Wet Nose Guide Blog

In 1954, the show Lassie began its impressive 19-year television run. Some of the appeal was the eponymous collie’s gleaming coat and amiable demeanor. No doubt the quaint folksiness and bland attractiveness of the human stars played a role. But for my bones, the biggest reason Lassie became a hit was a common dog-owner fantasy: being able to understand what the heck your pooch was trying to communicate.

“Arf! Arf!”

“What’s that girl? Shawn has fallen into a well?”

“Arf!”

“An artisan well you say??”

“Arf! Arf! Arf!”

“Oh, it’s spelled S-E-A-N”

“Arf.”

“Yes, there sure are lots of ways of spelling that name. Lets get you some food, girl.”

If this sounds appealing to you, there’s good news out of Japan. Bow-lingual, the dog-to-human speech translator that earned the 2002 Ignoble Peace Prize (a parody of the Nobel Prize that  is awarded to those that make us laugh then think), is coming to the iPhone. By the summer of 2010, iPhone users will be able to decode their dogs with the push of a button, putting to rest all the speculation on what their puppies could possibly want.
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I know, I know it’s a slow news day here in NYC, with  Snowmageddon happening!

But this story is ridiculous! Goes to show how dumb some dog owners are!

Paws in the air, this is a stick-up!

A Park Slope pooch was left shivering in the buff after a coldhearted mugger stole his coat just days before a raging winter storm bore down on the city.

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