Puppy Tweets: Woof in 140 characters?!

I had to give a heads up to this brilliantly bizarre blog post on Dogster today: Twitter for Dogs Who Can't Type.

It's all about Puppy Tweets - a Mattel-manufactured sound and movement sensitive tag which transmits a selection of 500 preset tweets from your dog. All you need to do is set up the account and use the USB receiver. The device, clipped to your dog's collar, does the rest.

I'm aware of a good number of tweeting dogs that we follow (and that follow us), but so far I have reason to believe they've been hypnotising persuading their owners to do it for them. I guess this makes it easier for those of the non-opposable thumb persuasion...

Scuddles Unterfuss! Here, boy!

I just cracked up laughing at this follow-up to yesterday's popular pet names post I saw on the Dogster blog.

The same insurance company that carried out the research also looked through their data to find the most unusual pet names. The results:

1. Rush Limbark

2.Sirius Lee Handsome

3. Rafikikadiki

4. Low Jack

5. Meatwad

6. Peanut Wigglebutt

7. Scuddles Unterfuss

8.Sophie Touch & Pee

9. Admiral Toot

10. Spatula

With such wonders as Peanut Wigglebutt, it surprises me that it's Spatula that makes me crease up with the giggles. What on earth does a dog called Spatula look like?! You know what I'm going to ask now... what are the oddest pet names you've ever come across?

The whole list of 100 names - including ones for cats like Botox and Optimus Prrrime - can be found on VPI's website.