The world can be an upsetting place at times. But no matter how badly your day might be going, there’s one thing that can always bring a little cheer back into your life: dogs! Dogs fetching balls, dogs diving in pools, and dogs just being generally awesome at 1,000 frames per second. More »
There are ways and ways of unpacking your new iPhone 5. This is probably one you want to try and avoid. More »
Your pet gives you nothing but undying love and affection from the crack of dawn until they curl up by your feet at night. So why not repay their selfless admiration with toys and accessories that make them look and feel like nothing but a sight gag? Here’s everything you need to completely and utterly humiliate your pet, leaving no doubt that stain they left on the living room rug wasn’t an accident. More »
Typically the first thing that goes through a dog’s head when he wakes up in the morning is “ugh, I have to trot all the way downstairs to eat my kibble on the same filthy steps as humans.” Architecture Firm 07Beach totally understands that sentiment, so it remodeled this home in Ho Chi Minh City to include a personal staircase just for Fido. More »
This Dog-Shaped Scratching Post Is Sure To Fuel the Dogs vs. Cats Debate [Pets]
Posted in: Today's Chili If there’s one thing that can divide the nation greater than the Coke vs. Pepsi debate, it’s the question of what makes the better housepet. Dog and cat supporters are fervent in their belief that their respective companions are the superior pet, and this dog-shaped scratching post doesn’t help calm that debate. More »
Believe It or Not, the First Photograph Uploaded to Instagram Was of Neither Food nor Sunset [Instagram]
Posted in: Today's Chili It may surprise you to learn that back in July 2010, three months before the official public launch of the $1 billion photo-sharing app we’re all come to know so well, the project then known simply as Codename uploaded it’s first test photo photo—a happy-looking blonde dog and a *woman’s right foot in Teva sandal. More »
New research suggests that exposure to certain microbes during infancy—particularly, to those from a particular strain of bacteria found in dogs—can alter the intestinal flora of a baby’s developing GI tract such that asthmatic symptoms of a common virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), are undetectable. More »
A recent graduate of Northwestern University, Taylor Barrett felt nervous about leaving Walnut, her 11-week-old Chihuahua puppy, home alone while she was at the office all day. But instead of overpaying for a too-luxe doggie daycare, she turned to technology for the solution. More »