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PET CONTAINMENT
Fifth in a helpful new pet series
sponsored by Invisible Fencing of Birmingham.
BEHAVIOR
Take Our
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Whale Of A Tale
Children, if you think your par-
ents force you to eat some pret-
ty insufferable things now
("Mushrooms, Mom? And
last week it was tofu?"),
imagine how you would
feel if they served up a dish
of leviathan.
The leviathan is a
strange creature men-
tioned in the Torah. It's
something of a gigantic
fish (some even said it
had seven heads). According to
tradition, when Mashiach (the
Messiah) comes, there will be a
festive meal at which the right-
eous will dine on the leviathan.
You can read about the
leviathan in Isaiah 27:1, Psalms
74:14 and 104:26, Job 3:8
and 41:1.
What do you
think the leviathan
looked like? We
would love to see
your drawings. Please
send your art to
2 Leviathan, c/o The Ap-
pleTree, 27676 Franklin
Rd., Southfield, MI 48034.
We'll publish as many pictures
as possible.
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Are You A Dominant or Submissive Owner
By Bob Gutierrez and Stephanie Gold
Who's The Leader Of The Pack At Your House? The mo-
ment you bring a dog into your life, you become a bonafied
member of its hierarchy. From its point of view, every pack
needs a leader, and while you may think you're the law, your
dog may interpret the situation otherwise.
We are verbal; dogs are not. You can tell your pooch you're
the head honcho, but Fido will be far more interested in your
body language, tone of voice and patterns of interaction you
establish.
What often happens is some basic canine-human miscommunication. To find out who's top and who's
low dog, answer these 10 questions with total honesty, and if you're not sure, don't turn to your dog for help.
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Did You Know...
* A newborn opossum is no
bigger than a mouse.
* Lambs begin to walk when
they are 2 days old.
* Many animals have taste
buds, and some have even
more refined tastes than hu-
man beings. Men and women,
for example, have 3,000 taste
buds; pigs have 5,500 and an
antelope has 50,000. It's also
interesting to note that some
animals do not taste with their
tongues. Butterflies use their
feet, and fish use the entire
surface of their body.
pened? They were killed off.
Other than in zoos, the only
place lions live today are in
Africa and India.
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* Birds rarely sing without
good reason. A bird usually
uses its voice to communi-
cate, such as a mother who
will call her children to come
to her.
* Flying fish don't really fly.
They do not have wings, but
elevate themselves by spread-
ing their large, front fins and
pushing with their tails.
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* Bears do not actu-
ally hibernate. They
just sleep a lot in the
winter, and will come out
on warm days (along with
squirrels and chipmunks).
* Thousands of years ago lions
could be found on many conti-
nents, including throughout
the Middle East. So, what hap-
Scoring
Top Dog Test
When your pooch is sprawled in
your way, do you walk around and
let sleeping dogs lie?
When you and pooch come home
together, who leads the way inside?
At the end of a long day, who re-
ceives the slippers, paper and cold
drink treatment?
Who decides when it's time to play
with the tennis ball?
If you play tug-of-war games with
your dog, who usually walks away
with the prize?
4, Who has the last word on where
your dog sleeps?
Is your dog such an affection hound
it won't take no for an answer?
Does your dog put up a fuss when
you try to take away its toy?
Who eats first at night—you or the
dog?
And most importantly, who has dibs
• on the TV remote control?
Give yourself a point for every time you answered "my dog"
or "yes."
0-3: You are top dog, big chief, leader of the pack, and your
dog knows it.
4-7: There might be some confusion over who's the boss,
but it's nothing you can't clear up by remembering how your
dog thinks and dusting off some obedience routines.
8-10: You might just as well hand the keys to your dog, roll
over and see if it'll scratch your belly. Or, alternatively, invest
in some serious training classes for your pushy dog.
Answers And Advice
1. In a dog den, adult dogs lie where they want to and low-
status pups get out of the way. If you act like a puppy and walk
around your dog, it'll assume this is submission.
2. Pack leaders always lead the way. Follow your dog, and
it'll take that as a vote of doggy for president.
3. Be serious.
4. It's easier to exert control as pack leader if games start and
stop with you.
5. Wrestling and tug-of-war are contests of strength: they're
not just games. If you lose interest in the object before your dog
does, you'll let go, and your dog will do a little victory dance.
This is not going to help him respect your leadership skills.
6. As in question 1, choice of a sleeping spot is an honor
that goes to the dominant one. If you offer that status to your
dog, it'll take that and run with it.
7. What seems to us like affection can be an attempt at dom-
inance from a dog's perspective. Asking for attention is nice;
demanding it is another story. Pushiness equals dominance.
8. In a healthy household the toys belong to you and are
borrowed by your dog. If Spot thinks they're his toys, he could
well growl and snap when "his" property seems threatened.
9. If you feed your dog first, it may interpret this as an invi-
tation to be your leader for life.
10. Draw the line somewhere. It might as well start here
or you'll be watching Lassie reruns for a long time to come.
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