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Sybil Lockhart, Ph.D. is a teacher, scientist and author of Mother in the Middle: A Biologist's Story of Caring for Parent and Child. See full bio

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Blind Terror Meets Bunny Empathy

Alice, our first born, started out as a dog lover. In fact, she took her first steps in pursuit of three frolicking pups. She fearlessly toddled to the panting dogs, giggling with delight when they swiped at her cheeks with their long pink tongues. We thought that was it; she'd be a dog lover for life. But around age four, she began to recoil when dogs jumped to greet her; suddenly she seemed to perceive their open mouths and high energy as threatening. Read More

very nice post

very nice post

If you ever write about a cat

If you ever write about a cat I think I will faint. Rename this the Dog Blog or something- not "pets".

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