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By China at 9:26 PM

Well, spring has sprung and many of us are in the mood to clean things up a bit and freshen things up a bit (or in my case, have someone come along and clean and freshen things up a bit for me). Maybe you've been wanting to change that shade of blue in your bedroom, so painting may be an option. Or maybe you are in the market for some new bedding in that blue room. I personally think what I need, in addition to the new paint and the new bedding, is some new window treatments. My lovely golden retriever, Hannah, has recently become quite the suspicious one and has taken to poking her nose through my existing vertical blinds to keep an eye on the neighbors, though I must say she has nothing of interest to report. She has, however, been doing this so often that two of the slats are constantly falling down because she has stripped the mechanism. So now what shall I do about that. I have checked out Hillary's Blinds and that establishment must have every window treatment known to mankind. They have vertical blinds, horizontal blinds, roller blinds, wooden blinds, shutters, Venetian blinds (which I am not convinced originated in Venice), conservatory style blinds, pleated blinds, vellux blinds -- how am I doing so far? The point is I did not see any doggy-proof blinds. Of course, I am sure if I pose the question to Hillary's Blinds advisors, they will tell me ALL of their blinds are doggy proof as long as you have a reasonably obedient doggy. Hmmm. Have I just solved my own dilemma? Perhaps there is an intermediate doggy obedience training program in Hannah's future. But meanwhile, I must replace the existing, poorly functioning window treatments I have and get at least one room in my house spiffed up. Too bad I can't find blinds that fit on the outside of the window that can be operated from the inside of the window or would that just be some kind of awning that could crank down when you wanted privacy or to darken your room. I do know they make windows with the blinds sandwiched between two panes of glass. But I replaced all the windows in my house two years ago and don't intend to go to that expense again any time soon. Alas, dear Hillary, I wonder if you can help -- either train my dog or make me something totally doggy proof.