Sandra answers “Can someone explain the "garden of death"...”

mya asked this question about Fifteen Dogs (Quincunx, #2):

Can someone explain the "garden of death" to me? I understand what was in the garden and its effects, but I don't understand why it exists, especially when referred to only as "garden of death" by the dogs. Is it a reference to something we know about?

Sandra I read it as, the dogs have come to know this location by what they've seen happen here: you go there to eat, you die. The reason being, the homeowner…moreI read it as, the dogs have come to know this location by what they've seen happen here: you go there to eat, you die. The reason being, the homeowner regularly puts out poison to kill animals (rats, cats, dogs?).(less)

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