The battle in Chicago is over. After complaining of being fined for allowing dogs in bars and restaurants, the owners and pet lovers scored a victory. The new ordinance will allow bars to admit four-legged friends onto their premises. The decision was made unanimously and applies to those establishments that do not serve any kind of food. This is not the right that pet owners were given, and the … [Read more...]
Can I give you a call bark? DogPhone lets pets ring their owners
Perhaps some day we will be able to have a meaningful conversation over the phone with our dogs, as technology progresses in impressive leaps. Until that happens, we can be satisfied with the ability of our dogs to still call us on their own. The device we are talking about is a ball that has an embedded sensor. Once the ball starts rolling, there is a signal that is sent to the computer which … [Read more...]
Pet Shenanigans: Teaching my dog how to be a real dog
When I moved out of my parent’s house, I brought my cat and dog with me. The dog was a rescue beagle named Princess Leia. My mother's friend had picked her up as a stray, and I asked if we could take her in. Leia acted more like a cat than a dog. She purred rather than barked and didn't get along with other dogs. The friend I moved in with had pets of her own, including two dogs, Rocko and Blue. … [Read more...]
Life experience shapes dogs’ interaction with humans
Dogs and humans often communicate with looks. A recent study looked at gaze alteration, the habit of dogs to look at a human, then move their eyes toward a desired object. This behavior was found to be far less common in dogs that live outside or in shelters. The research showed, however, that shelter dogs can quickly learn it when exposed to humans. These findings help clarify issues in the … [Read more...]
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