It pains me to report that the PooTrap, a strap-on device that catches your dog’s poop before it hits the ground, is not a comedy bit, but a real product. Its website, pootrapusa.com doesn’t seem to be working right now, which I hope isn’t a result of high demand for the device, because it’s downright silly. … Read more
I’m not exactly gaga for Lady Gaga. Call me old-fashioned but I think the video above would have benefited from a little more of the Great Danes and a little less Gaga. Be that as it may, the reason Lady Gaga — who unfortunately doesn’t come in a decaffeinated version — is making her first … Read more
“First Kiss,” a video of strangers kissing, has become an Internet sensation. Like a lot of Internet sensations, it’s kind of stupid, mostly staged, and less than fully honest. But that hasn’t kept it from being shared by millions and becoming — in less than a week — the subject of many video parodies, including a dog version we’ll show … Read more
If you were built like a bowling ball, you too might have a propensity for rolling. Bulldogs sure seem to. Sophie was just a two-month-old pup when her owners noted how much she liked rolling, caught it on camera and posted it on YouTube. It would turn out to be the first in a series … Read more
As those who regularly tune in for our “Woof in Advertising” features know, there’s no animal — with the possible exception of the scantily clad human female — that advertisers turn to more often to sell their products than the dog. It’s because of the special connection we have with the species, because of the … Read more
You can’t say Bible-quoting conservatives didn’t warn us. Let members of the same sex get married, they said, and it will open the door to even unholier unions. Now comes word from Metro that a woman in the Nederlands plans to marry her dog. Dominique Lesbirel, 41, says she might not do it immediately because she wants … Read more
Last week we scoffed at the whole Internet debate over dog pants — mainly over the idea that they should be debated at all, but also over the gone-viral graphic that showed a dog wearing pants that covered all four legs. The latter, we concluded, was a ridiculous idea, for there is no way those pants (see … Read more
I was on my way to see an Amish man about a dog. Not because I want another dog — Ace is more than enough, especially during our current nomadic phase — but because I wanted a first-hand glimpse of what an Amish-run breeding operation is like. I’ve always been puzzled by the disparity — … Read more
There are plenty of nits one could pick about this “Dogs of the World” map, but it’s still a pretty awesome achievement. The artwork is an offshoot of the “Dogs of the World” series of drawings Lili Chin, a Los Angeles-based artist, produced in 2014. It features 345 dog breeds and their countries of origin. Since some … Read more
Clearly, there’s a bit of a cultural divide between the gritty streets of New Orleans and the plush chambers of the Louisiana Supreme Court. And that might explain why the state justices denied a request to hear the appeal of a man awaiting trial who says remarks he made to police after he asked for … Read more