Black Dog Blog

Mourn.

And feel grateful I don't post a maudlin Bagpuss quotation.

Postgate's work was dreamy, safe, surreal, gentle and top-notch in quality terms. Bagpuss was one of my favourites growing up. We won't see his like again. That sort of wonderful, subtle stuff doesn't get commissioned these days.

Scientists in Austria say they have found a basic form of jealousy in dogs. WOW, SCIENCE. If you discover a social animal that doesn't feel jealousy, that'd be news!

Virtual world for Muslims debuts. (It's about more than religion, honest.) I wonder how long until it's raided… by channers or police…

Inside a US sex addiction clinic. "Have you ever tried… y'know… not having sex?"

I don't really need to tell you how sad I find that, as a happy and very relieved asexual.

Finally, awesome dog owner and sign language for the deaf… Dalmatian.

Ours knew sign language among other spoken languages. It's useful for signalling when they're too far away to shout, or when they get old and like to claim they're deaf (naming no names, Apricot!).