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by Janet Spencer
Come along with Tidbits as we explore the bond between humans and dogs! PEOPLE & POINTERS • One researcher tested the ability of three different mammal species to understand a simple human gesture: pointing. First with chimps, then with wolves, and finally with dogs, he placed a treat underneath a cup, with an identical cup next to it with no treat. He would then point to the cup with the hidden treat. Chimps were unable to understand the gesture; so were wolves. But more often than not, dogs understood the clue and went for the hidden treat with a high degree of success. Why is this? The theory was that because dogs have lived alongside humans for ages, whereas chimps and wolves have
OUT OUR GROWING CLASSIFIED PAGE! not, they have an innate understanding of human communication methods hardwired into their DNA. • However, when the same experiment was repeated first among wolves who had been raised by humans, and then with shelter dogs who had very little contact with humans, the results changed: the wolves understood, while the dogs did not. When dog trainers worked with the shelter dogs in a deliberate attempt to teach them the meaning of a point, they were able to learn it usually with only 30 minutes of training or less. • In one experiment, researchers set up two loudspeakers an equal distance from where a series of test dogs were positioned. One speaker played the pre-recorded sound of a baby laughing for 20 seconds; the other played the sound of a baby crying for 20 seconds. Then the dogs were released to see which of the speakers they were most likely to approach. Virtually all the dogs tested approached the sound of the baby crying. Continued on Page 2
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bonds with its owners, because wolves are missing these genes. Interestingly enough, • In a similar experiment, real humans are sometimes born with these people were positioned in three genes, which cause a genetic disability front of dogs, either crying or called Williams syndrome. One of the humming. When the dogs were released, symptoms of Williams syndrome is extreme they investigated the crying people far more friendliness. often than the people who were humming. • A tombstone some 4,000 years old Furthermore, when dogs were given the uncovered in Egypt in 1935 was dedicated to choice of approaching either a crying a dog. It said, “The dog which was the guard stranger or their owner who was crying, of His Majesty. Abuwtiyuw is his name. His they generally chose the crying stranger. Majesty ordered that he be buried, that he • A team of researchers trained dogs to lie still be given a coffin from the royal treasury, fine while inside an MRI so scans could be taken linen in great quantity, incense. His Majesty of their brains. They discovered that the area gave perfumed ointment and ordered that a that lights up when humans are exposed tomb be built for him by the gang of masons. to something pleasurable is duplicated His Majesty did this for him in order that he in a dog’s brain. Next they wanted to find might be honored.” out what sort of items a dog found most • This tombstone represents one of the earliest pleasurable. They exposed each dog to a documented domestic animals whose name series of cloths that smelled of different is known. The dog is believed to have lived things: its own body smell, the odor of its in the Sixth Dynasty (2345–2181 BC), and owner, the smell of a stranger, a familiar received an elaborate burial in the Giza dog, and an unfamiliar dog. The answer was Necropolis at the request of a pharaoh invariably that the dogs preferred the cloth whose name is unknown. Abuwtiyuw was that smelled like their owner. likely a sighthound, a hunting dog similar • The bones of a dog uncovered a century to a greyhound. His tomb and his mummy ago in a quarry near Bonn, Germany, were have never been found. The tombstone carbon dated at 14,223 years old. This may was discovered near the Great Pyramid of and had survived the illness. This could only be the first instance of a domestic dog rather Giza in a heap of stones scavenged from old have happened if it were being cared for by than a wolf, because the state of the enamel on projects to be used humans. the dog’s teeth showed that the creature had • R e s e a r c h e r s in new projects. suffered from the disease called distemper, Off the coast • analyzed the of Melbourne, Delight thyself also in the DNA of 912 Australia, there’s a domestic dogs Lord: and he shall give thee the desires small island that’s and 225 wolves, of thine heart. Commit thy way unto home to a species searching for the Lord; trust also in him; and he of penguin called genetic differences. shall bring it to pass. little penguins, They isolated Psalm 37:4-5 KJV because they stand a set of three only a foot tall. The genes responsible Brought to you by Roger Davis colony is located for social traits just 60 feet (18 m) including extreme offshore. Normally gregariousness. there’s 60 feet of Domestic dogs water protecting had one, two, or all them from mainland predators, but three of these genes, and their friendliness sometimes shifting sands form a sand spit correlated to the number of those genes allowing predators to cross to the island. In that they had. Wolves, however, had none 2004, marauding foxes plundered the island, of these genes. Wolves removed from their killing all but six of the 800 birds. The locals mothers at the earliest possible time after were upset. Then a farmer mentioned that birth and raised by humans will not bond to humans in the same way a domestic puppy Continued on Page 4
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the International Space Station, have been cooperative efforts between countries. his free-range chickens had been killed • Launched on May 14, 1973, Skylab almost by foxes until he trained a Maremma dog ended in disaster as a shield designed to (similar to a Great Pyrenees) to guard protect the craft from micro-meteoroids them. He suggested that dogs could be and the heat of the Sun tore off just 63 trained to protect the penguins. The first seconds after launch. Debris from the dogs failed because they got lonely for accident jammed two of the solar arrays, humans and ran away from the island to leaving the space station without enough go home. The second batch was raised power. with penguins from the moment of their • Skylab made it into low-earth orbit just birth, and that did the trick, allowing the fine, but without the heat shield in place, it though their exposure to people had been penguin population to recover. would be too hot inside to sustain human very limited, almost all of the dogs were • One experiment involved raising litters life, and without the solar arrays, there happy to interact with humans. However, of puppies in isolation from humans. wasn’t enough energy to run the station. the puppies whose exposure to people had • The launch of the 3-man crew, originally Each week several of the puppies would come when they were 7 weeks old had the be taken indoors to play with humans for scheduled for the following day, was strongest bond with humans. Those who 90 minutes before being returned to their delayed until May 25 while NASA worked did not spend time with humans until litter: two pups would be taken out when up a solution to the problem: a solar they were 14 weeks old were not able to be they were a week old; two different pups umbrella. When the crew reached Skylab, tamed at all. when they were two weeks old; continuing they accomplished the world’s first inall the way up until they reached the age OUT OF THIS WORLD space repair, installing the new equipment of 14 weeks. Each of the puppies therefore SKYLAB by spacewalk. Following this remarkable received a single 90-minute interaction • Skylab was the first United States space repair, crew members were able to work station, and the only space station operated with humans. 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• Reading about yawning also triggers YAWNING yawning: 28% of people who read about • The word “yawn” comes from the Old yawning for five minutes yawned, versus English “ginian” meaning “to open wide” or only 11% who “to gape.” Therefore, read about chasms and canyons hiccupping. “yawn” in the literal • Even the sound sense of the word. of yawning can • Every vertebrate in trigger yawns in the animal kingdom people who are yawns, including blind. fish, turtles, • Yawns are crocodiles, snakes, also contagious and birds. A fetus among dogs, and begins yawning at dogs will often the end of the first yawn after merely trimester in the hearing their womb. People in a owner yawn from another room. Various persistent vegetative state yawn. primate species also engage in contagious • Bored people really do yawn more: those yawns. watching a TV test pattern another person’s yawn on average 54% of • Contagious yawns for 30 minutes yawned the time whereas men did only 41% of the have been observed 70% more than those who time. in children as young watched 30 minutes of as 2 years old. There • Insects don’t yawn. This is because they music videos. We also don’t have lungs. is a massive uptick in yawn more when sleepy, contagious yawns when especially during the hour children reach the age after waking up (most of 4. frequent) and the hour • Although children on before going to bed (second the autism spectrum most frequent). After yawn spontaneously, waking up in the morning, they often do not yawn it’s most common to yawn contagiously. and stretch simultaneously, • The lack of contagious whereas only yawning yawning is sometimes occurs before bedtime. an indication of the • Breathing 100% oxygen presence of psychiatric does not inhibit yawning. 1. Is the book of Titus in the Old or New disorders such as • Everyone knows that Testament or neither? schizophrenia. yawning is contagious, 2. From Isaiah 45, whom did God ask, • Humans cannot yawn but science proved it. In on command. An “Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth an experiment, observers experiment recorded the were more than twice it”? Gideon, Peter, Cyrus, Elijah amount of time required as likely to yawn while 3. Where do you find the phrase “God is for participants to yawn watching others yawn love”? Genesis, Nehemiah, Hebrews, 1 when commanded to do (55%) than if they were if John so, only to find that 42% they were watching other of people were unable to 4. Who sold his birthright for a pottage of people smile (21%). conjure a yawn at all, and others faked their lentils? Cain, Jacob, Esau, Abel yawn. The response increased when the 5. What Jewish ruler visited Jesus by night? participants were unobserved and required Hezekiah, Barabbas, Nicodemus, Darius to self-report their yawns, and decreased 6. Which of these in scripture was Moses’ when they were being observed or filmed. assistant? Joshua, Gad, Nun, Jethro • The average yawn lasts 6 seconds. Chains of yawns are common, with the interval between yawns lasting an average of 68 ANSWERS: 1) New; 2) Cyrus; 3) 1 John 4:8; seconds. 4) Esau; 5) Nicodemus; 6) Joshua (Exodus • You can yawn with your nostrils pinched 24:13) shut but you cannot yawn with your mouth closed and only your nostrils open. Sharpen your understanding of scripture • People are more likely to yawn in the winter. with Wilson Casey’s latest book, “Test Your • The closer you are to someone genetically Bible Knowledge,” available in bookstores or emotionally, the more likely it is that and online. you’ll catch their yawn. • Women are more likely to catch a yawn (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc. then men. To study this phenomenon, scientists spent nearly five years recording 1,461 bouts of yawning in 92 sets of people. They found that women responded to
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GOOD HEALTH. GOOD LIFE. LIFE. Paw’s Corner
by Sam Mazzotta
Keep Pets Prepared for Emergencies in Winter, Too Dear Paws: Please remind your readers to include their pets in winter emergency preparedness planning. Last year, when the Texas power grid failed in extreme cold weather conditions, shelters saw many pets with coldrelated injuries. When the power goes out on a cold night -- or for several days -dogs and cats can’t just “tough it out.” -- Tyler in Southeast Texas Dear Tyler: You’re absolutely right. Readers, emergency preparedness should always include your pets. I warn my East Coast readers each summer at the start
of hurricane season to put together a graband-go emergency kit for their pet. But every region experiences natural disasters, and sometimes they occur in the depths of winter. A winter-ready pet emergency kit should include: - A warm blanket for each pet. - A soft pad for pets to sleep on if you’re in an evacuation center. - Booties and sweaters to wear when pets go outside in freezing conditions. - Pee pads and pet waste bags. - Three days of canned or dry pet food, and bottled water. - A copy of each pet’s vaccination and medical records. - A three-day supply of each pet’s medication. - A list of important phone numbers, including their veterinarian. - Extra leash and collar for each pet, and extra ID tags. If your pet isn’t microchipped, I strongly recommend it. Pets have escaped from even the most responsible, organized owners. Keep them up to date on vaccinations as well -- it’s hard to predict whether your pet will be exposed to a disease by another cat or dog during an evacuation. You can find more tips and recommendations for emergency preparedness at https://www. ready.gov/pets. Send your tips, comments or questions to ask@pawscorner.com. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Travel Is Complicated Right Now My neighbor still thinks she’ll be going on a cruise to a foreign country in the spring. She calls her travel agent every few weeks to ask if the cruise is still on. Of course the travel agent doesn’t want to say no and have to give back the money just yet, so the answer is yes. My neighbor has been busily sewing new outfits for her cruise dinners. Me, I’ve been keeping silent about it, but I fear that cruise might not come to pass. There is always debate about requirements for masks on cruise ships, but that might be the least of the concerns. The latest updates have several countries in Level 4 Do Not Travel categories. My neighbor’s destination is currently at a Level 3, which is Reconsider Travel. New ones are being added all the time. If you’ll be traveling in the next few months, especially if it’s internationally, look at AARP’s travel page for helpful information: www.aarp.org/travel. Watch the Department of State’s website as well: travel.state.gov/content/ travel.html. Look for the information on your specific destination, and keep an eye on it, as it’s all subject to change.
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internationally, you’ll also need a test before you return. The logistics and timing can be complicated right now. Your best bet: Stay in close touch with your travel agent about changes, warnings and timing. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
Invest in trip cancellation and interruption insurance. Make sure you understand the details of what it will and won’t cover. Be sure what the cruise company’s policies are as well. Be certain you know exactly when you’ll need a COVID-19 test before you go -- and that you can get one. At this point, many areas have backlogs on testing appointments, and walk-in places are often backed up for many hours. If you’re traveling
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• To soften food that is stuck on a pan, try soaking it overnight with fabric softener. Just fill the pan with enough water to cover the burned-on food, then lay a dryer sheet of fabric softener in the pan (poke it down so it will stay under the water). The next morning, you should be able to wipe the food right off. You can even use the fabric softener sheet as a scrubber. — A.S. in Maryland • I installed rivet rings in the corner of my bathroom towels. Now, when I hang a towel up, it stays hung up. — I.S. via e-mail
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e-mail provider. Up your filter and add everyone you know to your address book or “safe” list. — via e-mail • To keep thread straight when threading needles, I run the end across a cheap glue stick. It works very well, and the glue washes right out of the thread. Or, if you are afraid it will be sticky, you can just clip the end off before you start sewing. — T.E. in Kentucky • To make butter easier to spread on bread or toast, we keep a stick in a plastic sandwich baggie. We just handle the butter a bit through the bag. It softens, but doesn’t overmelt, like when you put it in the microwave. You can just reseal the baggie and put it back in the fridge. — N.U. in Florida • To make your carpets look clean in a hurry, like if you are having company over, just sweep them with your broom. — C.C. in Pennsylvania Send your tips to Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
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