Index: /status
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--- /status (revision 232)
+++ /status (revision 234)
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 application     shepherd            0.3.18
-engine          dog                 0.3.3
+engine          dog                 0.3.4
 grabber         yahoo7widget        1.58
 grabber         rex                 3.3.6
Index: /engines/dog
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--- /engines/dog (revision 233)
+++ /engines/dog (revision 234)
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 my $myprogname = 'dog';
 my $progname = 'shepherd';
-my $version = '0.3.3';
+my $version = '0.3.4';
 
 # 'dog'
@@ -1213,4 +1213,12 @@
     my @input_file_list;
 
+    # when reconciling & postprocessing, increase the thresholds of how much
+    # missing data we permit.
+    # generally, if a postprocessor or reconciler breaks, it'll return
+    # no data rather than 'most' data.
+    $policy{peak_max_missing} *= 3;
+    $policy{nonpeak_max_missing} *= 1.5;
+    $policy{other_max_missing} *= 3;
+
     printf "Preferred title preferences from '$pref_title_source'\n"
 	if ((defined $pref_title_source) &&