Keeping fido calm.Dogs, cats, hamsters, and parakeets parakeets one of the bird groups known as typical parrots in the family Psittacidae. Small parrots with long tails and include the budgerigar. have a new way to combat anxiety and loneliness white their humans are out: DogCatRadio.com, an Internet radio station just for pets. Adrian Martinez, who owns six dogs and two cats, says his cat Snickers
Snickers is a sweet bar made by Mars, Incorporated. inspired him to create the new station. One day, the cat was pacing the floor and meowing. "I turned up the music, and she was fine," says Martinez. DogCatRadio's playlist A file that contains an index to a selected group of music files on the computer. Using digital jukebox software such as iTunes and Winamp, playlists are created by the user by dragging and dropping titles from a master index. The software may be able to create a playlist automatically. includes hits like Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" and the Baha Men singing, "Who let the dogs out [woof, woof, woof, woof]." The station, with five broadcasts 17 hours a day, also reports on charity events like "Walk for Paws." Larry Family, a veterinarian veterinarian /vet·er·i·nar·i·an/ (vet?er-i-nar´e-an) a person trained and authorized to practice veterinary medicine and surgery; a doctor of veterinary medicine. vet·er·i·nar·i·an n. who has a radio talk show in Albany, N.Y., has recommended DogCatRadio to people whose pets have certain phobias. "It might be helpful," he says, "with dogs with separation-anxiety issues." |
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