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Summer Jackel

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Gay coyote-with-a-hint-of-collie in a redwood forest. Art, pictures, words, fiddle, equestrian, handler of a beloved and diverse pack. She/her, flexibly. 18+ Pedestrian wolf; animal eloquence, sometimes.

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · Apr 20

For my own organization, my hounds' 3 runs on 4.19.25 (really the last third of the runs; as best I can manage after slipping them, without missing anything). This is their morning run.

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 15h

oooh yes I love this rum!

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 15h

Ditto to ABA 'therapy' for autistic kids. It's abuse and only teaches them to mask which will have highly negative mental health impacts later, like suicide.

God @thegodpodcast.com · 17h

"Conversion therapy" is a polite name for something that isn’t conversion and isn’t therapy. It’s abuse.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18h

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · 16h

What jargon does media get wrong in a way that's jarring for you?

"Stat" doesn't just means fast, it means "there is a life-threatening circumstance and I need this to solve it." Nothing in a morgue is 'stat,' just 'asap.'

On a ship, "aye" means "yes." "Aye-aye" means "heard, and I will comply."

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Dr. Jey McCreight 🧬🏳️‍⚧️ @jeymccreight.bsky.social · 17h

Some of the anti-ICE posters I spotted today in Chicago

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 17h

LOL! oh I bet he's pretty! and looks cool in weaves!

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Anthony Hurd @anthonyhurd.bsky.social · 19h

The remaining limited edition prints of “You have this hold over me” from my solo show last summer are now up on my shop. :-)

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 18h

Ya, sighthounds are specialists with unique play styles; sometimes they play well with other breeds, sometimes it's less compatible. The speeds they reach can add behavioral complexity and make impacts hit much harder than non-sighthounds expect. Some are so sensitive that they don't like impact.

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 19h

There is a wondrous carousel in Boston that has an oarfish chariot. I just learned this and am sharing the joy. I love this machine!!!

The Boston Greenway Carousel at night, lit in green, purple and yellow with the cityscape behind. It has lovely noveau inspired wave forms on its rounding boards

daytime closeup of the oarfish chariot, showing its expressive detail

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 19h

What a beautiful, clear graphic!

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Bingcai Liu @bingcailiu.bsky.social · 1d

Excited to share our research on the evolution of fossil forests from the Devonian to Jurassic! By analyzing 38 global fossil forests, we explored key parameters to better understand how these fossil forests developed over time.

doi.org/10.1016/j.ea...

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Neugin @lostcitymagic.bsky.social · 23h

Everything reminds me of her

Jack o'lantern with slit pupils like a cat or lizard, an upside down smile frowning mouth and pointed fang teeth. Pumpkin us tilted with a Jean, sock and shoe covered leg protruding from its mouth, blood spatter around it and positioned as if caught in the middle of dragging away limb while eating it

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 23h

ideal conformation or otherwise, and they can get banged up playing with big dogs. I love having 2 the same size and energy level for play! My guys have the opposite problem, too big and powerful to play with most dogs. Heh sorry for all the words, hound conformation fascinates me.

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 23h

different, and differently sized breeds, that there remains a lot of irregularity in conformation. Many of those I've seen personally are quite steep (which isn't to say they all are) but that could be part of the issue. But small sighthounds are tender and sensitive ...

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 23h

the borzoi standard just says "sloping," and the sheltie standard is actually really specific, "shoulder blades should slope at a 45-degree angle forward and downward to the shoulder joints;" so they all basically say the same thing. But silkens are such a new breed, coming down from 3 very ...

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 23h

is more likely to be sore on his forehand after a hard run. This is subtle and not a problem, and keeping him fit with endurance (hiking) as well as sprint (running, playing hard with other dogs) helps, but I notice it. The silken and whippet standards call for a "well laid back" shoulder...

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 23h

to athletic injury in the shoulder and forehand or soreness after exercise. Trout's shoulder is overly steep; it's a couple degrees up of Mako, whose shoulder angulation is good but not superb. I see the difference in otherwise very similar hounds; Mako is faster and has better endurance, and Trout

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 23h

My thought is purely speculative, as I've never touched Luka or even looked at a stacked photo, and this isn't something a vet would notice so much as a finer point of conformation that judges and breeders are paying attention to. He may be steep-shouldered, which can result in vulnerability ...

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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 1d

#Primates

Max Waugh @maxwaughphoto.bsky.social · 1d

The quick brown gibbon jumped over the green rainforest…

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Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance @denverzoo.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: Our lion cubs made their big debut this week! 🦁💛 They’re out exploring their outdoor habitat from 9:30–11:30 a.m. daily in the Predator Ridge Maternity Yard, and trust us, you don’t want to miss these adorable additions out and about.

Plan your visit today: https://denverzoo.org/

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Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 1d

I have a very special sweater that I commissioned a friend to knit, partly from all the yarn I had spun over the years of my dogs' shed fur and partly from heritage breed wool. I forget what I paid her, but it wasn't cheap and her price was fair. It is priceless and very personal, and I love it.

Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 1d

SO cool! I look forward to seeing this!

Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 1d

I look forward to seeing this!!

Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 1d

She was just the best. Epic hound. We had so many great adventures.

Summer Jackel @summerjackel.bsky.social · 1d

My 4 best hound photos

Phoenix, a gold and white borzoi, gallops on the beach beside a still pool. Her reflection in it is better in focus than she is (2022)

Phoenix and Mako, mother and son borzoi, gallop together. She is at the most contracted point of stride, on an inside turn; he is fully extended. Both dogs have all four feet off the ground in this photo. Her golden plates make a heart shape! 2025 (this morning)

Head portrait of Zhava, a black and tan borzoi, wearing a red leather collar with a silver heart motif. The day is overcast and the hills behind her are misty. 2013

Mako, a young gold and white borzoi, stands on a beach at sunset (2024)

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