The Crazy Rants of Samantha BurnsRobot Weight Watching Dog
For those of you who wish to ignore the scientific research (Starving Bad article), there is the Robot Dog named Albo. We're talking about a dog that takes you for a walk. This robot dog connects to a bathroom scale and the owner notes his/her food intake, then when asked "how am I", it responds with either excitement through jumping with music and lights or it flops down.
This is one product I see lasting only for as long as the fad is popular. I mean, really, how many heavy dieters aren't going to be too lazy to bother plugging this thing in.
Don't you think a real dog would be more motivation to get out for a walk - at least it really does need exercise. A plastic, annoying noisemaker doesn't require a good walk.
I predict this to be a good waste of shelf space in your home, or it'll make for a cheap garage sale item.
I guess one good thing about it is this one won't leave a mess in your yard and it won't hump your leg.
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Having a female dog gets rid of the "humping your leg" problem, leaving only yard mess as a disadvantage...
That said, there are times even tho I love my poochie that I wish I could just plug her in -- like right now, 6am, as I prepare to walk and feed her...
There's the thing that she's chronically ill and may be passing on soon, too... very sad, but I bet the mechanical pooch won't last 10 years the way things are built these days.
Posted by: SilverDragon | September 5, 2005 06:04 AM
Um, it's a fad? God I hope not.
Posted by: Tom | September 5, 2005 12:11 PM
Hey, as long as it keeps those damn robot cats out of the yard, it's fine with me.
Posted by: CGHill | September 5, 2005 01:19 PM
Give it a while, but you'll probably find someone who was arrested by the SPCA for leaving his robot dog tied up for days and beating it with a stick.
Posted by: peemil | September 5, 2005 02:13 PM