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On THE DOG WHO COULDN'T STOP LOVING

Animal Person

And I received confirmation of something I've known since 2004, when we adopted retired racing greyhound, Violet Rays: That there's sort of a critical period for dog-behavior acquisition, and if it's missed, the dog isn't likely to mature into the type of loving being whose behavior we've come to associate with "pet" dogs.

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Spotted Thick-knee

10,000 Birds

In southern Africa, there are two species. The nom de blog Redgannet was adopted to add an air of mystery and to make himself more attractive to women. Elephants Eye Mar 19th, 2011 at 7:34 am I vote for night-plover. I too am fascinated by the name of this species. Why not call them big-eyes or night-plovers?

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