shanmonster | Yikes

I was awoken early this morning by the frantic shrieking of a dog. It started suddenly, then trailed off as the dog ran away. I didn't hear any traffic or smell any skunks, so I have no idea what happened. I don't even know of any dogs in the area. I hope it wasn't badly hurt, but from the sound of things, it may as well have had a leg twisted off in a garburator. It was that bad sounding.

Then again, I used to have a dog who would shriek like that at little provocation. While we were out, he might do something like shit on the floor (out of spite). When we came home, he exuded an aura of guilt. Then, when we discovered what he'd done, he'd shriek like he was being eviscerated, and run out of the house, all while firing torpedos of shit from his bung. He was a repugnant little creature.

So maybe the shrieking dog from this morning had just been caught transgressing. One can hope.

Today's links are as eclectic as usual.

Kitty Walk Pet Stroller: When you want to exercise, but Fido does not, why not push him around in a little stroller?

Girls Use Steroids To Get 'Toned' Look: I guess all those steroid and HGH spams have been paying off for spammers with the underage crowd. I'm unsure of why the article uses stock footage of a ballet class. Are ballerinas at particular risk for steroid abuse?

Elephant Rampage: Well-dressed elephants rampage through a restaurant in Seoul.

Pets in Uniform: Now you can pay money to have a terrible photoshop job of your pet wearing a military uniform.

U.S. Prison Population Soars in 2003, '04: "By last June 30 the system held 2.1 million people, or one in every 138 U.S. residents." Uh, guys? That seems excessive.

Pacino Helming 'Scarface' Video Game: "In the game, the bullet-riddled Montana has been miraculously resuscitated, so players pick up where the 1983 movie left off." Sacrilege!