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National Dog Bite Prevention Week

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Did you know that May 16-22 is National Dog Bit Prevention Week? They are working hard to help spread that word about how to prevent dog bites. Here are the tips and stats that they sent us: Nearly 2,900 letter carriers were bitten by dogs last year, yet that pales in comparison to the 4.7 Don’t run past a dog.

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Falcon on the Roof

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The drama happened as I took the dog for his morning constitutional. A couple of crows even showed up for a handy size comparison. But appreciating the humble “flying rat” doesn’t mean that when a Peregrine Falcon shows up I’m not rooting for that bad boy.

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Everglades Long-Legged Birds Feed Their Young To Alligators, Everything is Good.

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For example, years ago, Eiton Tchenrov postulated that the wild progenitor of the domestic dog, some subspecies or another of wolf, could benefit from overlapping its breeding territory with human hunters. This often applies in animal behavior and ecology, and this often comes about in relation to predator pressure.

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Eyesight of Man’s Best Friend

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Dogs are incredibly intelligent animals, learning tricks, words and even learning how to push their owner’s buttons to get that much-deserved treat! We take a look into how man’s best friends see and how good their vision really is in comparison to that of a human’s. However, dogs can’t judge distance as well as we humans can.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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In the case of fox hunting (a true bloodsport), dogs are domesticated animals that are killing, not for food, but for sport. Falconry birds are essentially free to come and go as they choose when they are hunting (unlike bloodsports like cock fighting and dog fighting).

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Earth Day Giveaway!

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The Honest Kitchen has offered a great package of treats for the dog owner who cares about the planet and the health of their pet! Only soy-based inks used for all package printing - Soy-based inks require substantially less energy to produce in comparison to standard petroleum-based inks, and also help reduce air pollution.

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Sibley Birds East & Sibley Birds West: A Review

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And, although these days I like to switch it around, sometimes using National Geographic or Stokes or a specialty guide or my Sibley phone app, that creased, dog-eared, red library tape bound book is still the field guide I keep in my car or slip into my suitcase for a trip to anywhere east of the Rockies.