It has been a while since I took a few minutes to look around the web and see what gadgets, gismos and websites I can find that interest me and in turn you may find interesting.
Charlie and his webwatch
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A quick thought for Valentines Day…
According to a survey conducted by a pet food company, 26 percent of dog owners “say ‘I love you’ once a day to their dogs—the same percentage that says ‘I love you’ once a day to a spouse or significant other.”
Gadgets
Power generating dog lead - A bit of lateral thinking has gone in to this gadget that harnesses the energy stored in our leads to generate light. As we pull the retractable lead in and out a generator makes electricity. This energy is stored in batteries and used to power a light to guide the way. Still as a concept but a great idea, investors wanted.
PawTrax - After two years of research, investigation and testing a GPS tracker has been developed for us. It is called The PATmicro.
The PAT stands for Pawtrax® Animal Tracker. It is possibly the smallest and lightest pet tracker available.
Mum or dad just send a SMS from their mobile and within a few seconds it will send them an SMS with a map showing your location. You can then be rescued. Pretty Cool we think – K9 meets 007!
Air conditioned and heated dog house - Now we are talking sheer luxury here.
The innovative Cool Pet House has been designed to cater for Small Pets up to 12kg and is Air-conditioned & Heated using newly developed state of the art ‘thermo-electric’ technology with temperature ranges from a cool 17°C up to a balmy 30°C (thermostat controlled).
The Cool Pet House also features inbuilt humidifiers to ensure that the living and sleeping environment remains at a constant and very pleasant 50-60% humidity.
There is also an optional WI FI Web Cam and LED interior lighting at the touch of a remote control button.
Websites
Ohmidog.com – is the web domain of John Woestendiek, a former newspaper reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner who, after blogging about dogs and animals for the Baltimore Sun, decided to unleash himself from the newspaper and go out on his own.
As a stray, he plans to continue blogging and working as a writer on other projects, including a dog-related book.
He is assisted in this endeavor by the ohmidog! staff (listed below) and his dog Ace, who, whether he’s dragging his owner to the dog park or curled up and snoring on the futon, provides constant inspiration.
The other end of the leash.com - This is one for the humans, as it is an ongoing inquiry about the behavior of people and dogs.
To Quote from the website ” My hope is that it will become a place for an informed and thoughtful consideration of the amazing relationship between people and dogs—my two favorite species.”
The blog is written by Patricia McConnell, a certified applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer who is crazy in love with her dogs.
Oldies Club – The Oldies Club is a dog rescue, run solely by volunteers, that specialises in rescuing and rehoming older dogs – aged 7 years plus.
Oldies Club
The Oldies Club rescue grew from an initial idea on an internet dog chat forum by a group of people who felt great empathy with the plight of elderly dogs that find themselves homeless.
You can help this club with collecting stamps from used envelopes. Please send them to Oldies Club Stamps, 35 Belle Vue Street, Healey, Batley, West Yorks, WF17 8DD. Please ensure Oldies Club is mentioned on the envelope, to ensure money raised is allocated correctly.
The Oldies club is also on the lookout for other items including mobile phones, printer cartridges. full details on their website.
Dog Art Today – Dog Art Today is devoted to daily dog art from around the world.
Features include contemporary dog art, the history of dogs in art, dog art auctions, books, posters, fashion and decor.
Launched in March 2007 this blog is run by Moira McLaughlin (MORE-a Mc-LOCK-lin) who is an artist and a dog lover. She has a Longhaired Dachshund muse called Darby.
Pictures
Here are a few pictures we have taken over the past few weeks and have kept as sort of a blooper part to this post.
Buster sleeps on the stairs
A Sleepy Buster
Buster eventually finds somewhere to sleep.
Even if it is on the stairs with his head on some paperwork waiting to be filed….. sweet dreams
Amusing picture
And finally… Whilst we were out in the car the other day we spotted this image in the grounds of Lanercost Priory…. Bishop’s Move in a Priory…. Well we thought it was funny:-)
Bishops Move - at Lanercost Priory
Until next time
Charlie
