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How to Catch a Dog
Some of you know that I believe in the Law of Attraction. And as an animal owner this article made sense to me. Enjoy.
How to Catch a Dog
(or Anything Else You Want)
By Jeannette Maw
Have you heard the colloquialism that a chased dog will always run? Owners of naughty or adventurous dogs have likely experienced the truth of that!
But it’s not just true for dogs. Chasing anything will send it running in the opposite direction!
That “graspy” chasing desperate-type energy is not a super attractive vibe.
In fact, I just emailed a family member suggesting he make peace with impending divorce – because clinging to his failing marriage was making his wife want out all the more.
The saying about how a chased dog will always run reminded me of the trick that savvy dog owners use to get a dog on the run to return home.
You simply get in front of the dog so they can see and you run in another direction.
They follow. They can’t help it. Even if they’ve fallen for it a hundred times before, they have to join the running pack leader. It’s what they do.
So instead of chasing stinkerhead Koda through the neighborhood, I know my job is to get in front of him and start running. Neighbors might think I’m nuts as I run barefoot across lawns and down streets in a totally different trajectory than my dog, but that’s okay. This is no time to worry what neighbors think. (Just like in LOA work.)
I get out in front, get his attention, and start running in a direction that leads us home. (Even a big circle works.)
I can run right into the garage or backyard or front door and he gleefully follows.
Unless I turn around to try to catch him. Which sends him in a different direction immediately.
Or if I lose speed, he loses interest. It’s got to be a full on sprint to keep him engaged!
I’ve learned not to look back to make sure he’s following, because a leader of the pack doesn’t wonder about that. I have to run with confidence that he’s right behind me.
And it works like a charm! (I’ve done this with enough foster dogs as well as my own to know its reliability.)
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Flying bicycle
A dummy rides the flying bicycle.
(Credit: Michal Cizek/AFP/Getty Images)
Pigs may not be flying yet, but a bicycle just recently took to the air in a successful test flight. The flying electric bike is the creation of several Czech companies that have been developing a prototype. The proof-of-concept bicycle looks a bit like a regular bike crossed with a giant RC quadcopter.
The unusual vehicle demonstrated its chops with a flight that lasted a few minutes, carrying a dummy onboard. It was radio-controlled from the ground. The 220-pound bike got off the ground thanks to six battery-powered propellers. This is enough to spark dreams of peddling down the road and then suddenly taking off to fly over obstacles or impress strangers. A friend suggested that it might be a good idea I get some personal injury legal representation, since it was an idea that was more of a project then a commercial venture. I might need some legal defence if someone gets hurt. Lawrenceville Attorneys was the firm he mentioned, he tells me they do good work.
“Our main motivation in working on the project was neither profit nor commercial interest, but the fulfillment of our boyish dreams,” Ales Kobylik, a manager with design and engineering company Technodat, told Ceske Noviny. Bicycle maker Duractec is also involved in the project.
A flying bicycle becomes still faces some obstacles on its way to becoming a practical mode of transportation. For starters, the whole contraption is quite large, which makes it challenging to pedal and too big to fit into the average bike lane. It was able to successfully lift a dummy rider, but it may need a lot more battery power to carry human riders for longer distances.
The developers believe a human-carrying version could be built by the end of the year. Let’s just hope they have the good sense to make it look like a “Star Wars” speeder bike as much as possible.
Check out the video evidence of the flight. You just might want to turn down your speakers first, as all that propeller whirring gets pretty loud.