Stone Phillips is the principle anchor of “Dateline NBC” | Biography
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While I'm aware that millions of Americans somehow manage to live happy lives without a dog, I can't imagine it. What follows is the story of a beloved member of the Williams family: Twelve years ago, for my daughter's 5th birthday, my wife and I drove to the North Shore Animal League on Long Island, New York. Back when I worked in local news in New York, they had come to our TV station with some puppies to participate in a segment on pet adoption. They are justifiably proud of having never destroyed an animal, and so when it was time to introduce a puppy to our household, the decision to go to North Shore was not tough. We picked out a white ball of fur with two eyes. We were told that this puppy (in the puppy adoption world you quickly learn two euphemisms: \"lab mix\" and \"terrier mix\") had some lab in her, some samoyed. All we knew was she was awfully cute. We were further told that she was a rescue dog: North Shore regularly sends a van to bring puppies back from places like South Carolina and Tennessee, places where animals may grow up abused, and where the population isn't large enough to guarantee their adoption. Two hours later, my daughter opened the cardboard box in our living room and promptly named the little thing staring up at her, Lucy. Today, I can't imagine what our life as a family would be like without Lucy. For the love she shows us each day, for her intelligence and for what she means to our family, I count my blessings every day.
Brian Williams is the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News”
| Biography
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I'm convinced that Buster thinks he's human. His mother died giving birth to Buster and his eight siblings, so they were bottle fed from day one. Which means the only parents he's known are human; which means, he seems to reason, that he must be one of us. And since Nina and I are completely smitten with him, we have fallen into line -- treating him like a spoiled child. He sleeps in our bed. He eats or goes outside whenever he wants. And while Nina and I used to go out for dinner most nights, we now go straight home -- to Buster.
Chip Reid covers Congress and politics for NBC News | Biography
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I have been a dog-owner all my life, even when working overseas where it was difficult to own a dog. Scoop is, well, like a dog -- though he only enjoys a walk if the temperature is between 38 and 68 degrees, never \"runs\" on the beach, barks only when he \"hears dead people... usually at 3 in the morning,\" and has never in his 13 years agitated for one of us to take him outside. The dog is almost 11 and has never spent a night in a kennel. When he was a pup, I took him through the usual training regimen to which I’ve subjected every other dog I’ve owned, basically teaching him to do five things: sit, stay, speak, come here, heel. There was a morning when he did all five things. He was around three months old, and since then has never done any of ‘em again. Not once! He's either dumb as a post or stubborn as cement, or, as my son insists, is merely the kind of dog I would be. (\"Dad, would you do something just because some human told you to do it?\")
Mike Taibbi is a correspondent for “Dateline NBC” | Biography
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datelineanchor_petstories[i-1].body = "Pete Williams
We adopted \"Berwick,\" a 9-month-old black lab, from the son of some friends. Now we call him simply \"Brick,\" and we find ourselves agreeing with a Postal Service letter carrier who one day announced to us, \"You have the coolest dog in Washington.\" Brick has become the neighborhood social director, coaxing everything on legs into playing with him, and he considers everything, cats included, to be a potential buddy. We've never known a more patient or good-hearted dog, and we wonder now how we ever got along before he came to rescue us.
Pete Williams is the NBC News Justice correspondent | Biography
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I am the owner of one dog, two cats, and a bird – and find having pets to be at once totally life affirming and completely exasperating! I have cleaned up the backyard, various litter boxes, and now a new birdcage more times than I can count. I have watched my dog tromp through huge mud puddles and then go galloping through my home. And my cats proudly deposit dead moles on the doorstep. They need medical care at the most inconvenient times. It is impossible to find good, reasonably priced boarding for them while you’re away. And the bills for dry food, wet food, bones, catnip and millet are just ridiculous. But I wouldn’t have it any other way. As my husband and I watch TV, Gabriel (our goldendoodle) lies like a sausage between us, Luke and Chester (our cats) have molded themselves to my chest, and Wuggles (our budgie – a parakeet) chirps happily in the background. And I know that for all my haranguing about what having them is costing me, what they give BACK is priceless. Especially for my two sons, who have learned so much about the responsibility of caring for something other than themselves. And now if you’ll excuse me, I have more clean up to do.
Edie Magnus is a correspondent for “Dateline NBC” | Biography";
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When I married my husband, Mark, his precious cat, Buoy, was part of the deal. Think a furry gray Yoda minus the light saber. For the most part, Buoy is a very mellow cat except for a few oddities. His favorite position? Lying flat on his back with his hips splayed open. His favorite pro-wrestler? Jimmy \"Superfly\" Snuka. Buoy likes to get a running start toward our bed, leap into the air and land on our stomach - all 15 pounds of him. His favorite hiding place? In the closet on my clothes. Yet, despite his quirks, I find myself always looking for him if I wake up in the middle of the night. I go back to bed with a smile, especially when he's curled up on my side of the bed.
Jeannie Ohm is MSNBC's Pentagon correspondent | Biography
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Even though it's said correspondents should never own a pet (something to do with being on the road too much), I finally broke down last fall and visited my local animal shelter in search of a cat. Enter Bobo, a feisty 6-year-old orange tabby with a taste for playing fetch! Our daily routine features me tossing a stuffed toy mouse or cat or bird across the room so Bobo can pounce on it, chomp down on it, and bring it back to me for another toss. If he thinks I'm ignoring him, he'll bring a toy to me and then gaze up at me with his big hazel eyes. I always cave in. Sometimes, to make sure I don't forget to start our day on the right foot, Bobo will jump on the bed, toy \"in mouth,\" ready for action! With Bobo around, I don't really need an alarm clock. The next trick I plan to teach Bobo: How to start the coffeemaker!
Rosiland Jordan is a Washington-based correspondent for NBC News
| Biography
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