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Farmers in India will sometimes…

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022Weirdo

Farmers in India will sometimes paint their dogs to look like tigers in an attempt to keep the monkeys away.

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The reason Dalmatians have been historically…

August 16, 2021August 16, 2021Weirdo

The reason Dalmatians have been historically associated with fire-fighting is because in the days of horse drawn carts, Dalmatians worked exceptionally well with horses and would run ahead of the cart to clear pedestrians and guide the firefighters to fires quickly.

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A woman quit her job to search…

August 9, 2021August 9, 2021Weirdo

A woman quit her job to search for her border collie who escaped from a hotel room during a thunderstorm while on vacation in Kalispell, Montana. After 57 days of searching and posting hundreds of flyers around town, she finally found ‘Katie’ who was starving, but otherwise OK.

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Sooam Biotech, a lab in Korea…

May 28, 2021Weirdo

Sooam Biotech, a lab in Korea, makes genetically identical copies — clones — of dogs for pet owners. For $100,000, anyone who has a cell from any dog can get a clone. The lab says it has cloned hundreds of dogs so far. Many are for grieving pet owners, and some are cloned for other agencies.

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A breed of wool dogs existed….

May 24, 2021Weirdo

A breed of wool dogs existed on the pacific northwest coast. Indigenous people would keep the dogs isolated on small islands to prevent inter breeding with hunting dogs. The wool dogs were cared for and feed a rich diet of seafood to produce strong yarn to make blankets from.

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The Breidings Home in KY was set…

February 25, 2021Weirdo

The Breidings Home in KY was set on fire due to a kitchen accident, the whole family escaped but to their surprise the infant daughter was missing. As they panicked they were relieved to see their dog pulling the infant out to safety by her diapers.

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Since domestication, dogs’ eyes have…

December 11, 2020December 11, 2020Weirdo

Since domestication, dogs’ eyes have changed. Dogs now have eye muscles that make them more expressive and infant-like. These same muscles are absent in wolves, their closest relative.

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August 19, 2020Joseph J.

At the time of writing, taking your dogs for walks could become the law in Germany. Under the planned rules, dog owners will have to take their dogs for walks at least twice a day, for a minimum of one hour in total.

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Domestic dogs are one of only…

June 4, 2020Weirdo

Domestic dogs are one of only a few species that can understand that the human gesture of pointing means, “look in the direction my finger is pointing”. Other animals, including wolves and other primates, don’t understand how it works and will only be interested in your outstretched finger.

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A puppy of Soviet space dog…

May 5, 2020Weirdo

A puppy of Soviet space dog Strelka, the first animal to safely return from orbit, was given to president Kennedy by Khrushchev. The puppy grew up and became the mate of JFK’s dog Charlie. The cold war couple went on to have 4 pups themselves, dubbed the “Pupniks”.

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