I tried to teach my dog to become an archaeologist.
She hasn't found anything valuable yet.
I'm not sure she quite understood how archaeology works but it's nice to see her specialise in the history of footwear.
As any good historian, she, her name is Beike discusses her finds with her peers;
She choose to ignore the opinion of this chap as he refuses to back up his claim with sources and there are rumours on campus that he's got substance abuse problems.
Eventually she shared her findings with Roetje, she also knows a bit about footwear;
Still I doubt her thesis will get past this judgemental researcher;
Either way, Beike will dedicate her work to Vlo and Koosje;
Yes, all these are photos I took of my pets over the years.

Disclaimer; Beike is not working on a thesis on the history of footwear.
She's too busy napping.

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