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The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind

4 The Love Of Animals

See TIME’s photo essay “ Puppies Behind Bars “ Henry the schnoodle just did a remarkable thing. If it did, the licking often prompts it to vomit up some of that kill for the other members of the pack to share. Even puppies understand, which means it can’t be a skill they need to learn. and Europe.

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The Emotional Lives of Animals

4 The Love Of Animals

I also watched a red fox bury her mate after a cougar had killed him. With no prior training they can make hooks from straight pieces of wire to obtain out-of-reach food. Tika and her longtime mate, Kobuk, had raised eight litters of puppies together and were enjoying their retirement years in the home of my friend, Anne.

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Michael Lockwood on Replaceability

Animal Ethics

Many families, especially ones with young children, find that dogs are an asset when they are still playful puppies (capable of keeping the children amused), but become an increasing liability as they grow into middle age, with an adult appetite but sans youthful allure. Suppose, indeed, that a company grows up, 'Disposapup Ltd.',

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