Viral Dog “Chico” Runs Away To OPD
I love that they got an interview with the dog.
Dogs Are Saving Citrus Orchards From Disease (Cool Weird Awesome 236)
Orchards in the US and elsewhere have been trying to head off a disease called citrus greening. Research shows that dogs can sniff out this disease better and more quickly than any other method we have. Plus: if you're out riding a horse in Australia, and you get a call, put the phone in hands-free mode.
UPS Drivers Are Hanging Out With Dogs And Posting Photos With Their New Pals (Cool Weird Awesome 202)
There’s a Facebook group/Instagram account called UPS Dogs, and it collects and shares photos of the pups that delivery drivers meet (and usually befriend) on their routes, especially the ones they see regularly. Which is completely and utterly adorable. Plus: meet the world’s smallest inhabited island, with an appropos name of Just Room Enough Island.
Stella The Dog Uses A Soundboard (Cool Weird Awesome 170)
Stella the dog lives with a speech-language pathologist and has been using a soundboard to "say" several dozen words, raising hopes that someday the show "Dog With A Blog" may come to life. Plus: Quilty the cat likes to spend his nights freeing the other cats at the animal shelter.
The Little Robot That Cleans Up After Your Dog (Cool Weird Awesome 156)
A startup called Beetl is developing an autonomous device that’s ready to clean up after our dogs on demand, thanks to a large scooper on its underside. If they’re willing to do this job, maybe robots aren’t trying to conquer us after all. Plus: "dogfishing" is a problem for online dating.
Meet Owney, The Legendary Postal Dog (Cool Weird Awesome 92)
The National Postal Museum in Washington, DC, has an exhibit telling the story of Owney, the dog who loved the mail so much that he helped deliver it all over the world.
The Spy Whale Who Loved Me (Cool Weird Awesome 35)
The story of the whale wearing a GoPro that might be some kind of Russian surveillance agent is pretty wild, but it's not even close to the first time governments have turned to animals for surveillance purposes.
Deputy Azor
They interviewed the dog. After it testified in court.
Trash Lid No Match For Hungry Puppy
BREAKING
Wiener God Races
Close enough.