Aug 16 2012
Bowl From 2010 Event
Bowl Project 2011 will launch on December 5, 2011 as an online charity auction featuring one-of-a-kind ceramic dog bowls hand-painted by some of today's biggest celebrity animal lovers: Paula Abdul, Ellen DeGeneres, Betty White, Jessica Simpson, Jane Lynch, Chelsea Handler, Cindy Crawford, William Shatner, and many others. Each bowl is signed by its celebrity artist with a personal message.
Aug 16 2012
If you aren't familiar with Brian Griffin, he is the talking dog on the Family Guy show who enjoys the life of a human, with all of its benefits and vices.
Brian Griffin is an 8-year-old talking white Labrador who has lived with the Griffin family since Peter picked him up as a stray. He also possesses various anthropomorphic qualities, such as the ability to speak intelligently, drive a car, and walk bipedally. Earlier in the series, he used the catch phrase "Whose leg do you have to hump to get a dry martini around here?". He also has a particularly sharp wit. [Wikia Bio of Brian Griffin]
Although Brian is quite the mess, succumbing to just about every known human vice, the Life of Brian is the envy of all furry, four-legged creatures. According to a new survey conducted by Fox to celebrate the Season 11 release of Family Guy on DVD, Brits love to spoil their dogs rotten. In fact, almost two thirds of British dog mamas and papas treat their pooches more like humans than pets. And we thought we had it good here in the US!
Aug 16 2012
Dogs need not fear losing guide dog jobs just yet but humans have moved one step closer with the latest version of a robot that looks kind of like a dog. Tokyo-based NSK recently showed off the third prototype of their "guide dog" robot leading a blind-folded human over a set of steps. Very impressive, and much better than the first two prototypes, but the pace is still slow going.
NSK is working on voice recognition capabilities to provide quicker control of the robot. They hope to commercialize it in 2020. I have no doubt that this robot will find some good use in the future but it will be hard to replace guide dogs. Not only are they the best at what they do, they are much cozier at night than steel and rubber.
Two paws up to Plastic Pals for the scoop!