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Jan 9, 2025 | 
santafenewmexican.com | Hersch Wilson
“Go left, go left! Now go right! Faster! Make a circle! Get the tennis ball! Jump up on the human, make him Throw the ball! Chase!”Meet Dexter, a 6-month-old German shepherd mix. Then there is Amelia, the Obi-Wan Kenobi of shelter dogs. She’s a 5-year-old husky who walks by my side, leash slack, calmly taking in the winter’s day walk. She exudes dog wisdom. She seems to think, “Be the walk, breathe in, breathe out.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
herschwilson.medium.com | Hersch Wilson
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
herschwilson.medium.com | Hersch Wilson
Hersch Wilson·Follow4 min read·--Read the blog and then ask yourself, what is the one thing wrong with this picture? Imagine you’re walking down the road, and ahead of you is a larger-than-you person. Upon seeing you, he rushes towards you, sticking his arm out in front. He invades your “personal space” and attempts to pet you on the head or, worse, hug you. If you are like most people, your reaction could be anything from anxiousness to fear to anger.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
santafenewmexican.com | Hersch Wilson
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
santafenewmexican.com | Hersch Wilson
It’s 5 a.m. in a house nestled in the piñon- and juniper-dotted hills in Santa Fe County. A dog, Sally, wakes Anne Hillerman to go outside. Hillerman follows Sally out into the dark and looks up. The sky is brilliant with the Milky Way, and Hillerman decides she must write a novel that includes astronomy. That became her book, Stargazer. Hillerman, the daughter of novelist Tony Hillerman, is a Santa Fe treasure.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
santafenewmexican.com | Hersch Wilson
Here is my daydream on this hot August morning in Santa Fe:It starts early in the day. There is a dog resting his head on our bed, staring at me. If I move, he will begin to whine and bark. I stay still, opening one eye to see an enthusiastic 5-year-old German shepherd named Zuni. In the dream, it’s a cold October morning. From our bedroom, we can see whisps of snow on the peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
herschwilson.medium.com | Hersch Wilson
Remember when you were a kid and did something "wrong," and your parent yelled at you? I will always remember when I was a teenager, I took a shower in the upstairs bathroom (located directly above the kitchen). I committed the mortal sin of leaving the shower curtain outside the tub. Afterward, oblivious, I dressed, went down, and started eating breakfast. Of course, as I sat, water began dripping out of the light fixture above the table - drip, drip, drip onto the scrambled eggs and toast.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
santafenewmexican.com | Hersch Wilson
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Jul 5, 2024 | 
herschwilson.medium.com | Hersch Wilson
Oh boy. More on Robot dogs. Scientists in Japan have found that interacting with a "robot dog" can increase oxytocin levels by over two times the levels found in individuals without a robot pet. It also helps decrease the level of the stress hormone cortisol. The robot dog in question looks like a small penguin, with a body temperature that matches humans; it makes "seal-like" sounds and responds to having its belly rubbed. It has cameras for eyes that can track the movement of human hands.
