"If you can't run with the big dogs, don't get off the porch" The Alpha Dogs The late Alex (Sheherazades Graf Alexei) Bartlett, the big black royal standard pictured above, was BigPoodle.com's Alpha Dog for 15-1/2 memorable years. His adopted sister Libby (Magicstar Liberte Puymeras), the white caniche-sized standard, has gracefully ascended to Alpha Dog status in the family after nearly three years of letting Alex think he was in charge. Barkley (Pleasant Paws RoundMoundoBound), pictured below, is the new pup on the block and currently the bane of Libby's existence. The Humans Jay P. Bartlett consults in the areas of product management, operations and technology management, mergers and acquisitions, business process improvement, and general management for companies in the information, publishing, software, and Internet services markets. Recent employers and clients include several divisions of the Thomson Corporation, VeriSign, Inc., and MediaMap, Inc. He is currently a principal in Demand ID Systems LLC, a new venture in demand aggregation and communication for the live entertainment industry.  (For a glimpse of how it works, try out the TourVote button below.) Donna Bahry is Professor and Department Head of Political Science at Pennsylvania State University (University Park), specializing in regional politics of the former Soviet Union. Contact us at: jbartlett@bigpoodle.com 814-238-4389    Want to see your favorite musical artists perform in your town when they're on tour? Click This Button!