Now, 'Hot Doll' sex toy for dogs!September 19th, 2009 LONDON - For the first time, a sex doll has been made for dogs to meet their erotic desires. The toy called 'Hot Doll', is priced at 350 pounds, and the makers claim it will make it easier to control and improve a dog's behaviour.
Deaf dog learns sign signal!September 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - A deaf dog is learning sign language with the help of her carer. Coffs Harbour specialist Liz Grewal has taught Pixie, a border collie, to sit, drop and come forth through her hand commands.
Brit dog's home struggling to cope with growing number of cats!August 19th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit dog's home is said to be facing a crisis, for it is being overwhelmed by the growing number of cats arriving there. Staff at Battersea dogs' home in London are desperately appealing for would-be owners to come forward to help with a "cat emergency".
Kiwi sex shop sells 18 karat gold vibrator for 2,229 dlrs!August 14th, 2009 WELLINGTON - An online sex shop in New Zealand has sold its first gold sex toy worth 2,229 dollars to a South Island woman. The 18 karat gold vibrator, called Yva by Lelo, was custom made by a Swedish company and flown in especially for the anonymous buyer.
18-year-old woman enslaved for 13 years freed in BoliviaAugust 5th, 2009 LA PAZ - An 18-year-old woman who was kept confined and forced to work for nearly 13 years has been rescued by the police in the central Bolivian city of Cochabamba, the La Razon newspaper has reported. The victim was recruited by a labour agency in the Amazonian province of Beni when she was just six and had been forced to work without compensation since, police told the newspaper Tuesday.
Traffic cops shocked as woman driver strips naked on roadJuly 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Traffic came to a standstill in Haikou, capital of Hainan province, when a woman driver stopped by police for violating rules stripped naked on the road. Traffic police were in for a shock when they stopped the 40-something woman, reports the China Daily.
Why do dogs bark so much?July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Birds, deer, monkeys and other wild animals all bark -- but why are dogs more vocal than others?
The reason is related to dogs' 10,000-year history of hanging around human food refuse dumps, says evolutionary biologist Kathryn Lord, University of Massachusetts (U-M). Lord and co-authors also provide scientific literature with its first consistent, functional and acoustically precise definition of this common animal sound.
Michelle Obama's 'pricey' $5,950 clutch was actually worth a 'frugal' 875 dlrsJuly 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - Italian luxury goods manufacturer VBH has admitted that it had mistaken the clutch bag toted by U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama earlier this week while on a trip to Russia for its 5,950-dollar alligator manila bag.
Michelle Obama flashes 5,950 dlrs alligator envelope clutch in RussiaJuly 9th, 2009 NEW YORK - US First Lady Michelle Obama appeared to throw recession out the window by flashing 5,950 black envelope clutch during a stroll in a wooded landscape outside of Moscow. She sported the expensive shiny manila alligator clutch made by Italian luxury goods company VBH.
Brit woman receives postcard from Greece 22yrs after it was sentJuly 9th, 2009 LONDON - A Brit woman is said to have received a postcard from a Greek Island 22-years after it was sent. Wendy Bosworth, 64, a retired bookkeeper, from Wolverhampton, was surprised when the card, slightly damaged and in a sealed bag, dropped on her mat in Blackburn Avenue, Claregate.
Brit primary school kids read to dogs to improve literacyJuly 9th, 2009 LONDON - Kids at a primary school in England are being egged on to read to dogs in the classroom to make better their skills - because the pooches do not laugh or get impatient when they stammer. St. Michael's Primary School in Bournemouth, Dorset, launched the pioneering scheme in April to help the seven- and eight-year-olds to improve their literacy by reading out to dogs like Yorkshire Terriers, Labradors, and Shetland sheepdogs.
Guangzhou's one-dog policy stirs controversyJune 18th, 2009 GUANGZHOU - The Chinese city of Guangzhou has stirred controversy by implementing a one-dog policy. Beginning July 1, each household can raise only one pooch.
Man slapped with £50 fine for dropping £10 note on street!June 11th, 2009 LONDON - A man has been accused of littering and slapped with a 50-pound fixed-penalty notice for dropping a 10-pound note in the street by accident. Arthritis sufferer Stewart Smith, from Dalrymple, Ayrshire, was leaving a charity shop when the banknote unwittingly fell from his hand.
Meet the Mowgli girl who was raised by dogs in a sqaulid flatMay 30th, 2009 LONDON - A five-year-old girl has been nicknamed Mowgli because she has been raised by dogs since birth and has even developed dog like traits. Natasha Mikhailova, walks on all fours, laps up food and drink with her tongue and communicates by barking.
Drunken oil dealer loses job for putting bank at risk of 10M dlrsMay 22nd, 2009 LONDON - An drunken oil dealer, who made a series of deals that put a bank at risk of 10 million dollars, has been struck off by the City regulator. David Redmond, 28, a former Morgan Stanley trader, was banned by the Financial Services Authority for two years following the incident, reports the Daily Express.