No one is more affected by the imminent closure, of course, than Mr. Benson himself, who lost his vision in his 20s and yet skillfully makes his way around the restaurant, pointing out portraits of his dogs and a signed picture from the 1986 Super Bowl champion Giants team.

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But as we keep pointing out, markets are more like cats than like dogs.

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"Have dogs microchipped or tattooed through the National Dog Registry, " PETA says on its website, pointing out that unidentified animals can fall into the wrong hands.

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