Issue #67
Did you know…. Three dogs survived the sinking of the Titanic - Two Pomeranians, and a Pekingese.
New dog collar uses AI tech to analyze barks and tell dog owners how they’re feeling. A South Korean company is beginning to use artificial intelligence to give your dog a voice. Petpuls, compares your dog’s bark to a database to tell how your dog’s emotional wellbeing is. The database has more than 100,000 samples from 50 breeds of dog in four sizes to compare from. It will categorize the bark into one of 5 emotional states: happy, sad, anxious, relaxed, or angry. As your dog wears the collar, it will become more accurate as it accumulates data about your specific dog.
Available until Jan 24th, here’s the current line up:
🐖 Pork heart
🐑 Lamb spleen
🐟 Rockfish
🐄 Steer pizzle
🦆 Duck head
🐷 Pig ear
🐮 Bull pizzle (super chew)
Wolves make great foster parents. In an effort to save some of the last wolves in Europe, scientists have begun to explore wolves' willingness to help others of their kind. In Scandinavia,8 wolves were removed from their biological parents at 4-6 days old and placed with new packs. There were 35 cubs left with biological mothers as a control. Not only did the mothers take the new cubs into their pack, they also moved their cubs to a new den, likely to keep them safe. There was also an increase in survival rate (73%) for those that were fostered. The typical survival rate for wolves in captivity is 63%.
Ben & Jerry's rolls out new line of frozen desserts — for dogs. Later this month, the popular ice cream brand will be bringing out frozen desserts in 4 ounce cups for our four legged friends. They will be made with the same ingredients as the nondairy line they have, and there will be two flavors: Peanut butter with pretzels and pumpkin with cookies!
Airlines will no longer be required to transport emotional support animals. Emotional support animals differ from service animals, but they have long been able to travel aboard airplanes in the same way. Emotional support animals do not have to be trained to do a specific job, which questions their legitimacy. A new rule defines a service animal as a dog that is “individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability”. This will limit service animals to be dogs only, as well as limits the number of animals traveling a person to two. While the rule will not barr the animals from the cabins, it will just allow airlines to not accommodate them. There have been many cases where emotional support animals have bitten flight attendants, as well as children.
This new harness lets military dogs parachute safely and with style. A flight pod with a magnetic release helps protect the pooch—especially its legs—during a jump with its human. Prior to this innovative design, military personnel were using slings of sorts for the dogs, which posed some safety hazards with exposed limbs and all of their weight being supported by their core for long periods of time. The pod they have created is basically a military version of a dog purse. They have a magnetic closure in which the handler can activate but the dog cannot. Something important to note is that these pods do not hinder the use of their other accessories, such as goggles and kevlar vests!
RECALL ROUNDUP: Pet food recalled after 28 dogs die of suspected poisoning. Certain lots of Sportmix dog and cat food may contain potentially deadly levels of aflatoxin. Midwestern Pet Food, Inc. announced the recall of certain dog and cat food, all with expiration dates of March 2 or 3, 2022. The recalled items include:Sportmix Energy Plus, 50- and 44-lb. Bags, Sportmix Premium High Energy, 50- and 44-lb. Bags, and Sportmix Original Cat, 31- and 15-lb. bags.The food was sold nationwide. Symptoms of aflatoxin poisoning include sluggishness, loss of appetite, vomiting, jaundice or diarrhea.
American Kennel Club Recognizes New Toy Dog Breed — Meet the Biewer Terrier! The Biewer — pronounced like "beaver" — is eligible to compete in the toy group and marks the organization's 197th recognized breed, according to a press release from the AKC. The Biewer is a long haired terrier that will only grow to be between 4 and 8 pounds! They got their name from a german couple whose puppies were born with rare white markings.