Dogs bark, scientists listen. ‘Bout time.
A team of scientists studying the barks of dogs have concluded that when a dog is barking because it’s lonely versus barking when a stranger wanders along, other dogs can tell the difference, according to a story today in New Scientist (”Dog’s bark means more than its bite” by Ewen Callaway, April 2008).
Okay. (But any dog owner could have told them that, if they’d just asked). Good they’re finally catching on, though.
Westminster crowns a hound
As it turned out the beagle (a hound by any other name) Uno won (”Beagle wins Westminster dog show” The Kansas City Star online, Feb 12, 2008). Snoopy would be proud. It’s the first time a hound has taken the top prize at Westminster in 100 years of competing, according to the newspaper.
I have three dogs and, like most “dog people,” I never tire of watching dogs in videos (movies, photos, on the street, on the sofa, wherever). So, here’s a little bit of this year’s Westminster action (courtesy of Reuters video):
