Friday, December 12, 2008

Guilty Pleasures

In these days of layoffs, economic downturns and financial uncertainty, a puppy an really help. Not the kind you have to walk, feed, train and clean up after. The kind you can ooh and aah over long distance. The kind found on www.ustream.tv.com.

Apparently the six Shiba Inu puppies have four million people melting over them, many of whom log on to watch their antics three, four and five times a day.

They are cute--all puppies are cute--and these six are being raised by an anonymous couple in San Francisco who offer viewing privileges to anyone with web access.

Other sites that appeal to the cuteness factor include www.Cuteoverload.com and the irreverent www.Icanhascheezburger.com with nothing but funny animal photos. In fact this site was so popular they recently released a book which is currently the No. 1 selling cat and dog humor book on Amazon.

Seems it doesn't take much to make us smile. I, of course, have live streaming pet video (usually under my feet) which, I will admit, has often made me laugh out loud. And laughter truly is the best medicine.

What's your favorite pet related web site? And keep it clean, please.

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