Russians have dogs you know. Ever wonder where the Siberian Husky comes from? From Siberia, where else? Geez. Russians have the Laika. Here's a picture: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-European_Laika I always thought Laika was a generic dog name, like Spot or Fido. I'm not sure but I think the dog they sent into space was named Laika. I prefer cats myself. --- On Sat, 11/8/08, Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> wrote: What is a Weimar Reiner? (I suspect there's some German pun I'm not getting here.)