This week’s podcast considers the significance of the increased numbers of pet-related electronic devices on the market. In addition to those that shock, blast with irritating scents, or toss food at pets, there are those that allow obsessive folks to monitor everything their pets in order to…what? I’m not sure.
No, I’m not opposed to technology. Those who followed the BeeBee Chronicles may recall that I didn’t hesitate to get my brain-damaged, deaf, and significantly visually impaired corgi a vibrating collar that also lit up so I could communicate with and keep track of her outside. (You can barely see it in this picture of her sleeping under my desk. But as she developed what ultimately became an incredible sense of smell and learned to stay close to me, I used it less and less.
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