# Pet communication device...WTF?!? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 6, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914 "2003-04-06T20:50:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Madame\_Zelda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Madame\_Zelda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madame_Zelda)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/1 "2003-04-06T20:50:33Z")
As seen in the National Enquirer, 3/4/03… > [@](#): > > You don’t have to be Dr. Dolittle to understand what your dog is saying. When you pooch barks, you can translate his message into ordinary speech thanks to a new $120 gadget that’s really something to howl about… > > Bowlingual’s thoughtful creators have even built in a “Bow Wow Diary” to record your dog’s day when you’re away, so you can come home to the message: “I had a great time playing with the tennis ball today!” I tried to provide a link to [www.nationalenquirer.com](http://www.nationalenquirer.com), but the search for Bowlingual returns “too many results”. So I Googled it, and found http://news.com.com/2100-1040-908909.html?tag=dd.ne.dht.nl-hed.0 Jeez Oh Pete! This ranks right up there with the pet psychic! Wonder what it tells you your dog is saying while he’s humping your leg? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/2 "2003-04-06T21:58:20Z")
\>\>Wonder what it tells you your dog is saying while he’s humping your leg?\<\< “Oh yeah. Who’s your doggie? Who’s your doggie?” ---
**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/3 "2003-04-06T22:44:45Z")
The link doesn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/4 "2003-04-06T22:48:21Z")
“Rough? I don’t know, you’ve been pitching that all night.” ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/5 "2003-04-06T23:22:37Z")
\*\*Hihorse: \*\*_(speaking into a machine)_ Hi, Horse! \*\*\: \*\*_(translating)_ Neigh! \*\*A Horse: \*\*_(in reply)_ Neigh! \*\*\: \*\*_(translating)_ Hi, human! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/6 "2003-04-06T23:55:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bryan Ekers \* > \*\*“Rough? I don’t know, you’ve been pitching that all night.” \*\* Chewy? ---
**Author:** ![Greywolf73](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d9b06d/32.png) [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/7 "2003-04-06T23:57:50Z")
I wrote about this elsewhere online earlier this month. I don’t need to spend $120 on a dog collar. I know exactly what my dog is thinking 90% of the time. It’s usually something along the lines of, “Ball! Ball! Ball! Is she getting the ball? Is she gonna throw it? Throw the ball! Throw the ball! Oh boy! She threw it! I’m gonna get it! I’m getting the ball! I’m getting the…oh, look, a squirrel!” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/8 "2003-04-07T00:13:52Z")
There’s a _FarSide_ where Doctor Someone or other invents a Dog translator, goes around the neighborhood to finally decode what all the dogs are saying… 15 dogs in the panel are saying, “Hey!” ---
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pet-communication-device-wtf/166914/9 "2003-04-07T00:23:47Z")
[Obligatory Simpsons Reference] This leash demeans us both! [/Obligatory Simpsons Reference]