Spike is a handsome one-year-old Mastiff/Malinois mix. He is big, sweet and loves to walk. Spike lived in a home with children. He is looking for an appreciative forever home. Come take this guy for a walk; you will love him.
Watson here, and I woke up this morning with my tummy grumbling and my dish was empty. Both dad and mom were sleeping. What gives? Twice a year this happens with daylight savings time and it takes awhile to get my folks into the routine again.
Biologists use the word “photoperiod” to describe the number of daylight hours. Humans value daylight so much that they change the clocks twice a year to maximize the daily photoperiod. In the Northern Hemisphere, it changes the length of the winter solstice to an 8-hour photoperiod and the longest day of summer to over 15 hours of sunlight.
All of that is good, but I have an internal clock body clock that tells me exactly when to eat and when to sleep. My body clock is a biological process known as the circadian rhythm. It uses the amount of light and darkness outside to let me know when it’s time to be awake, to be asleep, and even when to be hungry.
Controlling my body clock is a small gland in the brain called the pineal gland. It helps regulate the circadian rhythm by producing the hormone melatonin in response to the amount of light outside. Melatonin determines when and how much I sleep.
However, there is more to the story. I also use my senses of sight and hearing to study my parents’ daily behavior. Therefore, like I said before, the time may change for my folks but my tummy is still on the old time and I will use my magical powers of dog breath and licks to get them into the routine again.
XOXO
Watson
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We have one eight-month-old Hound mix puppy. He is cute! Call 775-423-7500 for details.
Policy, however, prohibits adopting out puppies or kittens under the age of six months to a home with children under 5 years of age. This is to protect both the children and the animal.
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