Monday, August 10, 2009

Dogbook

Lately I have been interested in Dogbook, a great research tool on rare breeds. For those of you who have chosen to be "off the grid" (outside of Facebook), Dogbook is a social networking application for dog owners. Of course you can channel your dog as you write. That's half of the fun. The other half is reading the profiles for say, standard schnauzers, boxers, akitas.

Is your dog within or outside of the norm? The profiles will tell you what SS owners think is typical of their dog and you can come to your own conclusions. For standard schnauzers, de-stuffing toys, wiping their dirty beard anywhere, and a very healthy appetite is typical. Barking like crazy at the sight of a small mammal, chasing squirrels and sitting like humans also ranks pretty high on the list. So now I feel better!

Ever wondered if your dog's name is unique? Do a search with your dog's name in Dogbook and find out based on the number of profiles with that name. For Kafka, out of thousands and thousands of names, I got forty returns. If you are interested in dogs in your area and their owners, you can search by location. But don't get your hopes up because this feature is yet to be debugged. If you have extra time to spend, you can create a dog group. There are serious ones, but also some mighty funny bogus groups.

Finally, for the linguists among us: it was interesting to see the myriad ways English speakers describe dog treats and naughty acts. Enjoy!

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