Dear Ann Landers,
We have a 13-year-old rat terrier who says, I want out. I am not claiming she says anything except that one sen-tence. But she does say it very clearly and only when she wants to go out, so I believe she knows what it means. More than one guest has turned white as a sheet when he heard our dog speak. Please print this. Thanks.

Dear Ann,
Our dog, Heinz (57 varieties), says, "Howdy, partner," "Vas you dere, Cholly?" and "Goodnight, all." It all started when Heinz sneezed and my husband said: "Gesundheit." We almost fell over when the dog repeated after him, "Gesundheit." We have tried to teach Heinz to say other words, but for some mysterious reason, he re-fuses. I guess you can say we have a talking dog, too. -Covina, Calif.