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Your dog look-a-like

We think the cute Chihuahua Turbo has some similarities with the figure Gizmo from the movie Gremlins.



What do you think?

Do you have a dog that looks like a famous movie star or another celebrity? Or maybe your dog looks more like your neighbours cat?!

If so, please send us the picture and we will publish the most funniest look-a-like!

Send us your dog picture at blog@sniflabs.com

Dogs talk with their tails

We know that a dog wagging his tail means "I am so happy to see you!".
But did you know that the dog is expressing different feelings depending on which direction the tail is wagging?

This newly discovered feature about dog body language was presented in the study "Asymmetric tail - Wagging responses by dogs to different emotive stimuli" in a issue of Current Biology.
When dogs feel fundamentally positive about something or someone, their tails wag more to the right side of the rumps. When they have negative feelings, their tail wagging is biased to the left.

Pictured below are some dogs playing in Peters Park in Boston. How are they expressing their feelings towards each others?



The dog Jack and his owner in Newton. Does the body language and the direction of the tail-wagging of the dog express the same feeling?




Read more about this phenomenon in the Herald Tribune's article by Sandra Blakeslee:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/04/24/healthscience/snmood.php

The sex doll for dogs

Speaking about what is going on in the video of Cucuy's birthday party, where at the end of the video the sweet Chihuahua is having her best time... here is something she will may enjoy as a gift next year!

From www.gizmodo.com:

"Is your dog in heat and humping anything it can wrap its horny little legs around? Are you constantly having to pry your promiscuous pooch off the legs of guests, parents and members of your church? Protect your leg from a hump attack by getting Scruffy a Hotdoll. Yes, it's a sex doll for dogs. It's shaped like a dog and it'll allow your tension-filled pet to go to town as much as his little heart desires, humping away until he passes out in exhaustion, leaving a wispy coil of friction-singed dog-fur smoke wafting into the air".

"Year of the dog" movie makes aware about pet adoption

The yesterday Boston preview screening of the movie "Year of the dog" was less exciting than expected. Public's murmurs at every puppy's appearance and laughts at multiple dogs' scenes were a sign that Mike White, at his first direction, was able to move dog owners' hearts, but in general I expected to see more dogs in the movie.
The movie ends up to be a story about love for animals, especially animals (and people) in need to be rescued. We've seen a lot of rescued pigs, cows, and chickens, other than dogs. The movie keeps his strict canine identity with the "politically uncorrect" choice of not mentioning cats.

"Year of the dog" will hopefully help to increase adoption of dogs from shelters. The movie is discussing important issues for shelters, as the choice of euthanasia when a dog has serious behaviour or health problems, and he or she is unlikely to be adopted.

There are a lot of dogs in need. A few days ago we visited the City of Boston Animal Shelter (below), located in 26 Mahler Road, Roslindale.



The manager, Mark Giannangelo, showed us many homeless dogs and cats there. Pets with a sad or violent story behind are the most likely to be adopted. For example, pets who lost a leg or were hurt by their previous owners normally found a house pretty quickly.




















The less popular dogs are the Pit bulls. There was a sweet puppy, Bubba (in the pic above), that is waiting for a home since 3 months, a time that is longer than average. Bubba, as all dogs there, passed the behaviour test, and he is not aggressive as many people may believe.

Some dogs visit the shelter with their owner, like the puppy below. He is there to get his licence.





If you want to help, you can check the shelter's pet adoption list at Petfinder.
If you don't want adopt a pet, you can contribute through gifts certificates.
You can also ask some pet shops how you can help. For example, starting in Thanksgiving, 'sPoochies boutique, located in 400 Tremont St, is collecting money and gifts for Christmas to donate to the the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

Year of the Dog!

The Paramount Year of the Dog is currently showing in certain US cities. The film features Molly Shannon (Peggy) as a single woman who adopts a plethora of dogs from the shelter after her beagle dies.
For more Year of the Dog, check out the funny website!


Paramount Vantage is also sponsoring the contest "The Perfect Pooch". To enter, you have to send one photograph and a 25 word or less caption that defines him or her as the perfect pooch. There is a prize for each dog!

TK and Lola (below) are two of the dogs running for the title!