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“To find out, we turned to online search interest,” the website explained in its methodology. “Using a list of 40 notable dog breeds across the seven major groups — Working, Herding, Sporting, Non-Sporting, Hound, Terrier, and Toy — we explored Google search trends over the last 12 months for every state and the District of Columbia. We determined clear winners for the most searched dog breed in each state, the most searched dog breed overall, and how many states searched that breed the most.”
Georgia’s top breed may not surprise you: it’s the English Bulldog.
The official mascot of the University of Georgia, the breed has also been a popular mascot for state high schools. Georgia joins California, Texas and seven other states who gave the bulldog the “Best in Search” blue ribbon.
“Despite serious over-breeding and subsequent health issues, the tenacious Bulldog endures and has long been among the most popular breeds in the U.S. and abroad,” Honest Paws said.
Although Bulldogs are popular in Georgia, they are among the breeds that are more sensitive to hot temperatures. No matter the breed, you can take measures to keep your furry friend cool this summer. Among the tips from Rover.com are a shallow wading pool, collapsable water dishes on walks and a wet towel for laying down.
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McNair, who married at 19 and divorced about six years later, also said she’s come to realize she’ll have to be aggressive going forward. 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Dinkins has seen her share of clients who look for “get-rich-quick” possibilities. She recounts a meeting with an older woman about her finances. “At the age of 60, her job position was eliminated. She had only saved $50,000, and she still had a mortgage. She was hoping I could invest the money for six months and create a miracle for her. 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After 38 years with Sandy Springs-based UPS, the Roswell resident retired in 2015. She credits Thornton, her financial planner of roughly 20 years, with helping her develop healthy financial habits, to see that she could and should travel and “spend some money” instead of leaving it “to other people.” The 62-year-old who never married believes in playing it safe, though, and not taking risks with her investments. “Even though I was hesitant to retire at the time, I think it’s been very good.”"},{"_id":"GIWQIGWN3VCM7N6BTN5RF5NDCU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1624466123629},"type":"text","content":"She said she has an IRA, savings account, 401(k), company pension, and, at the advice of Thornton — over the uncertainty of the future of Social Security — has taken her Social Security payments instead of waiting until she turned 66, the age at which she’d originally planned to start taking the payments. “I would never have done that without him,” said MacLean, who, since retirement, has managed to take both guitar and French lessons."},{"_id":"4URA5K6NUZDGTKCXQ36EKAJ5CA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1622293802616},"type":"text","content":"MacLean suggests getting an early start, age-wise, when it comes to investing. 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Oftentimes we are more intentional about taking care of ourselves through proper diet and exercise. We know that so many people rely on us that that becomes the priority. To the contrary, when it comes to money, we often turn that over to our husbands to manage. They either don’t have the knowledge and skills to make wise investment decisions that will pay off long term or they don’t see the value in saving for retirement,“ she said."},{"_id":"GSCT46T6UJAORCXZBY5SKRAJIQ","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1624480587471},"type":"text","content":"For divorced women like herself, being financially unprepared can be even more dire, Dent said. ”We do not understand the importance of making sure that we get our fair share of the ex-husband’s 401(k) or stock portfolio.”"},{"_id":"EVQ6CTFECJFYDP7XMTKBVVIIYM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1622293802619},"type":"text","content":"As Dinkins sees it, “women are born with a blessing and a curse. The blessing is we will probably outlive our male counterparts, and the curse is we will probably outlive our male counterparts. Longevity is the blessing and the curse. 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Some providers do a good job of screening for PMAD, but many medical providers also tell a woman, “this is normal,” or don’t understand the difference between baby blues and true PMAD due to lack of education and training."},{"_id":"YUJQMEIEV5ALLIFLRTWFF5GURM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1624379443906},"type":"text","content":"Mental health programs and medical programs need to have a baseline education on screening, assessment and treatment options for PMAD versus baby blues. 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Adam Betuel, director of conservation for the Georgia Audubon Society, says they saw a 34% increase in membership between 2019 and now that was partly due to the organization expanding in 2020, but also due to more people birdwatching and wanting to know what they were seeing."},{"_id":"W25VBE2QF5AUHLJBDU2O2XVMBE","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1623945018664},"type":"text","content":"“To care about something, you have to learn about it,” Betuel says."},{"_id":"UK2BMRZLPFBKPE7IERBAHXXUM4","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1623850541047},"type":"text","content":"That’s where Rushing’s messages strike a chord. He started an Instagram account for his photos, a blog for his thoughts, and put the two together in his neighborhood listserv messages. 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We learned that baby birds can’t digest seeds yet so our bird feeders might be empty as parent birds searched for caterpillars and other bug proteins to feed their young. How many insects does it take to feed a brood of three to 10 chickadees? A mere 4,000-5,000."},{"_id":"DZ7VCCKXGZHCPJATMLDQX3WDHU","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1623850541033},"type":"text","content":"An email in August showed a scruffy-looking gray catbird and explained that we might not be seeing birds on our feeders because they were molting: “The molting birds are very vulnerable, especially during the time their flight feathers are in transition. They hunker down in cover and for the most part go silent. 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Anything to get people to respect nature is good for the habitat, and good for our own health.” Braden, the former neighborhood association president, has also gotten the message: “It’s one thing to think about climate change, but it starts with what can I do. For instance, I don’t like mosquitoes but if I spray for mosquitoes, I’m killing off something else at the same time.”"},{"_id":"5HT42N2LMZCQBENAJSEVJJYLAM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1623850541055},"type":"text","content":"When asked about his bird knowledge, Rushing says he does know a lot but the emails give him a good excuse to research and gather more information. He’s self-taught and has taken classes like the “master birding” course offered by the Georgia Audubon Society, but says he relies on his youngest son, Clark, to “keep me honest about scientific claims.”"},{"_id":"756KUFNKFNCZJMEKIBTZR2PMZY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1623850541056},"type":"text","content":"Clark Rushing is an avian ecologist who’s starting a position as professor of ecology at the University of Georgia in August. He appreciates his father’s photos for showing the number and diversity of bird species in an urban area like the neighborhood where he grew up. Like his father, he is deeply affected by the huge declines in bird populations and has focused his research on what’s driving those declines, particularly painted buntings."},{"_id":"YVYIMI4LAVC7XAVNHS34RJEBCY","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1623945018694},"type":"text","content":"He’s glad his father’s emails are making people more aware: “Maybe that’s the silver lining of the last year. So many people looked out their back windows and saw the birds.” And, by the way, he hasn’t had to call his dad out on anything he’s written."},{"_id":"TLKXMZGR4JDZBMIWSDZZ5E7PKA","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[{"pos":300,"comment":"Lori Leland and David Kirk"}],"comments":[],"_id":1623850541057},"type":"text","content":"Many of Rushing’s neighbors forward his emails to friends and family all across the country. Braden forwards the messages to her 85-year-old mother in Berkeley, California, an avid birder who hasn’t been able to go birding. Some parents forward emails to grown children no longer living at home. For Leland and Kirk, the sound of the barred owls in our neighborhood are “the sound of home” for their daughters in college; Rushing’s pictures of the barred owl “lovebirds” are their favorites. They credit Rushing’s emails as something positive and a distraction from all the negative things of the past year."},{"_id":"B4QVIAIVO5G35DTQCHUK5NAYPM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1623850541059},"type":"text","content":"Kirk says they remind him of something his grandfather once said to him: “With all the stuff that goes on in the world, it still is a beautiful place.”"},{"_id":"2KX3VUEIJZHWXKC76ERLO352OM","additional_properties":{"inline_comments":[],"comments":[],"_id":1624377926761},"type":"text","content":"Catherine S. 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