Okay - here you go, and welcome to the puzzle, Steve! This ought to help a couple of the words!


Mor- than any oth-r cr-at-r-, dogs hav- infiltrat-d th- v-ry fa-ric of o-r liv-s; th-y ar- o-r most tr-st-d and loyal fri-nds, --ic- to forgiv-, -ag-r to -l-as-, and al-ays a list-ning -ar. Th-y do not --dg- -s, th-y -nt-rtain -s, and th-y -rovid- comfort. Th-ir com-anionshi- and s-nsitivity, int-llig-nc-, a--ar-nt -m-athy --th h-man -motions, and -v-n h-mor hav- contri--t-d to-ard a -ni--- canin-/h-man -ond, on- that is -r-cio-s and oft-n -nd--rstimat-d.

Th- S-irit of th- Dog
-y Tamsin -ic--ral



Randi: A(34) = 68
Pinot's Mom: T(40), S(19) M(11) F(8) C(10) = 88
Felicia's Mom: N(34) L(10) = 44
cassiesmom: G(7) Y(11) D(19) = 48
Asiel: O(29) R(27) = 85
Freckles: H(19) V(8) = 27
Steve Arnold: I(30) = 60
Letters left to guess:

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