Baby Snatcher - The True Story That Inspired the Movie Starring Veronica Hamel

The Kidnapping

In February 1988, Cora Abbott, 27, found herself having to return to work after a six weeks maternity leave. She put an ad in the local newspaper advertising for a babysitter's position in her home. As the grandmother cared for baby Rachael, a young woman, 38 year old Maritza Rentz, came by to interview for the babysitter's position. The grandmother was quite impressed with Maritza. She seemed like the perfect choice, but while the grandmother stepped out of the room momentarily, Maritza simply walked out of the house with the child in arms. The grandmother quickly returned, and to her horror, discovered that the 4 week old infant had been kidnapped. On Sunday, February 21, Cora Abbott pleaded for her daughter's return. "No one can love her like we do..." I need her back here. She belongs to us," pleaded Abbott.

The Search and Rescue

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The neighbors and coworkers couldn't figure it out. There was something really strange about Maritza and this so called pregnancy. It was obvious that she had been pregnant the previous fall, but no one had noticed her being pregnant within the last few months. But no one said a word. Not one word until the news of Rachael Ann White's disappearance hit the front pages of the local newspaper and the 6 o'clock news. Then everything clicked, the pregnancy, the strange behavior, and the 4 day old baby, who looked at least a month old. Maritza. It had to be Maritza. After 4 days, the police swarmed the quiet suburban neighborhood and the home of Paul and Maritza Rentz. She was in her vehicle leaving for work when she was quickly taken into custody. The baby was found in the crib unharmed. The FBI checked her naval and found that the umbilical cord had already fallen off indicating the baby to be older than 4days old. A false birth certificate had also been found. It was a happy and tearful reunion as Cora Abbott embraced her beautiful baby girl. Life would be somewhat difficult because Abbott wouldn't be able to forget the nightmare of having her baby snatched from her own home. How would she ever be able to fully trust anyone or leave her daughter even for a moment ever again?

The Arrest

Maritza Rentz, trying to save her third marriage was desperate to conceive a child to make her happy. When her pregnancy had to be terminated medically she felt that her husband Paul would leave her, so she etched out a plan to take another baby and raise it as her own. She almost backed out of the plan many times, but upon seeing the baby she felt that God wanted her to take the baby. Maritza Rentz was charged with posing as a babysitter and second degree kidnapping. She was held on ,000 bond. She was ordered to stand trial in April of that same year. She was arrested again a few weeks later for buying an international driver's license. It appeared that Rentz had plans to leave the country. Her bond was then raised to 0,000. While being held at El Paso County Jail, Rentz tried to commit suicide and was placed in Colorado State Hospital. Rachael Ann White's grandmother, Evelyn Reed, felt sorry for Rentz, and she asked to see her. She said that she felt that everyone had turned their back on her, even her husband, Air Force Captain, Paul Rentz. So she wanted to tell the lonely woman that she forgives her for what she did. Reed's daughter, Cora Abbott offered no comment on the matter. In May of 1988, charges were dropped against Paul Rentz. Rentz had been suspected of helping his wife plan the abduction, but they were not able to find sufficient evidence that he had any prior knowledge of the events that took place. On May, 17, Maritza plead guilty "by reason of impaired mental condition." Later the same month she was offered a plea bargain which would allow her to plead guilty to two charges, criminal impersonation and second degree kidnapping. In September, 1988, she was given probation instead of jail time and sentenced to one year in a psychiatric hospital in San Antonio, TX, to be near her mother Coralia Beato. In January, 1989, after only 4 months in Villa Maria psychiatric hospital, she was released to a halfway house in San Antonio, Texas. In the meantime, back in Colorado, Cora Abbott and her family were simply terrified. She was unable to work for fear of leaving little Rachael. In January, 1990, she decided to file suit against Maritza Beato. The suit was settled in January of the next year. The terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Maritza Beato Rentz never once showed an ounce of remorse for her crime.

Update

I had the chance to speak with Cora Abbott about how life has been since the kidnapping. She said that she is doing really well. She is remarried and still living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Her daughter Rachael is all grown up and is in College to be a psychologist. She is almost finished with her studies. After the kidnapping, Cora decided to open a home day care in an effort to keep her children close to her. She has been in business for the past 20 years. She is no longer a part of the organization Families of Missing Children, but she does do a lot of private work. I asked her how close the movie was to real life. She said that there were some differences, notably, the way in which the police were portrayed in a very nonchalant manner. In real life they were ruthless, yet "we understood why" she says. It was because at the time they had many family members in law enforcement. Cora watches the movie Baby Snatcher occasionally because she has it on tape. ()Paul and Maritza divorced after the incident. But Maritza went on to bigger and better things. She passed away recently. She became an activist, investigative reporter, and editor. She became huge in the Cuban American community in Miami, Florida. She had many enemies because she was very critical and exposed the criminal behavior of several influential people in Miami. She died without anyone knowing who she really was.

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Hypnosis And Memory - Hypnosis And Forgetting

As a clinical hypnotherapist, I occasionally receive requests from my clients to help them remember something they've forgotten, or to help them forget something they no longer wish to remember. It's not always possible or advisable to fulfill these requests. The idea of using hypnotherapy to manipulate memory is more complex than most people realize. The general public seems to have much confusion on the subject. I'd like to clear that confusion with this article.

Remembering

First, let's talk about whether hypnosis can facilitate memory. People want to remember things they have forgotten for a number of often legitimate reasons. Here are some reasons I've heard:

Hypnosis And Memory - Hypnosis And Forgetting

People want to remember where they left some item that they cannot find.

People want to search through their past to discover the original cause of seemingly inexplicable and troubling emotions, thought patterns, or behaviors. This is often the case when people suspect they may have suppressed memories of childhood abuse, or when people want to explore "past lives". Many believe that by uncovering the "cause" of the problems, they will be "cured" or at least they will understand themselves more fully.

People want to remember what happened when they have a "gap" in time. For example, during a fever, or while inebriated, or under the effects of certain drugs, people may lose memory. When they recover their senses, they might wonder what happened while their minds were incapacitated.

In legal cases, people may want to remember the details of a crime they have witnessed, in order to give a more accurate report to the police or more complete testimony to the courts. In legal cases, forensic hypnotherapy is often employed by hypnotherapists specifically trained in eliciting information for legal purposes.

Can hypnosis really help in these kinds of cases? The answer is "Well, sometimes yes and sometimes no." It is a myth that the human brain stores every memory of everything that has ever occurred to the individual. There is no scientific way to prove that every memory is stored intact for a lifetime. It is far more likely and logical to conclude that the brain maintains memories based on whether they are recent, useful and frequently recalled, and eventually deletes those that are not. This theory makes sense due to the fact that most of us forget far more than we remember. It would simply overload the brain to have to remember every detail of every waking moment of our lives.

Another myth is that memories are stored accurately and intact. Memory erodes and changes over time. Memory is almost never completely accurate. The mind retains bits and pieces of memories and then fills in the rest. Memory blurs and changes over time. The ability to accurately remember is affected by many variables, such as the meaning of the event, and your mental and emotional state at the time. You might recall your vacation in vivid detail, if it was just last week. How well do you remember a vacation you took ten years ago? Just because someone "remembers" an event via hypnosis doesn't mean the memory is accurate or complete.

Hypnotherapy may or may not be effective in retrieving a memory. One person may recover a memory in just one session of hypnotherapy, while another may require several sessions. The ability to recover a memory in hypnosis depends on a number of factors. One factor is the client's degree of hypnotizability. Hypnotizability (the ability to access the hypnotic state) varies among individuals. Another factor is the motivation of the client. A client may be less amenable to hypnosis if he or she feels conflicted about recovering the memory. For example, suppose an individual want to remember the details of early childhood abuse at the hands of an unknown assailant, and at the same time, suspects or fears that the assailant may be revealed as a loved family member. A person wanting to reveal what happened during a "gap" in time may worry that he or she will remember something embarrassing or shameful.

Another factor is the skill of the hypnotherapist. Hypnotherapists do best when they can put their clients at ease, adjust procedures to the needs and preferences of the client, and maintain the flexibility to work with a wide variety of client personalities. Hypnotherapists must also have a repertoire of trance-induction methods so that if a client is not responsive to one method, another method can be used.

Finally, when it comes to recovering memories, the hypnotherapist must be careful with wording the instructions and questions to the client in trance. The hypnotherapist should make every effort to avoid "leading" instructions or "presuppositional" questions. Let's say, for example, that during hypnotic regression, the client reports a memory of being in a room with an adult and feeling afraid. At the point, it would be inappropriate for the hypnotherapist to say, "Give me the name of this man" The instruction assumes that the person is a man, and that the client should know his name, when perhaps neither is the case. An example of a presuppositional question might be, "Where did he touch you?" when it hasn't been established that the client was touched at all. A more neutral question would be "And then what happened?"

Careless wording in hypnotherapy may lead to a phenomenon called "false memory." False memory occurs when the client produces a memory of something that did not happen, and believes it to be true, especially since it emerged during hypnosis. Just because a memory emerges in hypnosis, does not make it true. Some clients are very compliant in hypnosis and are likely to go along with leading instructions and presuppositional questions, producing inaccurate recall. Even with the most scrupulous instructions and questions, false memories can emerge. Sometimes clients want to remember something so badly that the mind actually fabricates a memory to satisfy the desire. A hypnotherapist should never vouch for the accuracy of truthfulness of a memory that a client produces through hypnotherapy.

In the case of remembering events that may constitute the origin of troubling behaviors, thoughts or emotions, there are additional considerations. First, when no memory emerges, it doesn't mean nothing happened, and it doesn't mean the individual cannot change. People make significant changes in their lives without always understanding the origins of their problems. Second, human problems might result from other factors, not just past events. Biology, cultural influences, brain chemistry, and genetics can play a role. Third, sometimes the basis of the problem is an omission--and no memory exists for something that didn't happen. A lack of validation and affection can be as emotionally damaging to a child as criticism and belittling.

Finally, when it comes to lost memory, perhaps it is a survival mechanism that the mind can mercifully block out a memory of trauma or tragedy. I recently met a man who asked my professional opinion about this. His niece was assaulted in her home by an intruder, who beat her severely. After months of medical care and recovery, she is doing well, with no memory of what happened that night. Her psychiatrist concluded that it is unnecessary for her to recall the trauma, and to insist that she do so would be unkind and perhaps unethical. Did I agree? Under the circumstances, yes.

Forgetting

Next, allow me to discuss how hypnosis can facilitate forgetting and the ethical considerations involved. Over the years I've had a few clients tell they wanted hypnotherapy in order to forget something painful. It can be done. Again, hypnotizability, motivation, and rapport are all factors in how well someone can be hypnotized and how completely one will follow the instruction to forget something.

Stage hypnotists often give their volunteers instructions for temporary amnesia--say, failure to recall one's address, or middle name, or the number between six and eight. As long as the instruction is not threatening, the hypnotized individual will often comply. At the end of the show, the stage hypnotist always tells the volunteer that he or she will once more recall the information.

Hypnotherapy is different. The goal is not to entertain, but to change people's lives for the better. I've had mainly two types of requests for forgetting. One I often encounter is from someone who has just gone through a painful break-up. One man told me that the thought of his former girlfriend caused him so much anguish that he wanted to totally erase her memory from his mind. I've also met some people who have told me they want to forget that they ever smoked, so they can stop smoking and never be tempted so smoke again.

In every case, I have refused on ethical grounds. Here's why. The mind stores information like a database stores data. Much of the information is cross-linked to other pieces of information. Delete one category of information and other, cross linked information becomes incomplete and confusing. Associative memories may be lost as well. Suppose Joe does forget Jane via hypnosis. What happens when he encounters her one day on the street and she begins to talk about her memories of their relationship? What happens when he finds a card or letter in his drawer with her signature at the bottom? Suppose Sam forgets he was ever a smoker, but can't account for the lighters in his desk and briefcase. Will Joe and Sam think they are going crazy?

It's not a good idea to purposely remove memories, even painful ones. Besides, there are other ways to get over a break-up or stop smoking. It's still possible for hypnotherapy to help in both cases.

Conclusion

Tampering with memory via hypnosis is a delicate and uncertain business. There are no guarantees. Please understand this when you go looking for a hypnotherapist to help you remember something. Additionally, for your own piece of mind, don't ask a hypnotherapist help you to forget something of vital significance in your life.

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Famous Killers - Prominent Murderers of the 1800s

Throughout history, murderers have always seemed to rivet the attention of the public. Hapless victims, their calculated killers, and all the gruesome details of the crime seem to fascinate most people, and the trials are oftentimes sensational events that attract the masses. Killers committing their heinous crimes during the 19th century were no different than the ones of today, but a few of these criminals stand out in history.

Champ Ferguson - The story of Champ Ferguson is set in the mountains of Tennessee during the height of the American Civil War. For reasons not completely clear, Ferguson became a staunch supporter of the Rebel cause; some say Union soldiers raped his wife and daughter, while others say that the Confederacy promised him clemency on an existing murder charge if he promised his support. Whatever his reasons were, Ferguson became one of the most notorious and feared guerrillas in Tennessee, and also one of the most prolific killers of Union soldiers and supporters in the area. Noted for his sadistic tendencies when he found a new victim, Ferguson is estimated to have killed over 100 people, though he was only tried for the murders of 53. Ferguson was arrested and tried for murder in May of 1865, creating something of a spectacle for a public eager to see him sentenced to death. Though Ferguson freely admitted to committing the many murders, he maintained that his acts were part of military activities and he only killed those who would have killed him. Ferguson was convicted of war crimes and sentenced to hang on October 20, 1865. His death closed the chapter of one of the South's most notorious guerrilla fighters, feared by some and revered by others.

H. H. Holmes - Known by many as America's first documented serial killer, H. H. Holmes is responsible for the deaths of as many as 100 people, though he confessed to only 27 of those murders. Born in New Hampshire in 1860 under the name Herman Webster Mudgett, Holmes is best known for the time he spent in Chicago during the World's Fair in 1893. After graduating from medical school in Michigan, Holmes moved to Chicago to practice pharmacy. Dispensing medicine, however, was not high on his priority list, and instead he became involved in a number of shady business deals swindling people out of their money. In 1893, construction began on The Castle, which would serve as his home/office, a hotel for visitors to the fair, and ultimately, his killing grounds. The building was three stories high, covered an entire city block, and had a floorplan that would confound even the most experienced architect. The third floor was a sort of labyrinth, with windowless rooms, doors opening to nowhere, stairs leading to nowhere, and many more oddities. This was where Holmes committed his murders, torturing his victims and sending their bodies down secret passageways to the basement where they were either burned or dissected and sold to medical schools. When the World's Fair concluded, Holmes left Chicago looking for more opportunities to increase his wealth and his victim count. When he was caught in an insurance fraud scheme with his associate Benjamin Pitezel, who he had killed along with three of Pitezel's children, Holmes was tracked and finally arrested in Boston. After his arrest, The Castle was searched and authorities began uncovering evidence of some of the most gruesome crimes ever committed. After a trial lasting only five days, Holmes was convicted of murder and sentenced to the gallows on May 7, 1896. The story of H. H. Holmes is perhaps one of the most disturbing, yet fascinating, ventures into the mind of a killer.

Famous Killers - Prominent Murderers of the 1800s

Octavius Barron - While Octavius Barron didn't earn quite as much notoriety as the two killers above, he is notable because at the young age of 18, he was responsible for the first murder in the city of Rochester, New York. William Lyman was a respected man in the city, with a successful job and growing family. On the night of October 20, 1837, he left his office to return home to his wife and four children. He never made it. As Lyman walked toward his house, he was shot in the back of the head at point blank range, robbed of several hundred dollars, and left dead in an alley. Hearing the shot, a young boy living in a house nearby alerted his father, who then called police. While authorities were busy collecting evidence at the crime scene, Barron was at the local tavern waving Lyman's money around and boasting of the murder to his friends. It didn't take long for this cavalier attitude to come to an end, however, as Barron was arrested just hours after pulling the trigger. The case against him was strong, and as he was already known around town as being a habitual gambler and drinker, the young man was easily convicted of the murder. Octavius Barron hung for his crime on June 7, 1838, and with his death justice was served. But the tale doesn't stop here; though William Lyman's life had ended, his story continued.

You can learn more about Octavius Barron, William Lyman, and the surprising details of these men's fates in the documentary "Visions: True Stories of the Supernatural" by Ad-Hoc Productions. Go to http://www.ad-hoc-productions.com/trailers.html for more information.

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Crime Rates Among Children - Is Single Parenting the Cause?

Parenting is a hard job that can be difficult with two parents in the home, let alone one. Because of this awesome responsibility, much has been said about the possibility that raising kids minus a mother or father can lead to higher crime rates among children.

While a compelling argument, something as complex as youth crime may not a solitary cause. A case in point would be the fact that most high profile crimes, like school shootings, involve kids from two parent households. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the Columbine killers, lived in fairly upscale neighborhoods and came from two parent homes.

A poll even indicated that 85 % of the public believed that the parents of the Columbine Murders were at fault for their children's criminal behavior. Victim's families even filed civil suits against them for financial damages. So, it would appear that crime rates among children may not be attributed solely to single parent's children, but can stem from any home at any given time.

Crime Rates Among Children - Is Single Parenting the Cause?

Single Parent Stigma

While the case can be made that many crimes are committed by children from single homes, studies indicate that there has been a decline in youth crime even though single parenthood still exists. FBI crime statistics even indicate that violent juvenile crime stats are at their lowest point in twenty years. It cannot be ignored that major crime rates among children occur across all demographics.This is especially true when it comes to school shooters, who tend to come from two parent homes.

So, what are the common denominators? One finds that in homes where there is attention, love and care, the child is well adjusted and happy. Of course, a single parent may find it harder to give time and attention, especially when working two jobs to make ends meet. On the other hand, if a double parent home is dysfunctional, abusive or devoid of love, it can produce a hostility that comes out in negatively as well.

Dooming Kids to Failure

The assumption is that most kids from single a parent homes are products of divorce or an "epidemic" of teens who opt to live on welfare and do not have the skills to raise their children properly. A look at welfare statistics however, indicates that only 8% of the welfare dole is given out to teen parents. This means that the epidemic we tend to hear so much about may be a little inflated.

In most cases, teens who have babies receive help from their extended families. This also means that the child may have familial love and support from relatives who assist in child rearing duties. Some children are raised by a single parent because of the death of their mother or father as well. In other words, single parents may end up having to raise a kid alone due to situations beyond their control.

If we live in a society that automatically places single parent kids in the potentially bad apple category, we inadvertently start a self-fulfilling prophecy of crime rates among children in this group. In this case, it won't be from single parenting that these kids act out, but from their reaction to how society chooses to deal with such complex issues. This should be enough to compel us to seek real solutions to an extremely complex problem and not place the blame solely on the shoulders of all single parents.

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Free Arrest Warrant Checks - Do You Want a Cost-Free Way to Know If a Warrant Exists For Your Arrest

Many police and sheriff's departments now have websites listing all persons for whom arrest warrants have been issued. If this is true for the jurisdiction you wish to check, simply visit the site, perform a search and, if you find a warrant, decide what to do. But if no website exists, then what?

If you fail to show up for a court hearing, a bench warrant is issued, while criminal warrants are issued when police have probable cause to believe you committed a crime. Warrants are issued by federal, state or county agencies and appear in the database of that agency. If you suspect a warrant exists, you will probably have some idea of where to look for it.

Bench warrants are part of the public record and can be found through the county court clerk in the jurisdiction where charges were filed - or through the US district court clerk in federal cases,. Get the case number if you do find a warrant. But if a criminal warrant exists, the police may want to keep it secret so you won't become a fugitive.

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Some jurisdictions refuse to divulge warrant information unless you present yourself to a police officer and show ID. Any police officer will be happy to check your record for outstanding warrants, but if a warrant exists, you may be arrested on the spot and thrown into jail - whether you committed a crime or not.

Your can always pay a one-time fee to an online background check service to access their records. Be sure to choose one that allows you to perform unlimited searches and to access warrants in all the areas you need to check. However, because there are jurisdictions and cases where warrant information is simply not disclosed, even the best online search engines may not find it. Thus, warrants may still exist for your arrest and you still won't know unless and until you are arrested.

If you find a warrant and know what it's about, you can go to the police and take care of it, perhaps retaining a lawyer to represent you. The police and courts may be more sympathetic if you appear voluntarily, so you may want to take the time to clear the matter up.

And if you find a warrant you know nothing about, you will still need to face it sooner or later. If you appear voluntarily, it shows the police and courts you are willing to resolve the matter. This may reflect favorably on the outcome, especially if it is a case of identity theft or unpaid fines that you are now prepared to pay.

If you have low income and believe a criminal warrant exists, visit the public defender's office in the area where the warrant was issued. If you suspect that a bench warrant exists, contact the legal aid society for assistance. Either agency can help you discover if warrants exist and, if so, what you can do about it.

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My Dog Eats Poop - How to Stop Him Fast

Coprophagia (poop eating)

Coprophagia (sometimes called coprophagy, or poop-eating) is a pretty disgusting habit that fortunately only some dogs indulge in. It seems to be "one of those things" as far as dogs go: a behavior that defies logic and scientific study, and mystifies dog trainers and veterinarians around the world.

Many, if not most, dogs will eat the feces of other animals (particularly other dogs, cats, sheep, and horses) with gusto whenever the opportunity presents itself. It's a very common behavior in dogs, but not particularly well understood.

My Dog Eats Poop - How to Stop Him Fast

The simple truth is that nobody really knows why some dogs will make a beeline for a pile of poop that's lying on the grass. It's natural for dogs to want to sniff the poop - almost all dogs will do this, since the depositor's anal glands have left a kind of Post-It note there for other dogs to "read" - and it's just as natural (seemingly) for some dogs to want to consume these little signposts. It's just that we don't really know why they do it. Actually eating the feces seems to be a matter of personal preference, from dog to dog: some dogs derive great satisfaction from consuming poop, whereas other dogs appear to be simply more fastidious by nature.

There are several popular theories about the causes of this strange habit:

- A dog that eats poop is doing so in order to supplement his own, nutritionally-deficient diet. He is not getting enough vitamins from the food he's given in his own home, so he chooses to eat the poop of other animals (usually dogs and cats) in the hope that there may be some residual nutrition available for him to sponge up the second time around. This is a faintly plausible theory, apart from the fact that studies have been conducted on dogs suffering from malnutrition and well-nourished dogs with a clean bill of health: and the incidence of cophrophagia among both groups was virtually identical.

- The behavior may be derived from the carnivorous/scavenging heritage of our dogs. When carnivores make a kill, they typically consume the entire carcass of the animal - everything from the actual flesh to sinews and tendons to "offal", which includes the stomach, digestive tract, and its contents (poop). It's been suggested by some that coprophagia is a simple and natural extension of this instinctive behavior.

- It may be related to boredom or stress. The particulars of this theory are hazy, but essentially, bored or stressed dogs - such as those that spend too much time on their own, those that lead understimulated, underexercised lives, and those that are excluded from family life and adequate human attention and affection - often succumb to strange and compulsive habits, like pulling out their own fur, spinning in circles for hours on end, and (theoretically, at least) poop eating. In other words, a dog will eat poop simply because there's nothing else for him to do.

- Internal parasites, such as worms, may be leaching nutrients and calories from the dog's stomach and digestive tract. Typically, a dog with worms will have a voracious appetite (even more so than usual!) and will consume all the food that he has access to. In more advanced cases, an infested dog will turn to technically-edible substances (such as poop), which he would not normally consider appetizing, to fill the gap.

- Improperly house trained dogs sometimes eat their own poop in an attempt to conceal the "crime" from their owners and thus avoid detection. This is especially true of dogs whose owners tend to punish them for house training mistakes, whether out of impatience/frustration or because they believe that the dog is somehow doing it to "spite" them. A dog that's pooping inappropriately indoors either has not been house trained correctly, in which case the accidents are not his fault; or the reason is medical in nature. To rule the latter out, the dog should be taken for a check-up at the vet (particularly if the indoor defecation has started suddenly and without warning).

- Nursing female dogs eat the poop of their puppies as a means of keeping the den area clean, and of hiding the existence of her pups from potential predators. It's thought by some that one of the reasons that coprophagia is so commonplace in puppies, especially, is because they're emulating the behavior of their mother.

Clearly, theories abound on the subject. Unfortunately, most of them lack merit: the simple truth is that, although we can guess as much as we like as to the reasons that our dogs willingly and enthusiastically ingest poop pretty much whenever the opportunity presents itself, nobody knows with any degree of certainty as to why they do it.

Although it's nearly impossible to "cure" a dog with a taste for poop of this socially unacceptable habit, here is a short list of tips for coping with the behavior and minimizing it as much as possible:

- Clean up the poop in your own backyard as soon as the dog toilets. If he doesn't have access to it, he can't eat it - and it'll save you from dealing with the flies, the odor, and the eventuality of someone treading in it.

- Teach your dog the "leave it" command for those times when you want to be able to walk him off-lead. Reliable obedience in the "leave it" makes off-lead walks a real pleasure (and it's a lot safer for your dog, too - the usefulness of "leave it" applies to things like herbicide, snail bait, and broken glass as well as poop!).

- You can try booby-trapping the poop in the backyard with things like Tabasco sauce and lemon juice, but this seems like a great deal of (rather disgusting) trouble to go to when you could just pick the poop up. In addition to the natural deterrent of having to repeatedly handle specimens of dog turds, reports of success from this technique are pretty erratic - in most cases, it seems that a dog bent on coprophagy isn't going to be put off by a brief burning sensation in his mouth.

- There are substances you can buy from pet stores and vet clinics which, when put into the dog's food (or the food of the household pet whose poop he's eating) makes the poop smell and taste very unappealing to dogs. One such product is called "For-Bid".

- You can experiment with adding natural deterrents - such as a few tablespoonfuls of canned pumpkin or pineapple, or fresh grated zucchini - to your dog's meals. Again, anecdotal evidence suggests that most dogs will readily eat these substances, but that their presence in poop makes it unpalatable.

For Further Information

For more information on bewildering canine behaviors - what they are, how to recognize them, why they happen, and what to do about them - check out SitStayFetch. Written by an experienced dog-trainer, it's packed with useful and valuable information on training your dog and coping with problematic behaviors. No responsible dog-owner should be without a copy!

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Parents' Divorce and Crime Committed by the Children

According to a survey, the number of crimes committed by the young people is on rapid rise, which has already given rise to adverse impacts on our social security and our country's future development. In this case, it is very urgent for us to find the reasons and solutions.

There are at least two factors accountable for this phenomenon. The first and most important one is that, with high rates of divorce nowadays, the emerging broken families will undoubtedly cast a shadow on their children's minds, thus making the crime of this kind possible. As matter of fact, some of those children from the family with single parent could be more likely to conduct some wrong doings, even the crimes, only for their parents' attraction or cares. For instance, in the light of the statistics, 80 per cent of the total criminals were raised in these sorts of families. In addition, the violence on medias should also take some responsibilities for this undesirable problem. In other words, there is a strong possibility that the violent behaviors over-depicted on the screen without any control will trigger the imitation of the vulnerable children at the tender age of 13 -18, a real pity for us or our whole country.

Admittedly, although there are not any extremely effective solutions to eliminate it fundamentally, the following two measures can be taken into our consideration to prevent the current condition from worsening or improve it. To begin with, the government should strengthen the psychological education on those prospective children without right and adequate care from their divorced parents. What is more, the related departments should also set up some strict regulations or the laws to supervise the programs showed on medias, especially on TV, and internet.

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