the digger and building the pen five feet high handled the jumper. “But Alice climbs the five-foot wire like it wasn't there,” Marilyn added.

Hunting Dogs

Once she's free, the matriarch of the family reverts back to the habits of her ancestors. “They’re hunting dogs. They make the best mousers—better than any cat...Alice even goes down groundhog holes. She

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