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Training a cat to come when called or teaching a bird to have some manners are possibilities that no longer seem just the stuff of Saturday morning children’s programs. I Where to Begin Chapter 4 Animal Behaviorists and Pet Trainers Pet owners usually want to prevent behavioral problems or to fix them. In the first case, you will want to find a good trainer, preferably even before you bring your new puppy home. Many trainers offer puppy socialization classes, which they sometimes call puppy kindergarten.

Because benefits are paid directly to facilities for services rendered, clients need to be sure that the facility is certified so that it can participate in the payment program. ■ What is the ratio of staff to residents? The appropriate ratio of staff to residents, as well as the combination of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants, will vary with the type of care residents need. One indication that the ratio is about right is that nursing staff are able to respond in a timely manner to calls for assistance in getting out of bed and going to the bathroom.

The new version might well be that the business of the United States is law. There are now nearly a million lawyers in the country handling 100 million cases filed each year. ) The practice of law has changed dramatically in this country in the past century. Going to court to resolve issues was once taken as a sign of near incompetence among law professionals. Today the American Bar Association merely suggests that members should avoid frivolous suits. The old legal ideal that the lawyer’s loyalty was to the law itself has apparently changed; the new legal realism now maintains that the attorney’s job is to represent his or her client as zealously as possible.