Issue #26
Did you know… there are dogs that sniff out weeds?? Conservation detection dogs are trained to protect wildlife and wild places. These pups have been trained to detect weeds before they even break the surface! They can also detect animals that live below ground and aquatic organisms invisible to the human eye!
Lily, a golden retriever from Georgia and Seamus, a border collie from Montana, are working together to lead the Working Dogs for Conservation team to eradicate an invasive weed from Mount Sentinel in Missoula, Montana. #weloveworkingdogs
The holidays can sometimes bring anxiety and stress despite it being the giving season. We’ve always encouraged getting out and being active with your dog to shake off the tension. Here a few tips to smile more, worry less… and just be more dog!
Boy... did this month’s Super Chew go like hot cakes! Available until Dec. 3rd, here's the lineup of this month’s box: ? Pork Heart ? Beef Spleen ? Yelloweye Rockfish ? Duck Feet ? Lamb Ears ? Beef Tendon ? Super Chew: Pig Foot
Get it while it's hot! Check out the unboxing. #feedreal
Our Super Chews are $7 each. If you didn't get one before Thanksgiving, make sure to let us know before Dec. 3rd if you'd like a Super Chew added to your next box! They make the perfect stocking stuffer ?
Looking for the perfect gift? Look no further. Gift your loved ones a box of Real treats & chews this season. Just tell us the type of box you’d like to gift and your gift recipient’s contact info. We’ll take care of the rest! Email ruby@realpetfood.com #thatwaseasy
Pet collars go solar! A struggling solar panel installer in Australia is trying its hand at solar-power pet products. AFT Corporation installs solar panels for commercial businesses and schools and has recently partnered with Singapore-based PetBacker to develop solar-powered geo-tracking pet collars and temperature-controlled pet garments.
Farmed fish may be A LOT better than you think. Love the Wild, a Boulder, Colorado, company offers sustainably farmed frozen fish by working directly with sustainable aquaculture farms. Their goal is to change consumer misconceptions about frozen fish — and farmed salmon in particular — in order to help Americans make healthier and more sustainable food choices. This can also help us make better decisions about the fish we feed our pups!
Fun fact: Did you know that “organic” fish is certified in the EU and Canada because the US doesn’t have any standard for it?
The oldest images of dogs found in Saudi Arabia. Researchers have discover cave art dating back thousands of years and possibly displaying hunters leading dogs on leashes. "The problem with engravings is there is no reliable method to date them directly," but over 1,405 rock art panels that contain 6,618 individual animal depictions have been documented. Confirming the dates of these rock art drawings, may surpass depictions of dogs previously labeled the oldest, paintings on Iranian pottery dated to at most 8000 years ago.
SpotMini: the headless robotic dog sure to give you nightmares. The latest robot from former Google sibling Boston Dynamics looks like a cross between something out of a Terminator movie and a cutesy Pixar character. SpotMini is a smaller version of the quadruped Spot robot, which itself was a shrunken-down version of the robotic packhorse BigDog designed by Boston Dynamics to carry equipment over rough terrain into the battlefield for the US army.
The New Furbo sends you selfies of your dog. The Furbo Dog Camera, a treat-tossing dog camera recently announced an upgraded version that will be AI-powered - using machine learning and computer vision to detect various dog activities such as chewing, pacing back and forth, or two dogs playing together. It will also snap and send a selfie when a dog looks directly at the camera. Unlike other home monitors that send general motion and sound alerts, Furbo's smart alerts only notify users of dog-related events.
Is the neighborhood dog barking keeping you up at night? Bose’s new “sleepbuds” promise to block sleep disturbing sounds like snoring, barking dogs and road traffic through isolating ear-tips and soothing sounds.