If dogs could speak...

Saturday, July 15, 2006

Knock knock
Alright, who's the wise guy who deserves a nasty husky bite in the butt? Rarely have I been so upset with a product, but this one should offend the entire canine population in the world as well. You've been warned.

You see, some people like to play a cruel trick on dogs. They tap on the front door and quickly run back to the living room couch, pretending to read the newspaper or watch television as if nothing had happened. But dogs being fierce protectors of homeland security, have to interrupt whatever they are doing (usually something important like digging through trash or tormenting the cat) to go and investigate. Who knows, it could be a burglar, a terrorist, or a Latter-Day-Saints missionary who has to be sniffed all over in case he carries lethal peanut butter cookies or Cheez-It on him. But the dogs get to the door, and there is absolutely no sign or smell of anybody. Really makes them wonder if they've lost their senses or sanity (well, it's possible), and when they get back to the business at hand, the trash has been put away, and the cat has escaped once again. Very frustrating.

Now a company has come out with a device they call a "Knock Knock Door Chime" that rings a door chime whenever someone knocks at the door. The way it works is that there is a sensor unit that you attach to the inside of the front door. When it is activated by a knocking sound, it rings wirelessly a chime that you can place anywhere in the home, up to 100 feet away from the door. The good thing is that it should confuse your visitor -- he knocks and hears a door bell instead, and maybe that'll be enough to scare him away. No more Girl Scouts cookies to buy and no more Mormon literature to read at night. But it will also baffle the heck out of your dogs. A knock at the door, a chime in the kitchen, and the lazy homeowner just sitting there watching TV oblivious to it all, seemingly deaf and dumb. How are the poor dogs supposed to respond? You can ask them to focus focus focus, but expecting them to multitask on three things is a bit much.

This deviant thing sells for $49.95, but I'll be damned if I tell you where to find it.
- posted by Woofwoof @ 9:00 AM

Comments:

Our humans knock on something like a table, then yell "who is it", just to watch us run up the stairs and get into our "greeting" positions.

That's just so wrong.

# posted by

Shmoo : 16 July, 2006 09:50

WoofWoof, send me an e-mail at:
meeshkaworld@gmail.com
and I'll send you the HTML code for my link.

It won't let me cut and paste the code in here (stupid humans).

Meeshka

# posted by

Shmoo : 16 July, 2006 09:54

This thing is for real! I found it through google. You dogs are doomed. How much for me not telling?

# posted by

Anonymous : 16 July, 2006 10:36

Your Sunday post is not here yet. Are you planning to have a life? Too much partying last night? I hope everything is good.

# posted by

Anonymous : 16 July, 2006 10:39

Wow. Somebody knocks at the door and a bell rings! Imagine, soon somebody will push a button and the TV won't go off . . . but a hand will push the "off" switch. Technology!

# posted by

John : 16 July, 2006 18:44

Woofwoof!
I am writing to tell you that I made a little change in the Ring HTML code in order to be able to feature a Ring member's pic each month. Go to my blog to learn more.
Licks!
Raisa

# posted by

Unknown : 21 July, 2006 07:19

Meeshka,
Some people are just warped and should be locked in a dog cage.

And thanks for the HTML code. The "Click or Claw" banner is up now. Although I think it should be click AND claw.

Connecticut,
You put it on your door, and we will destroy every shoe you have.

Yes we took a week off. Sorry for the lack of notice, but the vacation came up rather suddenly.

John,
A remote for everything. Pretty soon the only things that move in the house will be robots and dogs.

Raisa,
The new ring banner is up. I like it. Thanks.

# posted by

Woofwoof : 30 July, 2006 09:47

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