Stories
Slash Boxes
Comments

SoylentNews is people

Halo allows Blind Dogs to Walk Around without Bumping into Objects

posted by janrinok on Wednesday July 09 2014, @09:28AM   Printer-friendly
from the ring-of-confidence dept.

cafebabe writes:

The Daily Mail reports that:

Basil the blind dog was picked up by rescuers who noticed he could not walk five yards without bumping into something.

Now, thanks to an innovative new gadget from America, Basil has been given a new lease of life - and his carers hope they will now be able to find a family to permanently house him.

The four-year-old Corgi cross has been given a special guard to wear around his head, which manufacturers call the 'Muffin's Halo'. The light-weight tubular metal ring stops Basil from bumping into objects, allowing him to run around freely without bruising himself. It is attached to his body with a harness and a pillow, which is fashioned to look like angel wings. The 'halo' is designed to be slightly longer and wider than the wearer and when it touches an object, it puts pressure on Basil's shoulders, teaching him to turn away.

Yes, the device is as simple as it sounds but it seems to work and the dog seems happy. Sometimes, going hi-tech just isn't necessary.

 
This discussion has been archived. No new comments can be posted.
Halo allows Blind Dogs to Walk Around without Bumping into Objects | Log In/Create an Account | Top | 27 comments | Search Discussion
Display Options Threshold/Breakthrough Mark All as Read Mark All as Unread
The Fine Print: The following comments are owned by whoever posted them. We are not responsible for them in any way.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 09 2014, @04:52PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 09 2014, @04:52PM (#66608)
    Should I just stop bothering with Soylent and go straight to the Daily Mail?

  • (Score: 2) by janrinok on Wednesday July 09 2014, @05:57PM

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday July 09 2014, @05:57PM (#66634) Journal

    We'd rather that you didn't.

    But if a submitter puts in 27 stories in a matter of weeks, then some of them are bound to make it through to the front page. We encourage people to submit stories and, if you are not finding the stories that you want to read, submit some of your own favourites and we'll take it from there. Its that community thing again....

    We will be looking closely at the Daily Mail stories for another reason - they too often come without any links to scientific studies or reports and so might just be some hack's thoughts. Not all stories have to be science based, of course - but we try to look for a 60-70% of stories that are.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 09 2014, @06:26PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 09 2014, @06:26PM (#66652)

    Yes.