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Dog News: weird, inspiring dog tales
Dogs and other animals have emotions "Rescue dogs hunted for survivors of the 1985 Mexico City earthquake. After a while, they found only bodies. They became visibly depressed, refusing to eat. Only after a live human was planted in the rubble for them to "rescue" did they shake off the blues and get back to work..." Such events and other examples of animals exhibiting human-like behaviour illuminate the rich inner life of the animal kingdom and why we bond so closely with our canine friends... [Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
It's official: Therapy dogs bring cheer to sick and aged "A recent study in St Louis showed that brief weekly visits with a therapy dog reduced the loneliness of elderly patients in a long-term care facility." A half hour a week of quality doggie visits are enough to significantly reduce patients' loneliness. [Straits Times] Related: Therapy dogs help patients in long-term care facilities, Please help Pets on Wheels
Attitudes toward animal rights: be heard Let your opinion be known in an online survey... [Atlanta Journal Constitution Opinion]
No more "wanted" posters of lost pets FI "A Finnish firm says "wanted" posters of lost pets will be a thing of the past thanks to new technology: a mobile phone and a tracking unit that is strapped on the back of the animal." Owners can track their wayward dog on a map displayed on their handheld monitor.. [Yahoo News] Related: Owners equip hunting dogs with cell phones
Dog days of summer to end with a splash On August 31, dogs can go for swim with their owners at a non-chlorine (ozonated) Canadian swimming pool in Victoria. "The pool party for dogs will be held August 31, 2pm to 4pm, the day before the pool closes for annual maintenance... Dog paddle and flea style will be the strokes of the day..." [Ananova: Quirkies]
Our dog visited the vet yesterday for a followup on his knee injury. His vet suspects that Dao has an 'Anterior Cruciate Ligament' tear. So, our stoic little doggie has to get x-rays next week and then his surgeon will evaluate them. Of course, he must continue a strict regimen of total rest. His vet also said these kinds of injuries just do not heal well by themselves. Dao isn't overweight or old, just a dog with two total hip replacements... sigh, we should have gotten veterinary insurance... MS02-047 Cumulative Patch for Internet Explorer (Q323759) Six critical flaws were discovered, one of which may allow a hacker total access to your computer (Arf!). If you're using Internet Explorer, go get the patch... (this isn't dog news, but it's something to howl about... at Microsoft)
Dog saves owner's house from fiery blaze CA "She wasn't quite Rin Tin Tin. She wasn't even Lassie. But Bailey a yellow Labrador from South Land Park made herself a real dog hero Wednesday night when she saved her owner's house from fiery destruction..." Bailey made like Houdini and escaped the locked house, found a neighbor, took him back to the house, and the neighbor called 911... [Sacramento Bee News]
LettuceThink, a web log by Jacob E. Warren, aspiring writer, put Dog News in his bookmarks under the heading "Unique": 'I'm a "cat person," but this is just too weird not to bookmark.' (His favorites include the Open Sewer, but Dog News gets its own unique category; hmm....)
Jacob also reads The Morning News (black and white and read all over), " a Web-based broadsheet, publishing new articles every weekday. Each issue is free. Each article is free. Even our services are free, for the right price." It's managed by two guys with full-time day jobs: Rosecrans Baldwin and Andrew Womack. They accept submissions which fit within their topics of interest. (Hmm... couldn't find their email address anywhere...) Morning News is sublimely beautiful in both its layout and format. A web version of a morning newspaper; it goes down well with one's morning coffee...
Dog pound suspends dog shootings KY Officials were forced suspend shooting stray dogs "after a home video showed the pound manager, Ted Chisolm, shooting the animals in the head." Prior to the suspension, up to 800 dogs a year were dispatched by a bullet. "I'm not against using needles on these dogs, but I want to know what it costs," Magistrate David Brown said. "I'm not an inhumane fella." Additional costs for humane euthanasia could run up to $30,000 per year. [The Louisville Channel] " Most animal welfare groups and the American Veterinary Medical Association recommend intravenous injection of sodium pentobarbital for the euthanasia of companion animals..." [Daily Press Jun 17 2002] July 19, 2002: Dog Pound's Days Numbered
July 17, 2002: Animal Shelter Shoots Dogs
Related: Dog euthanasia: a dirty little secret, Many states run animal gas chambers Let's not forget what eventually happens to that euthanized pet: Outcry Over Pets in Pet Food "The practice of boiling down euthanized dogs and cats for industrial fat and protein caused an uproar in St. Louis." [ Common Dreams]
Hannah, the dog, also a photog(rapher) AK Phil Ackley's dog, Hannah, takes photographs with a Zenith 80 (Hasselblad knockoff). Here's his GIANT cat taking a helicopter out of the sky. [ Phil Ackley's Radio Thingumabob] for fall-down funny stuff ... go there, now!
Judge upholds felony charges on killer dogs' owner WI "A judge refused to dismiss three felony charges against the owner of six Rottweilers that mauled a 10-year-old girl to death in February in Elroy." Both parents were away from the home when the dogs attacked and killed the girl who had been petting a puppy...[Portage Daily Register]
Dog stabbed while defending owner UK A man was saved by his Irish bull terrier when a man assaulted him. The dog was stabbed four times in the chest while leaping up to save his owner. When his owner made a remark to a woman passerby, the assailant lept into action... [This is Brighton] (wonder what he said... )
Police officer shoots family dog "A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer responding to a residential burglar alarm Wednesday shot and killed the family dog that was approaching him." Police carry pepper spray as an another alternative to firing a gun. The head of [Internal Affairs] "declined to comment when asked why the dog was shot, rather than kicked or sprayed." The shooting is under investigation... [Herald Tribune] Jailed: man who beat pit bull PA Police arrested a man who brutally stalked and beat a docile pit bull. "Security video at the laundromat shows the dog, Rakim, limping in, leaving a trail of pawprints in blood, stalked by a man carrying a wooden bat who then brutally hit the dog another 15 times. SPCA says the dog had no behavioral problems..." [KYW NewsRadio] Dog Hangs Himself, Saved By CPR OH "A German shepherd was brought back to life after hanging himself from a car window." The owner saw "Moses wasn't breathing, his eyes were glazed and his tongue had turned black." His owner gave him CPR with the help of a passerby and the dog has since made a complete recovery... [NewsNet 5] (a compelling argument for why dogs need seat belts and why owners should learn CPR) Dog, burned in acid spill, survives Sara Lee Corp has agreed to pay for expensive treatments for a dog injured after 2,000 gallons of sulfuric acid spilled from a tank on factory grounds and ran into neighboring yards. "Sandy, a German shepherd mix, suffered severe burns on her paws walking in runoff from the spill Aug. 5, which ran under a fence from the factory onto a neighboring property." The dog has had two toes amputated, a blood transfusion and may lose a foot... [Winston-Salem Journal]
Dog 'shoots' woman "A young Romanian woman enjoying a walk on the beach with her daughter was almost killed when a hunting dog 'shot' her with a rifle." A hunter had left his dog and rifle unattended while he looked for a phone and the dog accidentally knocked over the loaded rifle which went off... [Anova.com quirkies]
Postal worker loses nose to dog LA A letter carrier was attacked by two dogs who ran out an open front door while she walked on the sidewalk. She backed away, fell and the pitbull bit her face while the german shepherd-mix pulled on her pants leg. "Nationwide [in US] , 3,000 letter carriers have been bitten this year, up 15 percent over last year." [San Diego Union Tribune State News]
Kitty's treatment gives her pause PA "Last April, Rosemary Moffett took a newly [adopted] cat -- which she renamed "Calie" -- to a PALS veterinarian, to get vaccinations. "I watched [her] give Calie a variety of shots. I even went back to her a couple of times because Calie was [sick] and was told that she was all right, that she didn't have worms." Unmollified, Moffett took the ailing cat to a vet in southwest Philadelphia, who confirmed her fears: "the cat had worms, and was given the wrong rabies vaccine..." [Daily Times] When adopting from any pet rescue organization, it's a good idea to take the new pet to your own veterinarian for an exam. Your adopted dog may have worms, ear infections, intestinal infections and other ailments which a competent vet will be able to detect and treat.
Vets rethink dog vaccination schedules Automatic annual vaccinations for dogs are being questioned veterinary research circles. While some veterinarians have already changed procedures for cats, recommendations have not been changed yet for dogs. "It is reasonably certain at this time that distemper and parvovirus vaccinations have a duration of effect of at least three years and probably closer to five years, with the probability that at least some dogs have lifelong immunity after the initial vaccination series and the one year booster..." [ vetinfo.com]
After 8 days of sizzling hot weather, DC gets a break DC It's been so hot in the DC area that just walking seems a chore; imagine the poor dog, heavy coat or not, who does not have the ability to adapt to hot weather like humans do. Combine that with air quality determined "code red" (just plain bad for everyone) and you have the "dog days of summer." "You wonder whether the dog will ever venture outside again. He's no fool."... [Washington Post]
Man beats, buries puppy alive "Cheryl Johnson was horrified when a neighbor asked for some gasoline so he could burn his pit bull puppy alive after it ate a loaf of bread on the kitchen table." It got worse from there; when refused the gasoline, he beat it and buried it alive. She rescued it from its grave, but couldn't save it...[New Orleans Times Picayune News]
Dogs, owners, mingle at singles party OH "The [Buffalo] ABC Family Channel and radio station 97 Rock held a dog party Saturday afternoon in an attempt to match up single people and their dogs with prospective mates." The party proved a howling success, with "some snipping, some sniffing, some licking" among dogs, while some owners sized up prospective dates. When dogs and owners attend a singles party, things are bound to be different... [Buffalo News via Lexi, the Dog]
Related: Lonely pets seek luv on the net UK Animal lovers are posting ads for their love starved pets on the web: 'Bradley, a house rabbit owner writing from the USA, is appealing for "a docile and friendly doe" to befriend his recently bereaved male house rabbit, Gordon. His advert reads: " ... Jenny [deceased bunny] fought her cancer for nearly one year and bravely survived surgery for tumours." ' And these pet owners are not just seeking AKC stud services, but genuine soulmates to sooth their pets and pooches...(good luck) [BBC News UK] Lexi the Dog, a blog about a dog's life (and her family), features some hilarious photographs of Lexi enjoying life and a dog's view of the world. Dig through the archives for the fall-down funny photographs.
Beautiful dogs, horrific deaths Al Qaeda's dog gassing tapes serve as a reminder of their ruthless terrorism. A young, golden dog looks obediently at the camera, then begins to suffer... Two pictures and a video document their horrific demise... [Sky News]
Sandy, the diver dog OH "Sandy, a ... mixed breed, slides out of a pool slide at the Osborne Park Pool in Perkins Township, Ohio, Sunday. For the fourth year, the pool closed to humans and, for an hour, allowed canines only..." (what an amazing photo) [Dominion Post]
Dog saves girl from sexual assault CO " A 9-year-old Centennial girl was saved from sexual assault early Sunday when her dog alerted her parents. While the intruder was taking off his clothes, the dog began barking and growling, deputies said. Her father pulled the naked intruder from her bed and held him for the authorities..." [Denver Post]
![A picture named icomaddog[1].gif](http://radio.weblogs.com/0107233/images/2002/08/20/icomaddog[1].gif) Undercover squads track down dog-fight gangs UK "Specially trained undercover squads are hunting down gangs of West Yorkshire dog fighters. They are determined to stamp out bloody dog fighting – shockingly on the increase across the county..." The worst kind of abuse occurs in dog fighting rings: dogs are left to die in the most horrible conditions and stolen dogs replace the fallen ones. [Leeds News] Alleged: Dog owner starved his dog, shot neighbor's A man faces a combined trial for the crimes of starving his St. Bernard to near death, tying it to a tree for months, and shooting his neighbor's dog. The neighbors never suspected him and assumed the dog was killed by coyotes; the man told police he had shot the dog because it chased his chickens. [Mail Tribune]
K-9 dog death trial In another combined trial, a man is accused of trying to kill a Bremerton police officer and of killing his K-9 partner, Buddy. The suspect denies any shooting and claims police shot the dog. [SunLink.com]
When your dog has cancer IL The Veterinary Cancer Society is "a non-profit educational organization that includes specialists in medical, surgical, and radiation oncology, internists, pathologists, pharmacologists, and general practitioners from all over the United States and the world." An alert owner can buy an animal time for a cure by watching for signs of illness:
Ten Common Signs of Cancer in Small Animals
1. Abnormal swellings that persist or continue to grow
2. Sores that do not heal
3. Weight loss
4. Loss of appetitie
5. Bleeding or discharge from any body opening
6. Offensive odor
7. Difficulty eating or swallowing
8. Hesitation to exercise or loss of stamina
9. Persistent lameness or stiffness
10. Difficulty breathing, urinating, or defecating
From the American Veterinary Medical Association Related: Vet Cancer Society, Vet Cancer Society Cancer Links
Never lie to your dog If you want your dog to obey you, you must respect it. Respect is the cornerstone of Mary Ellen Walsh's dog training business. In her own words: 
"Never lie to your dog. Never hit your dog and never ridicule your dog. Never give a command you’re not willing to back up. And the command ‘Come’ should always be in a pleasant voice. You’re building an emotional bank account with your dog from the second you get him. When you build trust, he’ll pay attention to you and respond to your wishes. It goes beyond obedience...” [News-Times]
I've learned that my dog will expect a treat if I promise him one. Yesterday, I told him I'd give him a "Frosty Paw" (dog ice-cream) before I realized we had none. So I had to improvise: I crushed some ice to a fine consistency, added a little unsalted chicken broth and a few slivers of non-fat chicken. He loved it and was more than satisfied with his fake Frosty Paw.
Online dog list compared to sex-offender registry IL "Pet owners in one Chicago suburb are howling mad over a plan to list the names and addresses of dogs that bite on the Internet." Animal Control says it's a good idea to allow people to know if such a dog lives next door... [News Channel 10, IL]
Owners equip hunting dogs with cell phones FI Hunters in Finland are hoping to track bear and duck game more easily with cell phones strapped on their dogs. "A dog's bark determines what sort of animal it has tracked from hundreds of miles away." Hunters then give the dogs commands over the phone. "The phone, equipped with GSM and GSP technology, was developed by the Benefon mobile phone company and Pointer, a company that makes dog tracking devices..." [Anova]
Mosquitoes (not dogs) are most deadly "In man's long war against [mosquitoes], the little bloodsuckers usually prevail. Mosquitoes kill more humans worldwide in five minutes than sharks do in a year..." oh great... "Mosquitoes will probably survive in a nuclear war..." In a world of uncertainty, the mosquitoe is actually a bigger threat than a terrorist attack. (nice to know that now that I've been chewed up by mosquitoes and we have the West Nile Virus in the DC area... ) [Miami Herald] Gee, I thought mosquitoes were insects, not animals...
Vet medicines can easily poison you! DC The pet industry is reviewing the way it sells antibiotics, due to "stupid human tricks": people who go to the pet store and self-prescribe themselves pet antibiotics for human ailments. In one case, a man took a fish antibiotic prescribed for fish "tail rot." He got sicker... "Some [antibiotics] may contain impurities or other substances that can be harmful to humans and their potency cannot be guaranteed.... Emergency room physicians say they occasionally treat people who have taken animal tranquilizers, pain medications or steroids, but these cases are rare..." [Washington Post] OK, that makes sense... after being chewed up by mosquito bites last night, a certain person used my dog's Hot Spot "Veterinarian's Best" Natural Care "itch relief spray." (oops) Well, it worked: This spray only contains "Tea Tree Oil, Chamomile and Aloe Vera and water" (and no steroids). It "provide relief from itching, scratching and sore skin caused by fleas and pollen allergy dermatitis and other skin problems." (ie, mosquito bites). A better idea: use Calamine... dog products aren't as well regulated... Arf!
Unemployed? Become a vet "Vets are in "red-hot" demand and that students out of school have four or five job offers upon graduation." Oh, and you'd better love animals... [Seattle Times]
Weird: dogs use bathroom, man must go outside CA In a twisted tale of elder abuse, a 91-year-old man's step-daughter married him, cleaned out his bank account and made him go outside for toliet duties while her rottweillers stayed inside:
"There were at least 100 dog feces in the back room where he showered," says Lauren Dills. "He had tried to shower that day but couldn't. The refrigerator was full of thick mold on the food, rotting, gross food." Wendi says she has no idea how her rottweilers got into the house during her absence. "It's a mystery what happened," she says. " . . . I didn't do anything wrong in not caring for him." ... [San Francisco Chronicle] (Yeah, right; no mystery here... the dogs were abused too; dogs need to go outside... ) More like this: Daily Rotten
Animal First Aid Classes Offered Nationwide NY "Red Cross branches across America are offering pet owners courses in animal first aid, from treating nose bleeds to mouth-to-muzzle resuscitation..." Electronic Telegraph via news.AltaVista.com] Related: If your dog steps in a trap
Weird google searches: Every day somebody somewhere searches for variations on "humping dog" and they end up at Dog News... totally strange... There are even weblogs devoted to strange google searches... What's in your referrer logs? (don't worry, just the referring url gets recorded so who knows who you are)
Design your own Radioland theme: Paolo Valderman's store is open for US users, and it works like a charm; you go to the store, order it, and voila.... you have a license. I just spent the last four hours creating some custom icons for Dog News. His theme tool is supposed to be incredibly easy to use and if I succeed, then it definitely is.
You can also buy the RSS distiller and other tools, so you can take it easy while the distiller sorts through the news for you (I haven't bought it yet... probably should have done that first). If Dave Winer raves about it, it's gotta be really good.
I'm putting off redesigning the site until I feel competent enough, ie, I've read the documentation and tutorial thoroughly. The last time I tried to applied a customized theme (slightly modified Transmitter by Bryan Bell), I crashed Dog News and was down for a day (now that's a newbie for you). Lawrence saved my bacon, as usual (now that's service: I don't know how he does it; does he ever sleep? inquiring minds need to know. Does he have a life outside of Userland and Radioland.) Lawrence says the "best place to watch for all updates is with the Radio.root updates RSS feed:" at http://static.userland.com/updatelogs/Radio.xml
Dogs and supernormal senses We know that dogs have supernormal hearing. But is it also possible that dogs can sense brain waves? Just what are the limits of a dog's senses; has science seriously investigated the outer limits of a dog's ability to perceive its environment? Several articles published recently illustrate the supernormal abilities of dogs to predict immediate events, via their supernormal senses:
Miracle dog aids seizure-ridden girl "Chrissie the dog barks before Sandy seizures. Then the dog pinches a nerve in her hand to stops the shaking." (the dog was never trained to do this.) [WSAZ.com]
Fido's getting a charge from the phone Perhaps some dogs bark right before the phone rings because they can sense the changes in the electrical field which occur just prior to the phone ringing... [Arizona Republic]
It is also known that dogs and other animals act strangely just prior to earthquakes. Dogs are arson investigators, termite detectors, USDA investigators, and even cancer detectors. Wouldn't it be a hoot if dogs could do even more...
Is it art or is it roadkill? Dead dogs in art exhibit Chile "Animal rights activists in Chile are protesting against an artistic exhibition composed entirely of dead dogs. Antonio Becerro found the dogs dead on the streets of Santiago. He then stuffed them, painted on their fur and arranged them in different poses..." Becerro's hilarious dismissal of the animal rights activists protesting his art exhibition: "They are stupid and can get lost. It's not my problem that they can't think properly." What's next? painted dog poop? pictures of dog poop? stuffed dog turds? [www.Anova.com]
Related: On road kill and flattened pets (Personally, I'd rather see an arty "road kill" exhibit than have road kill end up in my dog's food); God Father of Animal Rights Movement says baby killing okay Dogs help disabled to reclaim normalcy "Billie used his teeth to clench a red rope that hung on the door handle of a refrigerator, pulled it open, grabbed a beer and handed it to a trainer. Then, again using his teeth, he handed over a telephone receiver....The two-year-old Labrador retriever strutted his stuff, demonstrating the skills he learned through the Liberty Dog Program at Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center." Inmates at the center train the dogs to work as guides for the disabled... [Green Bay Press Gazette] (Our dog's trainer, George Cockrell, has trained his own dog, Tug, to understand and obey a record-setting number of commands... )
Blind pup gets 'seeing eye dog' "A blind puppy's sibling is acting as her guide dog so she doesn't get lost or injured when they're out walking." The blind puppy's littermate had already started acting as a guide for the pup before anyone realized it was blind. (If only people were so kind...) [Ananova Quirkies]
Dog Quotes "My neighbor has two dogs. One of them says to the other, "Woof!" The other replies, "Moo!" The dog is perplexed. "Moo? Why did you say, "Moo'?" The other dog says, "I'm trying to learn a foreign language."- Morey Amsterdam
The Top 20 Reasons Dogs Do Not Use Computers...Courtesy of www.TopFive.com
20. Can't stick their heads out of Windows XP, 98, 95, Lindows or Linux.
19. Fetch command not available on all platforms.
18. Hard to read the monitor with your head cocked to one side.
17. Too difficult to "mark" every website they visit.
16. Can't help attacking the screen when they hear "You've Got Mail."
15. Fire hydrant icon is very frustrating.
14. Involuntary tail wagging is dead giveaway they're browsing www . pethouse.com instead of working.
13. Keep bruising noses trying to catch that MPEG Frisbee.
12. Not at all fooled by Chuckwagon Screen Saver.
11. Still trying to come up with an "emoticon" that signifies tail-wagging.
10. Oh, but they WILL... with the introduction of the Microsoft Opposable Thumb.
9. Three words: Carpal Paw Syndrome.
8. 'Cause dogs ain't GEEKS! Now, cats, on the other hand...
7. Barking in next cube keeps activating YOUR voice recognition software.
6. SmellU-SmellMe still in beta test.
5. SIT and STAY were hard enough, GREP and AWK are out of the question!
4. Saliva-coated mouse gets mighty difficult to maneuver.
3. Annoyed by lack of newsgroup, alt.pictures.master's.leg.
2. Butt-sniffing more direct and less deceiving than online chat rooms.
and the Number 1 Reason Dogs Do Not Use Computers...
1. TrO{gO DsA[M,bN HyAqR4tDc TgrOo TgYPmE WeIjTyH P;AzWqS,.*
"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." --Ann Landers
Police Dog cleared of racial profiling PA Yes, we are a litigious society; this case of a dog being accused of racial prejudice proves it. The case received mountains of press coverage when it was first presented. [ Vermont News via Moreover]
Dog people vs. cat people Are dog people more loyal to their pets than cat people? Maybe... an informal poll seems to indicate that they are (perhaps not scientifically valid because the sampling of participants is self-selected). The study is revealing, however. "Dogs have owners; cats have staff," the saying goes. Perhaps that's why dog owners are more willing to spend large sums to save their pets. According to the latest Voice of Atlanta questionnaire, one in three dog owners would spend "whatever it took" on veterinary treatment to save their dogs. One in five cat owners made that claim..." [ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]
Google translates the web: useful and hilarious: If you have a news source in another language and you want to read it, you can and if you want to subscribe to that RSS news source in your own language, you can: thanks to Google, the god of web tools! It's useful enough to get the gist of what is said and in a hilarious translation at that. Google's Language Tools open a whole world of news, (especially RSS feeds) and web entertainment to the rest of the world. Of course, it helps to have the ability to use a news aggregator, an integrated feature of Radioland, which is so easy to use, that even my doggie can use it ( okay, so I exaggerated, but only about our wonderdog, Dao, the chow.). If you're too cheap to get Radioland (a steal at $39), try Amphetadesk, a free, richly featured news aggregator for Windows. There are even filterers for RSS feeds, so you can monitor only the news you are interested in, ie, dog news. (but that's another story)...
"In Radio, all the functionality is arrayed for you in one place at the top of every page. Radio's News aggregator] "It means less hunting, and quicker navigation. One more thing, while macros are a relatively recent innovation in MT-Land, they're built in to Radio. Radio is the result of constant development in weblog software since 1996. The depth is there for you to use..." [from Scripting.com, Dave Winer]
Whoah, here's what happens when a web site gets translated from English to German and then back again from German to English! (What does Lobhudelei mean? ).
[ the ultimative Lobhudelei ] : Now, since Dog News can read the shock wave rider (via Google translation, see below), follow also equal the ultimative Lobhudelei: "Now that I CAN READ Shock Wave Rider (in amusingly English broken), it's easy ton lake why people READ it: Joerg of writes about the latest and greatest software and writing tools for the Web savy more writer. He has the pulses to OF the Web recorded in his watchful blog and he TRACKS the latest in communication innovation (and some amusing Web of sites that.) (Naturally, he uses radio country software for his own site.)" Thanks, more of it! [ Dog News: weird, inspiring dog valley ] ...The Macher of Dog News found out, how one can subscribe the Google translation of the shock wave rider as RSS feed . Congrats!] [from Der Schockwellenreiter in Google English]
Just how many languages can Google translate? Over 75! Check it out and if you don't see a language, why not offer to be a translator. Doggy, anyone? Gadget converts woofs into words Called Bowlingual, the gadget translates a dog's bark into expressions, such as "I've had enough" or "I'm a little bored, let's play." No more need for a pet psychic. Der Schockwellenreiter recommended an incredible site, DeutshlandRadioBerlin for understanding the language and intelligence of animals, a site I would have completely missed, without Shock Wave Rider, Google's language translator, and Radioland....
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