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80-pound dead squirrels

December 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

Dr. Patricia B. McConnell, in “The Other End of the Leash,” discusses why dogs might or might not roll in dead things:
Others have suggested that, as predators, dogs are trying to camouflage their scent to prey animals by smelling like something else. I suspect this just makes them smell like a dog or wolf [...]

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Beating a Dead Horse

December 2nd, 2008 · 9 Comments

Most everyone knows that it doesn’t do any good to beat a dead horse. No matter how hard you beat, you’re not going to be able to convince him to load up into the trailer, jump that 2 foot oxer, or perform any other sort of task.
(Most) people these days also realize that it doesn’t [...]

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