COFFEE BREAK
B6 — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD
SATuRDAY, ApRIL 30, 2022
Childhood sexual abuse puts woman on difficult path
girl,” but the past haunts me. I
used to talk about the abuse con-
stantly. It was always in the back
of my mind. It still pops up on a
regular basis, but I have not told
my new partner.
A friend once told me that
people don’t need to know every-
thing about you, and I believe
that. Some folks blamed me for
the abuse, although it started
before I was 8. Sometimes I
feel I should tell my partner, as
it does affect my behavior — I
have low self-esteem, etc. I’ve
had counseling, but it didn’t
help me. When I confronted my
abuser years later, he told me it
was my problem.
Do I need to share this to be
DEAR ABBY: I’m a widow
in a new relationship. I was
molested for years by an older
sibling. When my behavior
became troublesome — skipping
school, becoming antisocial — I
was sent to a reform school for
several years. The sibling was
sent into the army.
When I was released from the
school, I drifted into worse rela-
tionships and into the sex trade.
I got out of that after six months.
I’ve always felt like a “good
ODFW cuts
deer tags in
Heppner,
Starkey
Experimental
Forest
NEWS OF THE WEIRD
Your dog’s personality may have little to do with its breed
Canine behavior is
more individual than
stereotypes suggest
By CHRISTINA LARSON
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON —
Research confirms what dog
lovers know — every pup is
truly an individual.
Many of the popular ste-
reotypes about the behavior
of golden retrievers, poodles
or schnauzers, for example,
aren’t supported by science,
according to a new study.
“There is a huge amount of
behavioral variation in every
breed, and at the end of the
day, every dog really is an
individual,” said study co-au-
thor and University of Mas-
sachusetts geneticist Elinor
Karlsson.
She said pet owners love to
talk about their dog’s person-
ality, as illustrated by some
owners at a New York dog
park.
Elizabeth Kelly said her
English springer spaniel was
“friendly, but she’s also kind
of the queen bee.” Suly Ortiz
described her yellow Lab as
“really calm, lazy and shy.”
And Rachel Kim’s mixed-
breed dog is “a lot of dif-
ferent dogs, personality wise
— super independent, really
affectionate with me and my
husband, but pretty, pretty
suspicious of other people,
other dogs.”
That kind of enthusiasm
from pet owners inspired
Karlsson’s latest scientific
inquiry. She wanted to know
to what extent are behavioral
patterns inherited — and how
much are dog breeds associ-
ated with distinctive and pre-
dictable behaviors?
The answer: While phys-
EO Media Group
LA GRANDE — The Oregon Depart-
ment of Fish and Wildlife is cutting the
number of controlled mule deer tags
for the 2022 season in the Heppner unit
and eliminating tags altogether for the
Starkey Experimental Forest, which had
five tags last year.
The tag numbers are lower than the
figures in the 2022 big game hunting
regulations.
May 15 is the deadline to apply for
2022 fall controlled hunt tags.
Hunters who have already applied for
a tag in Heppner or Starkey who want to
change their application have until June
1 to do so online via their account or at a
license sale agent.
Heppner unit (Hunt No. 148)
The tag allocation will drop from
2,860 to 2,610.
The reason, according to ODFW, is an
unexpected change in land ownership that
has reduced the size of the Heppner Reg-
ulated Hunt Area from 63 square miles
to 22 square miles, causing “a significant
loss of publicly accessible hunting area,”
according to a press release.
Starkey Experimental Forest
(Hunt No. 152B)
The elimination of deer hunting in the
Starkey Forest, west of La Grande, is due
to a continued decline in mule deer popu-
lations in the area.
The drop is primarily due to poor hab-
itat, according to ODFW, including the
intrusion of young conifers and drought,
which have reduced the amount of forage
and led to low fawn survival.
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The Associated press, File
Dachshund dogs wait in a box before competition at a dog show in Dortmund, Germany, on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017.
Research released on Thursday, April 28, 2022, confirms what dog lovers know — every pup is truly an individual. A
new study has found that many of the popular stereotypes about the behavior of specific breeds aren’t supported by
science.
“The correlation
between dog behavior
and dog breed is
much lower than most
expected.”
ical traits such as a grey-
hound’s long legs or a Dal-
matian’s spots are clearly
inherited, breed is not a
strong predictor of any indi-
vidual dog’s personality.
The researchers’ work,
published Thursday, April 28,
in the journal Science, mar-
shals a massive dataset to
reach these conclusions —
the most ever compiled, said
Adam Boyko, a geneticist at
AROUND OREGON AND THE REGION
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High Thursday
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High: 98°
Low: 8°
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HAY INFORMATION SUNDAY
Lowest relative humidity
Afternoon wind
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RESERVOIR STORAGE (through midnight Friday)
Phillips Reservoir
Unity Reservoir
Owyhee Reservoir
McKay Reservoir
Wallowa Lake
Thief Valley Reservoir
10% of capacity
81% of capacity
46% of capacity
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100% of capacity
STREAM FLOWS (through midnight Thursday)
Grande Ronde at Troy
3680 cfs
Thief Valley Reservoir near North Powder
32 cfs
Burnt River near Unity
2 cfs
Umatilla River near Gibbon
337 cfs
Minam River at Minam
439 cfs
Powder River near Richland
26 cfs
Death Valley, Calif.
Ely, Minn.
Chandler, Okla.
OREGON
High: 63°
Low: 26°
Wettest: 0.22”
The Dalles
Crater Lake
Lakeview
WEATHER HISTORY
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in April 1857. The cold kept many plants
dormant; even by April 30, no blossoms
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RECREATION FORECAST SUNDAY
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isn’t strictly passed down
along breed lines.
For example, they found
golden retrievers that
don’t retrieve, said co-au-
thor Kathryn Lord, who
studies animal behavior with
Karlsson.
Some breeds, such as hus-
kies and beagles, may show
a greater tendency to howl.
But many of these dogs don’t,
as both the owner survey and
genetic data showed.
The researchers could find
no genetic basis for aggres-
sive behaviors nor a link to
specific breeds.
“The correlation between
dog behavior and dog breed
is much lower than most
expected,” said Jeff Kidd, a
geneticist at the University of
Michigan, who had no role in
the research.
Cornell University, who was
not involved in the study.
Dogs became humanity’s
best friend more than 14,000
years ago, as the only animal
domesticated before the
advent of agriculture.
But the concept of dog
breeds is much more recent.
Around 160 years ago, people
began to selectively breed
dogs to have certain consistent
physical traits, like coat tex-
ture and color and ear shape.
The researchers surveyed
more than 18,000 dog owners
and analyzed the genomes of
about 2,150 of their dogs to
look for patterns.
They found that some
behaviors — such as howling,
pointing and showing friend-
liness to human strangers —
do have at least some genetic
basis. But that inheritance
— Jeff Kidd, University of
Michigan geneticist.
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Baker City
out and told me she wouldn’t be
my friend anymore if I did. I’ve
known Lizzy for four years, and I
don’t want to lose her friendship.
A day later, I found out from
another friend of mine that Lizzy
was dating my twin brother. She
never asked me if I was OK with
that, let alone informed me that
they had feelings for each other.
Does this give me the right to
date Lizzy’s ex? — BREAKING
GIRL CODE IN ALABAMA
DEAR BREAKING: I
think so. But don’t do it without
first clearing the air with her,
because if things work out with
your twin brother, you are likely
to be seeing a lot of Lizzy in
the future.
trained counselor who can guide
you. Nothing you confide will be
a shock to that person, and you
may be put in touch with help in
your local area.
The RAINN website is rainn.
org and its toll-free phone
number is 800-656-4673. Please
don’t wait to reach out. Every-
thing is confidential.
DEAR ABBY: My close
friend, “Lizzy,” broke up with
her boyfriend six weeks ago.
At first, she was very depressed
about it, but she has gradually
gotten over him. A few days ago,
Lizzy’s ex-boyfriend asked me
out. I really wanted to say yes,
but I decided to ask her first if it
was OK. When I did, she flipped
completely honest about who I
am? I have never felt “normal.”
It’s as if I’m carrying a dreaded
secret. Any advice? — GOOD
GIRL IN WASHINGTON
DEAR GOOD GIRL: What
you suffered as a child was not
your fault. You needed coun-
seling then, not blame. Because
you didn’t receive it at that time,
it isn’t surprising your problems
followed you wherever you went.
Not knowing your partner, I
cannot decide for you whether
you should reveal your history
to him. I can, however, strongly
recommend that you contact the
Rape, Abuse and Incest National
Network (RAINN). When you
do, you will be talking with a
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