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With three large dogs and a suburban sized back yard, you can imagine the number of landmines I need to navigate around while mowing the lawn. After a quick search of the internet, I think I may have found the solution to my problem.
Enter the Turd Burglar. The name is a bit misleading in that it’s really not about burglarizing any turds. I got plenty of my own, thank you, and can guarantee you that I harbor no deep desire to steal anyone’s turds.
This unique device attaches to the end of a hockey stick (supplied by you) and is designed to get under the poo so it can be flicked to a collection area in the yard. It could be shot against the fence, sent deep in the back zone of the yard, or maybe even lofted over the fence into the noisy neighbor’s pool or yard.
Use the included game book to set up a Turd Burglar league. Let’s face it, this looks to be a fun way of disposing your pet’s waste. Did I mention it also comes with a practice poopie?
I have to say this sounds much better than my method of cutting the poops in half with my lawn mower. In fact, I just ordered one and will let you know if it’s as much fun as it sounds.
In the meantime, tell me what fun ways you have for cleaning up your yard?
Security. It’s all the rage in this internet age and can be a thorn in one’s side.
Take for instance the verification code that you have to enter to gain access to a lot of sites, just to prove you aren’t a robot. You know the codes I’m talking about. They’re the ones that are all warped and wavy making it difficult to discern a 0 with an o or an I with a 1.
Now there’s a better solution.
Asirra stands for Animal Species Image Recognition for Restricting Access. Basically it’s an HIP [verification process] that requires you to differentiate photos of cats and dogs, a task that is nearly impossible for even the most sophisticated bots.
The cool thing about this technology isn’t really the technology but the fact that Microsoft Research has partnered with Petfinder.com to serve up pictures of the more than three million photos of cats and dogs available for adoption. A user is required to select all the pictures that are dogs (or cats) in order to gain access to the site. What’s really great is that each picture has a link to the animal’s petfinder.com adoption page. So now you can get verified and help place a pet at the same time!
You can read all about it here or go to the Asirra home page to find out more.
We just heard about a new company called Miss Do-Gooder, based here in San Francisco. Miss Do-Gooder’s motto is: “Fight the world’s injustices one t-shirt at a time.”
Her first target is animal cruelty, with 20% of net proceeds going to the ASPCA. The shirts cost $25 and are available at www.missdogooder.com.
What are your favorite sites or businesses that give back to animals? Personally, I love carrying my own bag to the Whole Foods Market by Dogster HQ and receiving a five-cent credit which goes to the SF/SPCA on every visit.
Want to see more product reviews in the Dog Blog? Leave a comment and let us know!
Our friends at The Honest Kitchen have a special offer for Dogster members, plus a recipe for the pooches.
We don’t do these specials too often but for this week only, we’re offering a coupon for 10% off any order in our online shop!
Dogster members: Simply enter code THKNLV38C in the designated area of checkout, taking care not to include any spaces, and we’ll take care of the rest! This coupon is valid only until June 21st!
Try making these for a puppy picnic this summer:
Green Force & Ham Treats
Ingredients
1/3 cup Force Chicken Grain-Free Food
1/2 cup very hot water
½ cup diced ham
1 egg
2 tbsp low-fat plain yogurt
2 tbsp canola (or safflower) oil
1 cup whole oat flour
What To Do
Combine the Force and water and allow to re-hydrate in a bowl for 15 min, then add the remaining ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate batter for 30 min for best results. Line baking sheet with parchment paper, drop spoon-size cookies or squeeze from pastry bag. Bake about 7 min. at 400 degrees, then to crisp up, turn off the oven and leave the cookies inside for up to 1 hour (dependent on the level of crispness you want, and your oven).
Considering how many thousands, maybe millions of pets were killed or injured by this horrible occurance, don’t you think Menu Pet and the others got off too easily?
Thanks to USA Today for this article.
Tainted pet food suit settled for $24 million
By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY
Menu Foods, other pet food makers and retailers involved in last year’s massive pet food recall will set up a $24 million cash fund to compensate pet owners, according to a proposed settlement filed Thursday in federal court.
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Thanks to MyFoxSTL.com for this recall announcement.
E. Coli Scare Leads To Meat Recall
Created: Sunday, 18 May 2008
CHICAGO — Federal officials say a Chicago-based company is recalling beef products distributed in 11 states, including Missouri, due to an E. coli scare.
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What will it take to get safe dog food? Humans shouldn’t have to spend a lot of money just to get safe food for their furbabies!
Thanks to the Washington Post for this article.
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
Thursday, May 15, 2008
THURSDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) — An outbreak of Salmonella infections in people has been traced to contaminated dry dog food, the first time such a link has been uncovered, U.S. officials said Thursday.
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If you feed any of these kinds of products to your dogs or cats, please make sure they aren’t getting anything from Hope Food Supply, Inc.
Thanks to the FDA for this announcement.
FDA Shuts Down Seafood Processing Company, Requires Products Be Recalled
Failure to follow consent decree drives action
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, Texas, food processing company, to shut down and immediately recall all products manufactured from its Texas facility since 2007.
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Now this looks like a blast! I am soooo envious of you NY dogs who can get to this event! Beatrice even asked me if we could take a road trip to get to see the world’s biggest dgohouse and all those treats!
MILK-BONE® TAKES MANHATTAN … AMERICA ’S FAVORITE DOG SNACK CELEBRATES ITS 100TH ANNIVERSARY IN A BIG WAY BY BUILDING THE WORLD’S LARGEST DOG HOUSE IN TIMES SQUARE
WHAT:
New York City is officially in the dog house … the Milk-Bone Moments™ Dog House, that is. Milk-Bone® brand announced today the celebration of its 100th Anniversary (that’s 700 in dog years) by throwing an un-fur-getable celebration that’s sure to have tails wagging.
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The Ward Pack and I have seen a LOT of dog beds. In fact, we’ve gone through a LOT of dog beds. The Lexie Lew bed we got to try out recently is definitely one of the best.
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With three large dogs and a suburban sized back yard, you can imagine the number of landmines I need to navigate around while mowing the lawn. After a quick search of the internet, I think I may have found the solution to my problem.
