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STUDY: Humans Vulnerable to Puppy Head Tilt

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STUDY: Humans Vulnerable to Puppy Head Tilt

A new study from Duke University’s School of Animal Behavior indicates that humans have absolutely no immunity to the puppy head tilt. Further, the study finds that canine evolution has been selecting for this trait for generations.

“Our research indicates that when a dog tilts his head to the side, humans have little to no resistance and wind up doing whatever the pup wants,” said lead researcher Anson Wu. “It gets ‘em every time.”

Wu and his team aren’t sure whether puppies are even aware of their powerful evolutionary quirk. 

“I’d have to guess not, but you never know,” he said. “I really hope they’re not planning to use the tilt for evil. We’d be totally boned if they did.”

Via mimi_lee_13.

Puppy Has Fun on Local Wine Tour

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Puppy Has Fun on Local Wine Tour

Ollii the pug spent this past weekend doing something he’d never done before: going on a wine tasting tour to a number of a local vineyards. And he loved it, according to friends.

The dog spent Saturday afternoon making his way through the Showangunk Wine Trail in New York’s Hudson Valley with friends Annie and Lisa.

“He didn’t actually drink any of the wine,” said companion Annie Williams, “but he devoured all the free cheese.”

Via olliithepug.

REPORT: Kittens Love Windows 8 Touchscreen

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REPORT: Kittens Love Windows 8 Touchscreen

Though sales of Windows 8 have been generally sluggish, the operating system has found a home amongst one user group: kittens. 

According to a study released today from the NPD Group, cats are especially taken with the operating system’s focus on touch. Windows 8 makes up a majority of laptop sales to cats.

“Cat’s have historically had trouble operating the keyboard,” said NPD researcher Chad Mills. “They didn’t really get into computing wholesale until the iPad was released, but there still wasn’t a desktop suited to a touch interface that made sense for them. Windows 8 changed all that.”

Windows 8 computers have been selling fast among felines. The Best Buy in Levittown, NY reports that all laptop sales to cats this year have been Windows 8 machines.

“But to be fair, that’s like two computers total. Cats don’t shop here very much,” said store manager Selma Shiffley, which is surprising, because Petco is right next door.

Via Daveblog.