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A PEEK INTO DOG EMOTIONS

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PET SAFETY IN THE GARDEN

In times of sickness and wellness, we are with you every step of the way.

Karen Ortiz, M.D., F.A.A.P., brings genuineness and compassion to each patient visit and strives to help children and their families be well, physically and emotionally. Proficient in medical Spanish, Dr. Ortiz recognizes that each family is unique and focuses on building lasting relationships, from birth through young adulthood.

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FAMILY HEALTH Q & A Dr. Elaine Skalabrin Recognize the Signs of Stroke FAMILY OUTING No Regrets Farm & Sanctuary Goat Happy Hour PET FEATURE Understanding the Science of Dog Emotions GADGETS & GEAR Cool Stuff For the Pets We Love Most

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EARTHTALK™ What Are Conservation Dogs?

PET SAFETY Keep Pets Safe In the Garden MOVIE REVIEWS Kids: Spiderman: No Way Home Parents: Death On The Nile

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FA M I LY H E A LT H Q&A with Dr. El a i n e Ska l a b r i n

Be a Stroke Hero ANYONE CAN LEARN TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF STROKE

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BY DR. ELAINE SKALABRIN

A neighbor of ours recently had a stroke and is recovering well because his wife, a retired nurse, recognized what was happening and got medical help immediately. What kind of medical training do you need to be able to tell that someone is having a stroke?

Anyone can learn to recognize the signs of stroke—no special medical training is necessary. In fact, several neurology nurses at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center

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at RiverBend recently gave a presentation entitled “You Can Be a Stroke Hero” to members of a local Boy Scout troop and their parents. The presentation’s objective was to empower kids to be “Stroke Heroes” by teaching the symptoms to look for and the importance of getting help right away by calling 911.

A stroke occurs suddenly and usually affects one side of the body. However, the symptoms vary depending on which region of the brain is affected. Usually, it takes a family member or bystander to recognize the symptoms because it’s often hard for the person having the stroke to understand what is happening.

To recognize stroke symptoms, we use the simple acronym BE FAST. Look for sudden changes in Balance, Eyesight, Face, Arm and Speech. The final “T” is for time — a reminder to call 911 quickly. Stroke is an emergency!

Strokes occur when blood flow to the brain is disrupted— by a blood clot, or a blood vessel rupture. Ischemic stroke accounts for around 85 percent of strokes, occurring when blood flow to the brain is blocked. The remaining 15 percent are hemorrhagic strokes, caused when a blood vessel in the brain leaks or bursts. Each

year, about 795,000 people in the U.S. have a stroke, making it the leading cause of disability in adults and the fifth leading cause of death in this country.

With a stroke, every second counts.

Nearly 2 million brain cells die every minute a stroke remains untreated. Rapid access to medical treatment can make the difference between permanent disability and full recovery.

Dr. Elaine Skalabrin

has practiced as a neurohospitalist at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend since 2010 and is the medical director of the Comprehensive Stroke Center at RiverBend.

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Lexie Briggs is the marketing and communications specialist at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History on the campus of the University of Oregon.

She enjoys dancing Lindy hop, reading Shakespeare with her friends, and hanging out with the giant ground sloth skeleton on display in the museum. She lives with a sweet but timorous cat named Emma.

3. RICK EPSTEIN

A Dad’s Eye View contributor, also award-winning columnist, and journalist. Author of Rookie Dad (Hyperion) and The Right Number of Kids (McKenna Publishing Group). His wife and three daughters run a living laboratory in which he is constantly tested, analyzed, and experimented upon. It’s as if a guinea pig could write.

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5. CHRISTINA KATZ Christina Katz is a diligent, multi-tasking workat-home mom, but she can tell when it’s time to get the heck out of dodge.

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Kelli Matthews is our gift guide reviewer extraordinaire. Sampling lotions, testing toys and sipping bubbly is hard work, but someone has to do it.

When not compiling the best of the best to share with readers, she teaches public relations at the University of Oregon. Kelli lives and works in Eugene with her two boys and her high school sweetheart.

7. RODDY SCHEER

Journalist and photographer specializing in environmental issues, the outdoors and travel. When he is not out in the field taking pictures, Roddy runs EarthTalk, the non-profit Publisher of the syndicated EarthTalk Q&A column and the EarthTalk.org and Emagazine.

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Kid Friendly Plan something a little out of the ordinary for Mother’s Day with a visit to Original Goat Yoga & Goat Happy Hour World Headquarters at No Regrets Farm & Sanctuary in Monroe. Pack a picnic, bring some wine and take mom for an adventure. Surround yourself with loving therapy animals and disconnect from the world for a couple of hours.

Making forever memories together is good for the mind, body and soul.

You’ll start a tour of the farm and an introduction to the goats from Lainey, the founder of Goat Yoga. Then, it’s your time with Mom. There’s no way you can leave Goat Happy Hour without a smile on your face.

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Love of Dogs

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THE SCIENCE OF DOG EMOTIONS

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BY KIMBERLY BLAKER

living with and interacting with our dogs, we get to know them well. Despite their inability to talk, we often understand their emotions based on their body language. Scientists now know what dog owners have suspected all along. Dogs experience a wider range of emotions than scientists once thought.

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HE DOG BRAIN IS substantially smaller than the human brain when accounting for body size, so it isn’t as complex as our brain. Yet, MRI studies reveal dogs’ brains aren’t much different from humans. MRIs have shown the same sections of both the human and dog brain light up based on various types of stimuli, according to a board-certified neurologist, Dr. J.P. McCue, at New York City’s Animal Medical Center, reported in “Dog Brain Facts: Understanding Canine Cognition.”

It’s also been found that dogs produce oxytocin, the neurotransmitter and hormone that creates the emotion of love in humans. In fact, research reveals that when our dogs stare into our eyes, it activates oxytocin, creating a bond similar to that between a mother and infant.

David Grimm reports on the research of this phenomenon in his article, “How dogs stole our hearts,” at sciencemag.org. In an experiment by Takefumi Kikusui, an animal behaviorist, and his colleagues, dogs and their owners gazed into each other’s eyes. Their gaze ranged from a few seconds to a couple of minutes.

The researchers found in those dogs and owners who stared longer, the oxytocin levels rose 130% and 300%, respectively. This adds to the growing body of research that supports dogs can feel love and attachment.

Just like in humans, dogs’ brains develop as they grow. In humans, the brain reaches full development around the age of twenty-five. But dogs’ brains are fully developed around the age of 6 months. At this point, dogs’ emotional development is equivalent to a two-and-a-halfyear-old human, according to researchers.

To gain perspective on what that means with regard to dogs’ range of emotions, Stanley Coren charts the emotions of a two-and-a-halfyear-old child in “What Emotions Do Dogs Actually Experience?”

These include joy, love and affection, contentment, excitement, shyness and suspicion, fear, disgust, distress, and anger. At that age, however, children don’t experience feelings that require self-consciousness, such as pride, shame, guilt, and contempt.

Researchers found in those dogs and owners who gazed longer, the oxytocin levels rose 130% and 300%, respectively.

HOW TO READ YOUR DOG’S FEELINGS Here are some of the ways dogs express different emotions.

JOY. Dogs often express this when a family member comes home, or a familiar guest comes to visit. Dogs often run and jump, wag their tails, and lavish kisses. They also express joy when playing by barking or giving a playful bow.

LOVE AND AFFECTION. When dogs are feeling affectionate, they might nudge you with their nose, make loving eye contact (as opposed to the threatening eye contact of an unknown dog), or softly groan and sigh while lying next to you. Some dogs will lean their bodies up against you while sitting or standing. They also express their love through kissing, jumping, and rolling onto their backs with a wagging tail.

SHYNESS, SUSPICION, FEAR. These emotions are often quite evident. Dogs might flatten their ears, avoid eye contact, tuck their tail

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under, cower, pant, or shake. They can also have dilated glassy eyes.

Pacing, hiding, whining, barking, sneering, nipping, or submissive urination can also be signs of fear or shyness.

DISTRESS. When dogs are depressed, they can experience changes in appetite, behavior, sleep patterns, and reduced activity levels.

Emotionally distressed dogs also show this in their posture with downcast eyes and a low-bent neck. They might also lick or shed excessively.

ANGER. If your dog has ever ignored you or given you the cold shoulder, there’s a good chance it’s mad at you. But if you’re doing something that makes your dog particularly angry, the signs may be more prominent. Your dog might take a rigid posture, bark loudly in your direction, or make sharp or short barks. This is a warning to stop whatever you’re doing that’s making your dog angry. If your dog begins growling, repeatedly howling with a rising pitch, or showing teeth, it’s prepared to attack.

WHAT ABOUT HACKLES? People often think raised hackles indicate a dog is angry or showing aggression. Sometimes that’s the case. But raised hackles are an involuntary reaction and most often caused by a host of other emotions. These include excitement, arousal, fear, shyness, defensiveness, or being startled. That said, dogs can bite out of fear, not just anger. The best way to know the meaning behind the raised hackles is to look at other body language that indicates what the dog is feeling. ✦

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Pet Gear & Gadgets

BY KELLI MATTHEWS

Spring is here, and, like us, our four-legged friends are longing for some warmer weather and sunshine. A new leash, a comfy bed or a yummy treat are perfect additions to longer days and more activity. We’ve got a round-up of some excellent pet gear this month.

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Wags! Emporium • 136 Oakway Rd, Eugene Mini Pet Mart • 7 locations in Eugene/Springfield Hometown Pets • 65 Division Ave A, Eugene Nature’s Pet Market • 2864 Willamette St, #200, Eugene The Healthy Pet • 2777 Friendly St, Eugene

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Let’s get moving! Oregon spring and summer give us a chance to get out of the house, out from under the rain clouds and on the trail. We found a few great gear items for life on the go.

LUCY & CO

On-the-go should still be stylish! The Lucy & Co. dog gear is thoughtfully designed and high-quality.

We love the super cute styles and one-of-a-kind prints you won’t find anywhere else. Lucy sent the Little Lamb print reversible harness, leash, collar and poop bag holder for our elderly chihuahua, and he looked quite dapper. https://www.lucyand.co/

TAGS FOR HOPE

LIFEHANDLE

If you’ve got a running, cycling, trail hiking buddy, the LifeHandle Hands-Free Comfort Leash is comfortable and safe for both of you. The leash fits cross-body and distributes the dog’s pull force across your core instead of your shoulder or hip while keeping both hands free. It works for dogs of any breed, size or age and works with any dog collar or harness. https://mylifehandle.com/

A typical pet ID tag doesn’t have much room for critical or helpful information. Tags for Hope are both statement accessories and practical tags with space for your phone number, dog or cat’s medical needs, allergies or even behavioral need-to-knows. The tags also come with a lifetime warranty, no questions asked. We chose an Oregonstyle license that even includes a photo of our dog. Every purchase supports TagForHope grants to shelters or adoption organizations to help get a dog ready for adoption. https://www.tagsforhope.com/

TA IB

Ta Ib handmade collars are stunning. There’s no other way to say it. The collection is inspired by Mayan arts and crafts. Mayan craftswomen make every piece by hand, and each collar is one-of-akind. The collars come in various colors and sizes to complement every pup. Our tan brindle fella looks so handsome in this blue design. https://taib.pet/

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It’s great to be out and about, but staying in can be just as rewarding. Nothing beats a lazy Sunday morning sunshine stream in the living room or a great patio sit with your best friends.

ASTRAL DOG BED

A great dog bed is a must-have, especially if, like our pup, your dogs are getting older. Astral Designs makes its dog beds with fabric leftover from making award-winning PVC alternate lifejackets. The fabric is rugged and easy to clean. The removable bed is made from scraps of closed-cell UL-approved foam.

We love that the company has Pacific NW roots, too. https://astraldesigns.com/

CAT BALL

Cats are so low-maintenance that we had difficulty finding creative ideas specifically for our feline friends. Needless to say, we were so excited to learn about the Cat Ball – as was our cat. This clever design isn’t just an ordinary cat bed. It’s a six-sided cat cave with 2 openings. Your cat can hide in it, sleep in it, or whatever other cat-ventures they get into during the day. Bonus: Cat Balls are designed in Washington. https://www.thecatball.com/

No pet gear guide is complete without new treat recommendations!

We found two we can’t wait to share with you.

BULLY BUDDY

YITTO PAWS

Bully sticks are a dog’s favorite chewing treat, but they can be bad news choking hazards when the stick gets to the end. Bully Buddy and premium bully sticks from Bow Wow Labs keep the bully sticks securely. The Bully Buddy is a durable, veterinarianvetted, dog-approved device with a clever screw twist mechanism that keeps the bully stick secure. https://www.bowwowlabs.com/

Our pups were over the moon for Yitto Paws. It’s the first and only brand of organic dog treats that are 100% humangrade, with more real fruit than other brands and no added sugar. Yitto Paws are vegan, high in fiber, low in calories and no more than 6 simple ingredients. We also love that Yitto Paws is a public benefit corporation, so when they say dogs come first, they mean it! https://www.yittopaws.com/

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EarthTalk

DEAR EARTHTALK

What are conservation dogs?

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overall health of certain species of concern.

To wit, Rogue’s dogs have worked all over the world helping conservation groups bolster their cases with hard

necessarily make a great pet, as they tend to be obsessed with reward accumulation. “Our dogs are typically considered unadoptable due to their high energy and obsessive desire to

“Pips” of Rogue Detection Teams was able to find larvae and larval poop of the endangered checkerspot butterfly for the Forest Service in Washington State in 2019. data collected in the field. The majority of the Rogue’s work so far has been in the American West, but teams are scattered as far afield as Brazil, Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Middle East in search of everything from sea turtles to grasshoppers to pygmy rabbits, big cats, red foxes and bumblebees.

What makes for a perfect conservation dog? The best detection dogs wouldn’t

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play fetch,” says Rogue’s Jennifer Hartman. “This obsessive energy is quite perfect for us because we pair this with detecting an odor and reward our dogs with their ball for locating the odor.”

Rogue’s dogs can cover up to 15 miles a day in survey work, and still have energy left over for more playtime after the search.

And it doesn’t take a specific breed or size dog—it’s all about the dog’s so-called ‘high ball drive’. “We have quite a few

PHOTO: U.S. FOREST SERVICE- PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION, FLICKRCC

IMPLY PUT, CONSERVATION DOGS are canines specially trained in sniffing out evidence of specific wildlife species that scientists are seeking to learn more about for one reason or another. Most commonly these dogs are used to help biologists understand where and how threatened or endangered wildlife species are hanging on—or if they are still around at all.

At the forefront of this burgeoning field is Rogue Detection Teams (RDT), a Washington State based non-profit that sends their specially trained dogs around North America and beyond to help scientific researchers, government agencies and non-profit groups gather field evidence in order to further their conservation work.

It’s no wonder that conservationists have started using detection dogs, a standard practice in the military and law enforcement since the 1940s when U.S. troops first employed canines to detect German land mines in North Africa. By pairing human handlers wellversed in ecology and biology (the “bounders”) with detection dogs trained on a specific scent, conservationists can monitor the density, distribution and

Labrador mixes as well as heeler mixes because these seem to be high drive dogs that end up in shelters, but we also have a chihuahua mix and what might be a papillon mix in our program,” reports Hartman. “We love all dogs though, and don’t discriminate as long as they like to play fetch!”

Currently Rogue runs 19 dogs out of its Washington State headquarters. The organization, founded in 2019 by a group of conservation-oriented dog handlers who had been doing this sort of work on their own for more than a decade, also runs programs to train others’ dogs (and their owners) in these canine “detection” practices.

Through its training work, Rogue hopes to develop the next generation of bounders to carry on the innovative work of the conservation dogs in helping other species hang on in this warming-compromised world. ✦

CONTACTS: Rogue Detection Teams, https://roguedogs.org; “A Nose for Science: Conservation Dogs May Help in Search for Endangered Franklin’s Bumblebee“, https://therevelator.org/ conservation-dogs-bumblebee/ EarthTalk® is produced by Roddy Scheer & Doug Moss for the 501(c)3 nonprofit EarthTalk. See more at https://emagazine. com. To donate, visit https//earthtalk.org.

Send questions to: question@earthtalk.org.

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Pet Safety

Keeping Pets

Safe in the Garden

If

YOU HAVE PETS THAT enjoy spending time outdoors, it’s important to make sure your yard is a safe place for them to be.

Consider these hazards that can negatively impact the well-being of your furry friends.

POISONOUS PLANTS Some common plants can be dangerous for animals, causing anything from mild oral irritations and upset stomachs to cardiovascular damage and even death. For example, these are some of the toxic plants the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has identified as harmful for either cats or dogs: ALOE. Can cause vomiting, diarrhea, tremors, anorexia and depression

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AZALEA. Can cause vomiting, diarrhea, hypersalivation, weakness, coma, cardiovascular collapse and death BURNING BUSH. Can cause vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and weakness, as well as heart rhythm abnormalities with large doses CALADIUM. Can cause burning and irritation of the mouth, tongue and lips, excessive drooling, vomiting and difficulty swallowing DAYLILIES. Can cause kidney failure in cats HIBISCUS. Can cause vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and anorexia

MULCH AND COMPOST The decomposing elements that make compost good can be bad for pets, according to the National Garden Society. Keep compost in a secure container or fenced off area so pets can’t get to it. Cocoa mulch can be a particular problem for dogs. A byproduct of chocolate

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production, cocoa mulch can cause digestive problems and even seizures in dogs.

Shredded pine or cedar mulch is a safer choice.

FERTILIZER AND INSECTICIDES

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The chemicals used to get rid of pests or make your lawn lush can be toxic to pets.

Some of the most dangerous pesticides include snail bait with metaldehyde, fly bait with methomyl, systemic insecticides with disyston or disulfoton, mole or gopher bait with zinc phosphide and most forms of rat poison, according to the ASPCA. Follow all instructions carefully, and store pesticides and fertilizers in a secure area out of the reach of animals.

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FLEAS AND TICKS In addition to using appropriate flea and tick prevention methods such as collars and sprays, make sure your yard isn’t a welcoming environment for these pests. Keep the lawn trimmed and remove brush and detritus, where fleas and ticks often lurk. Fleas can cause hair loss, scabs, excessive scratching, tapeworms and anemia. Ticks can do all of that, plus bring you and your family in contact with diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Lyme disease. ✦

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Family Movie Night

Memory Out of Darkness

BY BONNIE L. HARRIS

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ASILY ON ITS WAY to earning $2 billion, the next installment of the Spiderman franchise, No Way Home, packs an emotional punch along with a spectacular thrill ride down memory lane.

Key to the continuity and success of this global phenomenon is director Jon Watts’ roguish humor, his taste for mind-

SPIDERMAN: NO WAY HOME Sony Pictures, Rated: PG-13 Streaming on Amazon

boggling action, and the film’s affectionate nod to Spiderman history. And Spiderman - No Way Home is full of the past; past villains, past plots, and even two previous Spidermen borrowed from parallel universes.

The story, although slightly convoluted because we’re talking comic book narrative here, starts with a botched memory-erasing spell cast by Dr. Strange to help Peter Parker overcome a severe case of media over-exposure.

Little do they know that their mistake creates portals to multiple universes and the villains come pouring into our

Flying from prying eyes. present world. Add to that Peter Parker’s real life worries about getting into college and keeping his Aunt May out of danger, and you have a young superhero’s worst nightmare. Having to battle not only villains, but also his mentor, Dr. Strange, puts Peter in an emotional quandary that pulls him between loyalty and doing the right thing. Of course, doing the right thing drags him even deeper into trouble that only two additional Spidermen can possibly resolve.

The gigantic three-way cosmic

battle between good and evil that shreds the Statue of Liberty also proves that teamwork, even with superheroes, is the best way to solve difficult problems. In the end, Peter embraces losing all memory of himself, but a clean slate definitely sets up the next sequel, which is hinted at in the mid-credit scenes with a surprising cameo by Venom. He’s another tormented character created by the astonishing imagination of Stan Lee & Steve Ditko that I have yet to learn about. Pass the popcorn! ✦

FOR the PARENTS

Endless Mystery of Love DEATH ON THE NILE 20th Century Studios, Rated: PG-13 In theatres & streaming on Amazon

The master at work.

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ENNETH BRANAGH’S CINEMATIC version of the beloved Agatha Christie novel, Death on the Nile, asks the age-old question, “What would you do for love?” The answer puts wedding guests on an exotic cruise down the Nile River with a cast of fascinating, manipulative, conniving, and vindictive characters.

I’d honestly forgotten who done it, so what fun to watch the mystery unfold and the characters unravel! Branagh managed to capture a marvelous troupe of actors who play off and annoy each other brilliantly, and the two noxious vixen who love the same man have equal passion and determination. The bodies pile up in the ship’s meat locker, all very proper and British of course, but a murderer still stalks the decks and M. Poirot is on their bloodstained trail. We not only delve into the mystery, but we also learn about Poirot’s lost love, racist insults, tragic war injuries, and a forbidden relationship.

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Throughout the film, Branagh adds a thread of bluesy jazz that underscores the unrest of pre-WWII and provides an excellent soundtrack. The expected reveal with the surprising final act of desperation harkens back to the novel, but keeps this film’s ending fresh and entertaining with a light touch of regret.

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NE OF THE BEST ways to achieve instant curb appeal, according to the experts, is to effectively layer shrubs, plants and flowers in your front yard. Doing so can create a cohesive visual experience that naturally guides visitors to the front door.

Landscape designer Doug Scott describes plant layering in art terms: “Just like in a painting, you need to have a background, a middle ground and a foreground. Each layer serves a purpose, and there’s no more important place for them to be on full display than your home’s entrance.”

To help homeowners understand the purpose of plant layering and identify the best types of plants for each layer, Scott has joined forces with Exmark, a leading manufacturer of commercial mowers and equipment for landscape professionals and serious DIY-ers. Here they break it down for you:

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BACKGROUND. The background layer should consist of taller evergreen shrubs to ensure that no matter what’s in front of them, you and your visitors will always have something green to look at. This layer provides a cohesive backdrop and a bit of living color in every season.

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MIDDLE GROUND. Here’s where to step it down a notch in height and add interesting shapes, colors or stripes that provide contrast against the darker green of the background layer. Herbaceous perennials, like lavender, are a good choice for this purpose.

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FOREGROUND. Finally, the foreground layer should help transition the planting beds to your lawn space or sidewalk, and should therefore be lower than the back two layers.

It’s also where you can keep things fresh and get your hands dirty throughout the year by changing out annuals with the seasons. Or, if you want a lower-maintenance entrance, you can choose smaller perennials, evergreens or creeping ground covers. Use the foreground layer as an opportunity to add pops of color at ground level and draw attention to your home’s entrance.

Scott lays out a few other important tips to keep in mind: • Choose plants consistent with your home’s style. For instance, if you have a craftsman home, you should probably skip tropical plants. Or, if your home is more minimalist, avoid an overabundance of different plants.

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• Don’t obstruct views of your front door from the street with plants. Likewise, visitors shouldn’t have to maneuver around plants as they make their way down the sidewalk. Neither is convenient or welcoming, so you’ll either need to keep pruning plants to size, or choose plants that won’t overgrow their space without a ton of pruning.

• To make your entrance “the star” it should be, the plant material in the rest of your front yard shouldn’t be distracting.

Rather let it frame the intended view.

Scott offers more plant layering tips in “Making an Entrance,” a recent episode of “Done-In-A-Weekend Projects,” an original series from Exmark. To watch the video, visit Backyard Life, which is part of a unique multimedia destination with a focus on helping homeowners make the most of outdoor spaces. There you can also download additional tips and view other Exmark Original Series videos, including “Dream Yards,” “Living Rural,” “Prime Cuts” and “Done In a Weekend – Extreme Projects.”

Through effective plant layering, you can boost curb appeal and give your home the grand entrance it deserves. ✦

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The Athlete’s Village of the Animal Kingdom

BY LEXIE BRIGGS

eady? Set. Go! The fastest humans in the world will be racing to Eugene this summer, along with the highest jumpers, the strongest shot putters, and the most powerful javelin throwers. The World Athletics Championships Oregon22 will be arriving to Hayward Field at the University of Oregon this July. For a few glorious weeks, Eugene will be the epicenter of athletic talent.

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HIGH JUMP Javier Sotomayor, a high jumper from Cuba, won the gold medal for high jump in the 1992 Summer Olympic Games and set the current world record in 1993. He’s the only human in history to clear eight feet, with a high jump of 2.45 meters (eight feet and one half inch). But how does he stack up against the best jumper from the animal kingdom, a Siberian tiger?

Siberian tigers have long hind legs and strong muscles for powerful push-offs, setting them up for incredibly high jumps. A tiger’s jump can clear 3.96 meters—that’s 13 feet high!

200-METER RACE Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos, a Brazilian para-athlete with one arm amputated below the elbow, is very fast. In 2017, Ferreira set a

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Cheetahs have large nasal cavities to increase oxygen while sprinting, a small, narrow face to minimize wind resistance, long legs for an explosive stride, and a long tail that can act as a rudder to change directions at top speed. Cheetahs can run 200 meters in 6.9 seconds.

800-METER RACE Jarmila Kratochvílová, a Czech runner, set the women’s world record for the 800-meter race in 1983, and it is the longest-standing world record in outdoor athletics. The 800-meter race is two laps of a track, or almost a half a mile. Kratochvílová ran 800 meters in 1 minute and 53 seconds. But how does she stack up against some familiar animal athletes, the pronghorn antelopes?

Pronghorn antelopes, from western North America, have long legs and large front hooves that absorb stride impact. They have strong but lightweight bones, and a massive

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A Dad’s Eye View

A Strategy for Mother’s Day

BY RICK EPSTEIN

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HAT MY WIFE NEEDS most is a whole day of peace and privacy. But Mother’s Day shouldn’t be that day.

A day off from motherhood is a good idea, but to take it on Mother’s Day would be a symbolic admission that the family experiment had failed.

(I think of Dr. Frankenstein fleeing the castle, leaving Igor to contend with the monsters they’d created.) On Mother’s Day the challenge is to make a woman glad to be a mother, not let her try to forget she is one.

That’s the thinking behind my Mother’s Day strategy.

Although our observance of the day is modest, I orchestrate the proceedings and manage our three children so as to create the illusion that, as Judy Garland would put it, “There’s no place like home.” In fact, Mother’s Days in our house generally starts out like the final scene in “The Wizard of Oz.” My wife Betsy is lying in bed, and when her eyelids flutter open, she sees the rest of us standing around her with benevolent smiles on our faces. The main difference is that Dorothy was waking up from a strange and wonderful dream, but Betsy knows there can be no waking up from hers.

We cushion that blow with breakfast in bed – nothing elaborate.

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kids have already eaten, nothing seems to dress up a meal like watching their mother try to eat it in bed. They crowd in like stray dogs, mooching scraps until the final bites have been taken and the last crumbs have been distributed among the bed sheets.

Then we present her with a bouquet of flowers – the all-purpose expression of regard that welcomes royalty, cheers the afflicted, and advances a seduction. It seems to serve all these functions on Mother’s Day. Then come the gifts. Our kids have little buying power and few shoppertunities, so Mother’s Day is not a big merchandise day. It

is a day when it is the thought that counts, although you might wonder what they are thinking.

Fairly typical is the gift our daughter Marie made when she was 6. It was a sort of pyramid made of Popsicle sticks fastened together with glitter-glue.

When daughter Sally was about that age she gave her mom one of her remarkable drawings – a family portrait in crayon – five stick-people, all smiling hugely, their arms straight out from their sides to display the three-fingered hands that are characteristic of the aliens who populate Sally’s mind. Her style was crude, unapologetic and beautiful. S A L L Y was written big across the sky, each letter in a different color, and you got the impression that was the most important part of the picture.

But it wasn’t; standing beside the “people,” wearing a big red grin, was a plump yellow beast that was the cat or dog Sally was wishing we’d get. The picture was really propaganda for the joy of pet ownership.

When the girls were younger than that, each year their nursery school would help them each to produce for their mother a little handprint in glazed terra cotta, and Betsy has amassed quite a few.

(Someday archaeologists, sifting through the ruins of our home, will puzzle over our household pets that were forever stepping in wet clay, and try to guess what they looked like from the soles up.)

Finally, the Sunday paper is presented, and then we leave Betsy alone with it for a carefully timed half-hour. Any longer than that, and she’d be liable to spend more time in the travel section than would be good for her, or she might find herself remembering those lazy Sunday mornings of her child-free yesteryear when she’d have time to explore the entire newspaper, instead of just skimming it for coupons.

That’s pretty much it for Mother’s Day, except that for the rest of the day, I run interference for Betsy – changing diapers, distracting a needy tot when Betsy is cooking, taking bigger kids aside for pep-talks on good behavior, and rushing in to break up sibling trouble before it starts.

When done right, what filters through to our honoree is the wonderful stuff that is always there, though badly diluted by everyday hassle and strife.

Yes, I’m playing a dangerous game. My wife will almost inevitably wonder why she isn’t getting that high level of support the other 364 days a year. But the love of a good woman makes me take that chance, and – God bless her – she has never made me regret it. ✦ Rick can be reached at rickepstein@yahoo.com.

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OTHER’S DAY IS a time to celebrate and treat mom to a delicious breakfast or brunch.

Whether it’s a meal in bed or a beautiful spread on the dining room table, make the day special with this Brunch Fruit Tart, sure to impress. This tart has a tasty granola crust and colorful fruit topping to start Mother’s Day in style. It’s a sweet option to begin her day on a perfect note.

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1 package gelatin

BRUNCH FRUIT TART

To make filling: Using mixer, combine yogurt, cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract and gelatin until whipped completely. Pour yogurt mixture into tart crust. Refrigerate at least 1 hour.

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• 4 cups granola mixture • ½ cup butter, softened • 4 ½ tablespoons honey • nonstick cooking spray

FILLING:

• 2 ¼ cups vanilla Greek yogurt • 8 ounces cream cheese, softened • ½ cup granulated sugar

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Brunch Surprise for Mom • strawberries, sliced • blueberries • kiwis, sliced To make crust: Preheat oven to 350 F. In large bowl, combine granola, butter and honey. Grease 11-inch tart pan with nonstick cooking spray. Line bottom of tart pan with parchment paper. Press granola mixture into tart pan. Place tart pan on baking sheet and bake 10 minutes. Cool completely.

Top with strawberries, blueberries and kiwis.

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Does a whole half-day to yourself sound impossible? Well, maybe not! Half a day away adds up to just six hours of you-time. And, if your kids are school-age, six hours is the length of a typical school day anyway, making a half-day retreat the perfect chance for you

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to slip away from the siren call of chores, bills, and shopping.

So, if you have never considered the possibility of a little escape before, maybe it’s time to try. Planning a half-day getaway may be just what the doctor ordered, even if it sounds like an indulgence. And don’t worry about the cost-just spend whatever you can afford. In a few short hours, you can reclaim your sense of self and return home feeling relaxed, refreshed, and ready for anything.

How does the countdown to a minigetaway for mom work? Let me break it down for you.

PLAN YOUR ESCAPE. Make sure each child will be cared for, whether at school, with the sitter, or at an extended playdate with a trusted friend. Prep your spouse. Once he understands that the goal is here is a happier helpmate, there is no doubt he will be supportive. Communicate calmly and clearly about your decision to take a little time for you and no one will question the practicality of the decision. They will discover soon enough that when mom is happy, the whole family is happier, too.

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PREPARE THE DAY BEFORE. Have the morning routine smoothly planned.

Prepare lunches the night before. Pack the kids’ backpacks, and your bag, with items you don’t want to forget. Get up early. Get the kids up a little early. Keep everyone on track and get out the door on time. No need to remind the kids what you are doing on your special day. Just give them a kiss, tell them to have a great day, and you’ll see them after school, as usual. After all, making time for mom should be normal, not abnormal.

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H A L F-D AY G E TAWAY F O R M O M

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KEEP IN TOUCH. So long as you have your cell phone, and assuming it’s a regularly scheduled day, there is nothing for you to worry about. Keep your phone in your pocket but resist the urge to check it constantly. If a child comes down with the flu or skips a nap and becomes inconsolable, you are only a phone call away. But don’t expect imminent disaster or it might undermine your fun. Chances are very good that the world won’t stop spinning just because you are taking some time to relax. Truly. And if your day is interrupted, don’t let this discourage you. Relax and enjoy whatever amount of time you can get this time, and then try again next week or next month. The more you practice, the better you will get at taking a half day away.

ESCAPE ON A SHOESTRING You don’t have to spend a lot to take a day to yourself. Six hours to yourself is relaxing no matter how much you spend.

Pull together your escape bag. Pack a lunch. Check out some magazines from the library. Window shop. Eat at a bakery or sandwich shop. Check out free museum days. Take advantage of matinee prices. Or just meander around a nearby city or town without a plan. If you end up walking around the park, enjoying the day, and phoning friends because it’s something you never seem to have time to do at home, embrace it. Your primary goal is taking good care of you, whatever you decide that means, and give everyone else a chance to take care of themselves without you. It’s important for every mom to practice relying on others, so this ability doesn’t get too rusty.

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LONG LUNCH. Bring a really good book or a stack of magazines.

SHOPPING DAY. Your favorite location, try on as much as you like with no interruptions.

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MUSEUM TOUR. Seen any good exhibits lately?

MOVIE MATINEE. That rom-com nobody wants to see but you? Now you can.

SALON DAY. Hair, nails and toes-make a day of it!

GO ANTIQUING OR JUNKING AT NEARBY SHOPS AND THRIFT STORES. You’ll get inspired to update your décor for less.

MESSAGE TO WORKING MOMS Work at home or away from home? Then you really deserve a half-day just for you!

Some working moms might have a couple of personal days left at the end of the vacation year that can be cashed in on a Friday or a Monday. And work-at-home moms can usually squeeze a five-day workload into four days to give themselves an extra weekend day occasionally. Plan ahead, communicate what you need with superiors, and get your half day away on your schedule ahead of time to make sure it actually happens. Otherwise, relaxation for mom is likely to fall off the bottom of the list. ✦

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She loves being outside to sniff all the smells and romp around in the yard.

Katie is looking for an active family that will give her plenty of exercise and lots of love. A volunteered said, “I love what a quirky girl she is! After our walk, Katie covers my face with kisses.”

Katie would do best as the only pup in the home and would need a slow introduction to a kitty sibling. She would be a great pet for a family with older kids who can get her out on daily walks and show her all the wonderful sights. She weighs between 75-80 lbs. and is spayed, microchipped, and up to date on vaccines. Katie can’t wait to find a family to call her own!

Greenhill Humane Society is open seven days a week, 11 am – 6 pm at 88530 Green Hill Rd in Eugene.

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