Dogs can do all sorts of amazing things from leading the blind, to sniffing out drugs, but now it looks like they may soon take over behind the wheel too. Best of all, unlike those robotic Google drivers, these guys will shower you with doggie kisses when you get to your destination.
If we humans adorn ourselves with glow sticks and wristbands to make us stand out at places like concerts, it stands to reason the same idea would work to make Fido stand out on the street on a dark summer night. Unless your dog is one of those cloned versions with the glowing built into their genes, a neon glowing collar might be the only thing that could save their life.
Last September, brainiologists figured out that they could read people's minds by sticking them in an fMRI machine and tracking thought patterns. Scientists at Emory University have taken the obvious next step and put dogs in an fMRI machine to figure out what they're thinking. Here's a hint: steak. Steak. Bacon. Steak.
Obesity isn't just a problem for humans, it's also a problem for our pets. If your dog is putting on the pounds and having trouble climbing up and down the stairs, there's a perfectly solution: the world's first dog stair lift.
Those crazy ad men who are always looking for new ways to reach consumers have kicked it up a notch. Make that several notches. The latest European ad for Nestle's Beneful dog food contains a high-pitched sound that only dogs can hear.