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Nerdforge
Martina makes things. A custom binding for The Lord of the Rings. A suit of armor for her dog. A replacement for her missing finger
Kafka's Screwball Tragedy
Investigations of a Philosophical Dog. "Investigations of a Dog" is a funny and deeply philosophical tale of a lone, maladjusted dog who defies scientific dogma and pioneers an original research program in pursuit of the mysteries of his self and his world. (by Aaron Schuster, adapted from his book How to Research Like a Dog)
The Invisible Man
A first hand report on homelessness in the US by someone who can really fucken' write.
Walk Like An Egyptian... Dog
Earlier this week, Paramotorist Alex Lang was flying around the Giza plateau when he spotted an unexpected sight - a dog frolicking on of the Great Pyramid barking at birds.
Don't worry, the dog proved they knew what they were doing!
🌈🐕ciao
窓からは柔らかな光が射し込み、Kabosu, the beloved Shiba-Inu behind the globally popular Doge meme, has passed away peacefully at home today at the age of 18. [more inside]
[Soft light streamed through the window]
窓の外では鳥たちが歌う美しい朝に、
[Outside, birds were singing on a beautiful morning]
私に撫でられながら眠るようにそっと逝きました。
[As I petted her, she passed away gently, as if falling asleep]
長い間かぼちゃんを愛して下さったみなさま、本当にありがとうございました。
[To everyone who has loved Kabo-chan for a long time, thank you very much]
かぼちゃんは世界一幸せな犬だったと思います。そして私は世界一幸せな飼い主でした。
[I believe Kabo-chan was the happiest dog in the world, and I was the happiest owner]
i suspect the unruly waves personally offended her, as a herding dog
She is a brilliant fluffy asshole with a million opinions who barks at anyone with the audacity to walk past her property as though she is going to tear them limb from limb and has never, ever been physically aggressive with anyone. Content warning: pet illness; it's very very dusty in here. [more inside]
"Bobi", world's oldest dog, stripped of title
"Bobi", world's oldest dog, stripped of title Bobi, who passed away in October at the alleged old age of 31, has been stripped of his "World's Oldest Dog" title as questions swirl about the legitimacy of the claim. Interested parties (me) can confirm that whether or not he lived to the ripe old age of 31, Bobi was a good boy.
(previously and previouslier)
Scout finds a forever home
"He’d had enough of being at the animal shelter, so Scout the dog climbed over one tall fence and then another, crossed a busy highway in the darkness, entered the automatic doors of a nursing home down the road, walked unnoticed into the lobby, hopped onto a couch, curled into a ball and quietly went to sleep for the night."
CW - sympathetic mention of animal abuse at the start (non-graphic).
CW - sympathetic mention of animal abuse at the start (non-graphic).
Truant the border collie is the 2023 Masters Agility Champion
Truant the border collies zooms into first place in the 20" class and also becomes the champion at the 2023 WKC Masters Agility show. (SLYT)
The Genetics of Chernobyl's Dogs
Today, we're following up on previous and previouslier stories about the pet dogs left behind after the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant. "In the first genetic study of any large mammal in the area around Chernobyl, DNA collected from feral dogs living near the power plant today reveals that they are the descendants of dogs that were either present at the time of the accident or that settled in the area shortly afterwards."
Bumper the Luck Dragon discovers water!
A blind and deaf puppy swims for the first time. Bumper's videos are so, so cute and full of life and joy. [more inside]
German ballet director suspended over poop attack on critic
A ballet director has been suspended after he smeared dog poop on a German newspaper critic’s face over a review he didn’t like. “[Ballet director Marco Goecke] has been given the next few days to apologize ‘comprehensively’ and explain himself to theater management ‘before further steps are announced.’”
Also relevant: A Brief History of People Protesting Stuff with Poop
“One day, Také stopped, too tired to go any further.”
Three short essays by Japanese poet Hiromi Itō about her aging, beloved German Shepherd named Také. Each essay, translated by Jeffrey Angles and his students, portrays Také at different stages of life, from puppyhood to her final days.
thirtysomething Bobi is a good old dog
A 30-year-old Portuguese dog has been named as the world's oldest ever by Guinness World Records - beating a record that stood for a century. Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo - a breed that has an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years.
On this website, everyone knows you're a dog
"We are the guardians of the living room rug. The avengers of hallway carpeting. The brave souls willing to bite the crap out of any vacuum cleaner we see. We stand vigilant in the face of HEPA filters and self-retracting cords.
"We are the Vacuum Cleaner Defense League.
"While millions of lives are threatened daily, our work will never end. No one is safe until we say NO to vacuum cleaners."
Meet the Members of VCDL | Blog | Spread the word for a Vacuum-free agenda in 2024!
"We are the Vacuum Cleaner Defense League.
"While millions of lives are threatened daily, our work will never end. No one is safe until we say NO to vacuum cleaners."
Meet the Members of VCDL | Blog | Spread the word for a Vacuum-free agenda in 2024!
You've heard of Catbus ... now meet Dogbus
Skagway, Alaska's Mo Mountain Mutts (YT, IG, TikTok) is an unusual dog-walking service that employs a 14-passenger minibus to pick up its clients (YT mirror).
On the Internet, No One Knows Derek is a Dog
The most popular people names for dogs [unleashed] & The Pet-Name Trend Humans Can’t Resist [runs free]
Get Away from your Computer Idea #1: Watch a Dog Agility Event
How to Find Dog Agility Trials (via https://dogagilitytrials.com/) UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada links inside.
See pure happiness without having to talk to anyone! How could anybody have a better time than a very good dog who finally has something to do with all that energy and smarts? The hottest club in [your US state] is your local dog agility course. Culture and rules might vary at places and events – especially indoors, so check before going, but generally you do not have to own a dog to watch an agility trial. [more inside]
timeline cleanser
wow birthday. such cake
Kaboom the border collie wins the 24" class at the 2022 WKC Masters
Kaboom, with 10 years experience of being a very good boy, goes fast as heck and wins the 24" class at the 2022 WKC Masters Agility Championship. (SLYT)
You puked on everything I ever loved. Little shit.
Sue Perkins reads a tribute to her beloved dog Pickle (slyt from Letters of Note)
The Girl with the Dogs
Take a break and watch some dog grooming. Rottweiler. Pomeranian. Mastiff. Newfoundland shepherd. Springer spaniel. Husky. Australian shepherd. German Shepherd. Cane corso. A duck. Black golden retriever. Chow chow. Bernese. Border collie. English bulldog. Corgi. Goldendoodle. Yorkshire terrier. Shetland sheepdog. Pomeranian. More.
Shoutout to rtha
Christian Cooper who was bird-watching in Central Park in 2020 when Karen Amy Cooper (no relation) saw him and called 911 frantically reporting that "an African-American man is threatening me and my dog," now has his own show on National Geographic called “Extraordinary Birder” [more inside]
That dog won't hunt
In which Leo the Beagle Gets 19M Views
Deep conversation between father & daughter. A little levity in our continually stressful times, especially this past week.
Tiny beagle Lilly has SO MUCH to say! (SLYT) [more inside]
All dogs go to heaven but no dogs go to the NYT obituary page
Cognitive scientist Alexandra Horowitz, a researcher and author specializing in dog cognition, offers up--not an obituary, but an elegy--to her research subject and beloved family member, Finnegan. [more inside]
Saving rescue dogs - by moving them cross-country
Some states have too many rescue dogs. Other states have people who want to adopt, but not enough rescue dogs. The solution? Fly the dogs by cargo plane to a new city. The ASPCA has rescued over 200,000 dogs by relocating them to new cities - and they aren't the only ones doing it.
YOU GOT NO DINNER / I GOT NO MERCY
Air Rescue: Sausage Links
Perhaps you would like to start your weekend with a feel good story of community cooperation, dangling sausages and a rescued pup. (single link to CNN) [more inside]
Toddler meets dog for first time
Toddler meets dog for first time due to pandemic
Pee Wee Herman version:
14th month old meets dog for first time.
Pee Wee Herman version:
14th month old meets dog for first time.
NFT - Nothing For Tons (of Cash)
If you thought the NFT mania was nutty before..... As Matthew Levine put it:
"Another model is that the value in an NFT comes from a concept, and the value in a fractionalized NFT comes from, like, two concepts. “Take an object / Do something to it / Do something else to it,” Jasper Johns wrote. The essential transaction in an NFT is:
Seller: I will sell you a unique pointer to an image of a dog for $4 million.
Buyer: Ahahaha good one, that joke is worth $4 million to me, here you go.
In a fractionalized NFT you have a slightly richer context:
Owner/securitizer: I bought this unique pointer to an image of a dog for $4 million.
The public: Ahahaha good one, congrats, money well spent.
Owner/securitizer: Also I will sell fractional ownership interests in it for like $225 million.
The public: Ahahaha another good one, that joke is worth $225 million to us, here you go.
It’s two jokes so it’s worth 55 times as much. I don’t know!"
The fractionalized asset would go on to double in value to about $500 million before subsiding.
Note - article may be paywalled, open in incognito mode worked for me.
Not because we don't love him, we're just TIRED
54 pounds of pure unadulterated kinetic energy, Hank is lucky enough to be fostered by someone (or someone who knows someone) who put together a very appealing website about this very energetic dog with NO BALLS. [more inside]
The 2021 WKC Masters Champion honors goes to Verb the border collie
Verb is a very good boy and goes heckin' fast to win the 2021 20-inch class and Masters Champions title (SLYT).
KITTEN WITH HEAD STUCK IN BONGO DRUMS
Caring for Chernobyl's abandoned dogs
Back in 2017, Johnny Wallflower posted a story about the radioactive puppies of Chernobyl. Now, there's an update of sorts. "The descendants of pets abandoned by those fleeing the Chernobyl disaster are now striking up a curious relationship with humans charged with guarding the contaminated area." By Chris Baraniuk writing for BBC Future.
Teaching a Robot Dog to Pee Beer
Michael Reeves teaches his Spot Mini to serve beer.
"There is no doubt wool dogs underpinned a robust weaving industry"
The Dogs That Grew Wool and the People Who Love Them: Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest bred little, fluffy white dogs that provided for them, both materially and spiritually (Hakai Magazine) - The first Europeans to visit the region seemed intrigued by the numerous little white dogs. In May 1792, Captain George Vancouver noticed the dogs and weavings—he’d not encountered such an industry elsewhere in North America. He wrote about the animals, struck by these dogs that resembled large Pomeranians. “They were all shorn as close to the skin as sheep are in England; and so compact were their fleeces, that large portions could be lifted up by a corner without causing any separation.” Indeed, he noted the dogs’ “very fine long hair [was] capable of being spun into yarn.” And the captain quickly put two and two together. “This gave me reason to believe their woolen clothing might in part be composed of this [dog] material mixed with a finer kind of wool from some other animal …” [more inside]
And his bio sounds like the worst dog in the world!
Dog found after being lost in the bush
you have made me a good deal of trouble & labor by your over-familiarity
All the best--and worst!--presidential pets, ranked. From 44 (a bunch of silkworms), through a small group of non-existent or apocryphal pets, all the way to what is probably a surprising #1: One pet (or set of pets) per President, ranked.
Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog
...By standard intelligence tests, the dogs have failed at the puzzle. I believe, by contrast, that they have succeeded magnificently. They have applied a novel tool to the task. We are that tool... How savvy we are in dogs’ eyes! It’s a clever strategy to turn to us after all. The question of the cognitive abilities of dogs is thereby transformed: dogs are terrific at using humans to solve problems, but not as good at solving problems when we’re not around.Forget Everything You Know About Your Dog [more inside]
Aiming for the Pupular Vote
“Watching all the nasty political ads has been a soul-crushing experience.” New York State Assemblyman Al Stirpe has released a new campaign ad and it is refreshingly different. [more inside]
( •_•) . ( •_•)>⌐■-■ . (⌐■_■) ...he should have ducked.
Making FPP's
Richard Scarry's classic What Do People Do All Day, further revised to reflect our current societal roles in The New Now. | Sanctioned Revisions to Richard Scarry texts previously on MeFi
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The archaeological record is full of dog poop
"Such ancient feces can hang around for thousands of years, even retaining their original shape and color. And archaeologists can typically differentiate human from animal poop, based on size and other attributes. But doggy dung, it turns out, is remarkably hard to distinguish from the human kind -- something that can stump researchers trying to reconstruct what ancient people ate. [...] Now, Warinner and colleagues have developed a tool based on artificial intelligence that they claim can accurately tell human and dog "paleofeces" apart. And after analyzing more than a dozen samples spanning thousands of years, they've come to a surprising conclusion: The archaeological record is full of dog poop." (Science) [more inside]
Didja wanna show me somethin?
P!nk the border collie wins again at the 2020 WKC Masters
P!nk the fur missile border collie takes the title for the third time running at the 2020 WKC Masters (SLYT, previously)
(Hekk.. How can I deal with it..)
My Cat's Reaction When His Bed Is Taken Away By My Dog with bonus cute and funny sleeping moments compilation at the end. Meet MilkyBoki* a very fluffy Samoyed/polar bear and his pal GB (Gwangbok), a very fluffy cat, along with their human companion. Adorable entertainment with gentle music, silly sound effects and the occasional laugh track. Subtitled in Korean and English. [more inside]