Sunday, September 25, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
It's all about the eyebrows! Meet the dog with the priceless expression
What a difference eyebrows can make! Thanks to his newly acquired 'eyebrows', this dog now has a priceless expression that will leave you in stitches.
Says STOMPer cheeseycrust:
"This cracked me up so bad. The dog's expression is priceless!
"Who knew eyebrows could make such a big difference.
"And of course it's from Japan, the land of all things weird, wild and wacky."
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Laika the 1st Dog that is sent to the orbit of outer space!
The 1st animal sent to the space is a dog named laika.
At a time when space travel was still new, scientists chose to send animals for
experiments on space travel. While the Americans went with monkeys and chimpanzees,
the russians preferred dogs for their experiments, starting off with Laika in 1957.
Laika, a stray dog found on the streets was chosen for their project, with their
reasoning being that strays were more accustomed to living in harsh conditions.
As part of their space acclimatization training, the dogs stayedi n progressively
smaller cages, and were trained to eat only high nutrition gels as food.
Unfortunatunately,Laika died a few hours of the spacecraft being launched, due to
overheating in the capsule as it entered earth. However, due to the sensitivity of
the space program at that time, the newspapers reported its death as being caused
by a lack of oxygen, or by poisoned food before the oxygen ran out.
Despite the cruel conditions which laika endured, at least by modern standards,
her maiden space orbit helped prove that living things could survive a launch into
space and tolerate the effects of weightlessness.
A memmorial was built near the Russian cosmonaut training facility, depicting a
dog standing on top of a rocket.
Source: http://news.xin.msn.com/en/silverlight-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=4924784&page=3
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The animal, launched on a one-way trip on board Sputnik 2 in November 1957, was said to have died painlessly in orbit about a week after blast-off.
Now, it has been revealed she died from overheating and panic just a few hours after the mission started.
The new evidence was presented at the recent World Space Congress in Houston, Texas, US, by Dimitri Malashenkov of the Institute for Biological Problems in Moscow.
Noted space historian Sven Grahn told BBC News Online that the new information was surprising and significant as it ended more than 40 years of speculation about Laika's fate.
Space pioneer
Laika's mission on board Sputnik 2 stunned the world. Sputnik 1, the world's first satellite, had been launched less than one month before.
 Laika had been a stray |
An astonished world witnessed the launch of Sputnik 2 weighing 113 kg (250 lbs) and carrying the first living thing to go into orbit - the dog Laika.
The animal had been a stray wandering the streets of Moscow when she was captured and prepared for a space mission.
Shortly after launch the Soviets said that Laika was not destined to return alive and would die in space. The statement caused outrage to many observers.
Racing pulse
Dr Malashenkov has now revealed several new details about Laika's mission, such as her food being in jelly form and that she was chained to prevent her turning around.
There was a carbon dioxide absorbing device in the cabin to prevent the accumulation of this toxic gas, as well as an oxygen generator.
A fan was automatically activated to keep the dog cool when the capsule's temperature exceeded 15 deg Celsius.
According to Dr Malashenkov, a great deal of work had to be done to adapt a group of dogs to the conditions in the tight cabin of Sputnik 2. They were kept in gradually smaller cages for periods up to 15-20 days.
Three dogs were trained for the Sputnik 2 flight: Albina, Laika and Mushka. Albina was the first "backup", having flown twice on a high-altitude rocket. Mushka was used to test instrumentation and life support.
Death in space
Medical sensors placed on Laika indicated that during launch her pulse rate went up by a factor of three above its resting level.
At the start of weightlessness, her pulse rate decreased. It took three times longer than after a centrifuge ride on the ground to return Laika's heartbeat to pre-launch values, an indication of the stress she was suffering.
Dr Malashenkov also revealed how Laika died. Telemetry from the Sputnik 2 capsule showed that the temperature and humidity increased after the start of the mission.
After five to seven hours into the flight, no lifesigns were being received from Laika. By the fourth orbit it was apparent that Laika had died from overheating and stress.
Previously, it has been thought that Laika survived at least four days in space and perhaps even a week when Sputnik's transmitters failed.
Despite surviving for just a few hours, Laika's place in space history is assured and the information she provided proved that a living organism could tolerate a long time in weightlessness and paved the way for humans in space.
Laika's "coffin" circled the Earth 2,570 times and burned up in the Earth's atmosphere on 4 April 1958.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Snowy opens his own cage door!
Snowy self taught to open his own cage door everytime at dinner time!
Only Snowy knows how to open the cage door and of cause push open room doors to enter any of the bedroom in the house!
Monday, September 12, 2011
Mid-Autumn Festival (中秋節)
This year, our big jie jie went to vivo city to buy mooncakes for all of us!
She 1st arrive at the US Doggies Bakeries at the Pet Safari, and bought us Original Lamb Flavour Doggie Mooncakes.
Just nice, each one get one! yummy!
Then as jie jie is aware that the 1st level has mooncakes promotions so jie jie went there and take a look. After walking and looking, trying and tasting, she decided on Kia Hiang restaurant's low sugered Red Lotus Double Yolk Mooncakes.
We have a get-together sessions through eating mooncakes and drinking chinese tea/honey!
Friday, September 9, 2011
True Inspiration Story of these dogs..
Inspirational video - Turning disappointment into joy: From Service Dog to SURFice Dog
Each person who watches this inspirational video finds an individual message that touches them on many levels, & brings them to tears. It's about acceptance, adjusting expectations, & focusing on the "can do's" in life which allows for a celebration of amazing outcomes.
Ricochet is an internationally renowned champion surf dog at the center of media attention, who has become an inspirational phenomenon, motivational role model, internet sensation, fundraising marvel, goodwill ambassador, and muse to millions!
This video depicts her journey from birth to 15 months of age, as she goes through her service dog training, which is cut short due to her propensity to chase birds. Her role changed to SURFice dog & she started to fundraise for quadriplegic surfer, Patrick Ivison, who she met the night before this video was filmed.
The intention was for the two of them to surf a wave together on their own surfboards. At one point, when they surfed into shore, Ricochet jumped off her board, and onto Patrick's. It was her decision to surf tandem with him!
Once the video went viral, she turned it into a platform to help more people/animals & she's raised over $53,000 in the last year. She promotes kindness, charity, philanthropy, and social responsibility, such as her video about anti-bullying "You're amazing just the way you are!"
For more info on Ricochet, her surfing, her charitable causes, or to make a donation, go to http://www.SurfDogRicochet.com. To follow her on Facebook & Twitter: "Surf Dog Ricochet" This video is copyrighted 2009.
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The Inspirational True Story of The Little Dog That Could
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Dog with no eyes learns echolocation
Meet blind Rowan the wonder dog - born without eyes - who miraculously finds his way around using ECHOLOCATION. Despite being unable to see, German spitz Rowan barks and listens to the echos to help him tell where he is in relation to nearby objects. Owner Sam Orchard, 41, was shocked when a vet told her that a congenital defect meant Rowan had been born without eyes. But 18-month-old Rowan is now almost indistinguishable from a sighted dog after learning to use his barks to judge where he is.
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FAITH - The Two-Legged Wonder Dog!
FAITH was a pup born with a birth defect. The incredible life of an amazing & inspirational two-legged dog that walks upright like a human!
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Monday, September 5, 2011
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
So adorable! Baby lions get vaccinated at S'pore Zoo
Three lion cubs were born to Night Safari's resident lions, Khapat and Amba on March 21, 2011. Wildlife Reserves Singapore shares pictures of these adorable cubs getting their booster injections.
The tawny three-month-olds were declared healthy after a mandatory vaccination against respiratory and systemic infections. Their first health check took place two months after they were born on 21 March 2011.
The Asian lion is a unique subspecies that splits from the African lion. It is smaller in size and sports a less significant mane compared to its African cousin.
Through Night Safari’s captive breeding programme, Wildlife Reserves Singapore hopes to be able to increase the number of Asian lions both in the wild and in captivity.
Most of the wild Asian lion population is found in India’s Gir Forest, a protected santuary where about 300 of these magnificent animals roam. There are an additional 60 of them living in zoos.
Under the International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN), they are listed as ‘endangered’. One of the problems faced by the Asian lion in the wild is in-breeding which has resulted in weaker individuals.
To date, Night Safari has successfully bred seven Asian lion cubs in captivity.
Source: http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sgseen/this_urban_jungle/700686/adorable_lion_cubs_get_their_vaccination_jab_at_spore_zoo.html
Friday, September 2, 2011
Useful Dog Tricks!
OS from ADS: is our jie jies thinking of teaching us all that tricks....??? omg...
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