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Dogs in a different type of “natural” habitat.

The highlight of my summer vacation (two weeks in Italy and Greece, accompanying my 13-year-old son on a school-related trip) was observing the feral dogs in the ruins of the ancient city of Pompei. I did learn a little history as we strolled through streets that were buried under ash and lava in A.D. 79, and have been progressively excavated since 1748, but I can admit to you that mostly I was dog-watching.

Like clockwork: “See how cute and good I am?” “Why, yes, and here is some food for you!”

As every tourist bus pulls into the lot just outside the visitor’s entrance to the city, dogs run to greet the people getting off the bus. There are dogs of every mixture and size, but they share one…

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