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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.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by oldmac31310 on Wednesday July 09 2014, @08:23PM

    by oldmac31310 (4521) on Wednesday July 09 2014, @08:23PM (#66712)

    On closer inspection, you are the one letting some of these Daily Mail stories through!

    Please try to develop some sort of filter (i.e. manually check the source of the story) to immediately jettison anything from the Daily Mail and similar 'newspapers'.

    Would you also link to a story in the (UK) Sun, The National Enquirer, The New york Post, Fox News etc.? It is nothing at all to do with political bias; it is all about some standard of journalistic integrity which none of the above mentioned organs can make any reasonable claim to possessing.

    I suggest that you generate a whitelist and blacklist so that the bullshit non-stories never make it on to the site. Otherwise, Soylent News' credibility will quickly be zero.

    And please, please lighten the body text in the posts and comments. It is very uncomfortable to read and downright ugly. What is it, Arial black or similar? Just make it regular for sanity's sake. I work at a magazine. Believe me, I'm right about this.

    Thanks!