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Rescue for the rescuer.

4 The Love Of Animals

Following is a telepathic conversation I experienced while transporting dogs to a rescue. One day about 10 years ago, I was in the process of transporting quite a few dogs to a rescue from a high kill shelter. They will have the opportunity find a forever home, experience unconditional love or transition to the Other Side.

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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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The Case for Adding the U.S. Territories in the Caribbean to the ABA Area

10,000 Birds

The capital is San Juan, an important center of Caribbean culture and transportation. There are arguments for adding all territories, but experience demonstrates that the ABA moves glacially when it comes to the ABA Area. Puerto Rico became a territory in 1898 and a commonwealth in 1952. The only other populated U.S.