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Do Tell: Speakerphone + Pets Equals . . .

PetSugar — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:30:38 -0700

Though North now spends my mini vacays at Pet Camp or Wag Hotel, when I lived in NYC, I'd usually just bring him up to my parents' house to stay with Gamma and Gampa. The first time I left him was on a long trip to London, and I called often (and I mean often) to check up.

One day my mother put me on speakerphone to talk directly to North – I guess my silly pup ran all around the room from the phone and to the door looking for me! I haven't had the chance to try it since then, have you? If so, how do your furry friends react to familiar voices coming from the speaker?
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What's Your Take: Did Verizon's LG Dare Commercial Offend?

PetSugar — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:30:00 -0700

Can you hear me now? Although that's the only Verizon message that sticks in my head, turns out the company recently pulled a very controversial commercial for one of their newer phone models, the LG Dare. I never caught the video when it was still airing on TV but, seeing it now, I can understand what the hype was about.

I'm shocked they chose two "vicious" pit bulls on heavy chains to get their point across for the "dare you to touch one?" ad. While this generated much discussion among my friends for the subliminal, or not-so-subliminal messaging (with all the recent news about dog fighting), I'd think that marketers would be super sensitive to perpetuating this stereotype against the breed. What do you think?

The Scoop: Come Quick . . . The Bird Is Ringing!

PetSugar — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:58 -0800

Now sometimes I jump when my own phone rings, but imagine jumping when you hear your phone ring, only to realize that it never rang at all! This bird, Billy, is the culprit behind that very scenario with his owner, Stuart McNae, both seen here. The Blue-fronted Amazon Parrot is able to perfectly learn and mimic ringtones . . . so perfectly, in fact, that his owner has had to change the mobile phone's sound five times already! To make matters worse, Billy also likes to wait until Stuart leaves the room to copy the sound, and even imitates laughter when he dashes back to answer. The bird has already learned the Nokia theme, Lou Bega’s Mambo Number 5, the BBC Match of the Day tune, Soul Limbo by Booker T and the MGs and Bob Marley’s No Woman No Cry . . . I can't think of trickier tones to test such a qualified creature with, can you?

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