How can I make an image appear partially in front and partially behind another layer in Adobe Illust

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Published on 2009-09-05T01:54:41Z Indexed on 2010/05/13 7:25 UTC
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I'm using Adobe Illustrator CS4. I have a drawn vector image that is behind a layer with a stroked ellipse like this:

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However I need just one part of the image to appaer in front of the stroke. In this image I need the paw on the right to be in front of the stroke but I need the other leg to be covered by the stroke as it is above:

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I'm guessing I need to somehow make a copy of just the paw and place it on a layer above the layer with the stroke in order to achieve this effect however I don't know how to do that in Illustrator. Any help would be appreciated.

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