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Boomer Times Book of the Month Absurd Creature Of The Week:

& Senior Life Review The Anglerfish And The Absolute

RESCUING AN ANGEL Worst Sex On Earth
“Heel, Mr. Sims, Heal” ies in evolutionary biology, with young men
Teen movies are, at their core, veiled stud-
Authors: Peggy Lovelock with Melva Michaelian and women coming to sexual maturity and
— Reviewed by Anita Finley either giving into or resisting what is argu-
I was very anxious to review this round the corner there may wait, A ably an animal’s sole purpose on this planet
book when I saw its cover with an new road, or a secret gate.” —J.R.R. —to find a mate. Some decide to wait until
adorable Shih Tzu looking straight Tolkien. This chapter was all about they’re married, others lack the desirable
traits to even get that far, and still others
at me. His eyes are all knowing and a strange, unexpected occurrence succeed and consequently have to put off
that is what makes this book so and it evolved to making Peggy and college for a while.
compelling a story. He looks just Mr. Sims do a great job at winning But if the deep-sea anglerfish happened to have the cognitive and
like my last one, Charlie, and now some important titles. physical capabilities required to produce its own such films, there’d
I have Jack, another precious Shih The title of this book, “Heel, Mr. be decidedly fewer plot twists. Every single movie would go a little
Tzu. Peggy Lovelock, the Sims, Heal” has real mean- something like this: Boy meets girl, boy bites girl, boy’s mouth fuses
author, is a professional ing. “Heel” comes from the to girl’s body, boy lives the rest of his life attached to girl sharing her
dog trainer and also trains term used in dog compe- blood and supplying her with sperm. Ah, a tale as old as time.
dogs for competitions. The tition and “heal” was be- The over 300 extremely varied species of anglerfishes inhabit every-
way she got Simba, now cause of both Peggy’s and thing from shallow to super-deep waters, and are so named because
called Mr. Sims, was she Mr. Sim’s illnesses where they are fish that fish for fish using lures, which are actually highly
was hired to train this “bad they helped each other. modified spines of dorsal fins that have migrated to their snouts. But
dog” from someone who Peggy had to have a seri- among the 160 deep-sea species, only some 25 engage in the afore-
had a bad attitude about ous operation and all the mentioned biting-fusing-mating, what is known as sexual parasitism. In
what dogs should do and time she was recuperating, this group, the diminutive male looks like an entirely different species,
not do. After working with Simba, the Peggy’s devoted husband, Frank, lacking the female’s enormous jaws and characteristic lure.
owner found fault with his behavior manged the home fires, kept Mr. This is because he doesn’t need to hunt. He only exists to attach to
and the final straw was either Peggy Sims winning special awards that a female, and according to evolutionary biologist Theodore W. Pietsch
was going to take him or he was he had been prepared for by Peg- of the University of Washington, mates are so scarce down here that
going to the pound. Peggy saw the gy, then of course, visiting her in it might be that only 1 percent of males ever find a female. The rest
good in him and took him. That was the hospital, with Mr Sims running starve to death as virgins—unfortunate guys in a sea that doesn’t have
the beginning of a long love affair. ahead to her room. Even the nursing plenty of other fish.
Chapter after chapter, Peggy staff fell in love with Mr. Sims. But it isn’t for lack of trying. The male has the biggest nostrils in
writes about what her training con- Most dog owners seem to have proportion to its head of any animal on Earth, according to Pietsch.
sisted of with various dogs, always a special gene that fills their heart These sniffers are paired with extremely well-developed eyes, “so we
including her own Mr. Sims. Some and soul with compassion for their think that it’s kind of a dual approach,” he said. “The female emits a
of the stories broke my heart and companion. This book is filled with species-specific smell, a pheromone, and the male searches out based
others earned Peggy and her dogs stories about multiple incidences of on that, and then when the male gets close enough, the eyes can be To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.com.
awards for her intuition and suc- kindness, yet discipline, amazing used to distinguish the female of the correct species.”
cess in competition. I never knew feats that dogs have to learn and And with two dozen other species of anglerfishes that engage in this
just how hard it is to train dogs for perform when in the ring. It was il- manner of reproduction, the male had better be damn sure he chooses
competitions. luminating for me to learn what it the right one. Luckily, the female puts on the red blue light—in the form
What was so special was that at takes for both the trainer and dog of glowing bacteria living in her lure. Incredibly, some 90 percent of
the beginning of each chapter, there to compete. This book will bring joy species in the deep utilize such bioluminescence.
are quotes which were apropos to and tears but it is a must book for To read this entire article, go to BoomerTimesFL.com.
what that chapter talked about. A dog owners!
good example is Chapter 46: “Still INSIDE & ON OUR WEBSITE Boomertimesfl.com

About the author: 4 Singapore, A Condo For Residents Who Live In A High Rise Garden
Peggy Lovelock has been a professional trainer with
over twenty years experience with dogs of all ages, breeds, 6 Book of the Month: RESCUING AN ANGEL “Heel, Mr. Sims, Heal”
and with varied challenges. She has many highly prized by Peggy Lovelock with Melva Michaelian
certifications and her specialty is one-on-one training in- 6 Absurd Creature Of The Week: The Anglerfish And The Absolute
stead of group training classes. People travel with their
dogs from near and far to have Peggy train their dog. Melva Michaelian, Worst Sex On Earth
an English teacher and published author was very impressed with Peggy’s 16 Flowers Scream Love And Friendship
abilities and suggested she write a book about her training. Peggy and her
husband, Frank live in Springfield, MA. 17 Everything You Need To Know About Strawberries
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