Just like red-eye in human pictures, dogs can have a white glow in their eyes when photographed. Here’s an About.com tutorial on fixing pet eye in photos in your photo-editing software.
This is Wendy, over 50 pounds of rippling muscles. Although quite intimidating, Wendy is actually a very friendly dog. Her amazing hulk-like muscles are due to a genetic mutation in the whippet breed. According to the Times Colonist;
Wendy was recently part of a genetics study done in the U.S. on mutation in the myostatin gene in whippets, which resemble greyhounds in appearance.
[…] whippets with two mutated copies of the gene become “double-muscled,” like Wendy. It has been seen before in one human, and also in mice, cattle and sheep, says the study.
The 2007 Marin-Sonoma County Fair Ugly Dog Contest, the most revered ugly dog contest of them all, just named the 2007 winner. Elwood, a mix of Chinese crested and Chihuahua, won the competition after placing second last year. The Chinese Cresteds are the Michael Jordans of ugly dog competitions, although this year I did notice some Japanese Crested which I’d never heard of before.
This dog bowl’s simple design is really ingenious. The Brake-Fast dog food bowl has three “poles” that slow down a dog’s eating. From the Brake-Fast site:
Helps reduce the risk of Gastric Dilatation-Volvulus (GDV or ‘Bloat’) Slower eating makes an animal feel more full and reduces instances of ‘re-eating’ Veterinarian tested and recommended Works with kibble or canned food Elegant, no-tip shape Durable, dishwasher plastic”
Cat Sudoku is like regular Sudoku, except it uses cat images from flickr instead of numbers. I thought that playing Sudoku with images rather than numbers would be completely impossible. It is harder than regular old numbers Sudoku, but it’s doable. (more…)