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reading programs for sheltered dogs
Dog Tips

This Time-Honored Way to Calm Kids Soothes Scared Dogs Too

You probably grew up with this, and perhaps did it for your children too. Helps children downshift from an active to a passive state of being. Now they've found it also works for shelter pets that cower in the back corner of their kennels. And it's great for the volunteers too.
5 min read
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Dog Tips

This Is How Visionaries Cuddle Their Puppies When They're Very Young

A visionary sees the end from the beginning. You'll fit the definition of one if you do this when your pup is very young. It'll be like giving him his own private chill pill — comfort throughout his life even when he encounters various situations that often lead to tension and stress.
4 min read
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Special Species

The Eternal Creature That Ages in Reverse, yet Never Dies

These creatures never age and never die because of an ability to change one type of cell into another that allows them to grow younger until they start life all over again. You may live or visit a place where you see these creatures a lot, and I promise, you'll never view them the same way again.
4 min read