The Thursday Rundown

Korean breakthroughs, Hachiko, A parrot in Starbucks, and more...

Welcome to The Woof! A 2x weekly newsletter covering the pet industry. Everything from founder insights to how-to tips, financial breakdowns, trending stories, and more…

It’s no secret that in recent years, our pets have become more than just an extension of our family, but part of our actual family.

This growing bond has brought innovation and a boom in products and services catered to our four-legged family members, and we wanted to tell the stories of not only our best friends but of the people driving this industry forward.

There’s never been a better time to enter the pet market!

This Week

🌎 Trending: Breakthrough in S.Korea, Hachiko, A parrot in Starbucks, and more…

🦄 Meme of the Week

 🦜Social Stars: Meet Lilo, Lady & Topi

🤳 Community Pics: Meet Bella

  • Expert smellers - Scientists hypothesize that cats’ noses are actually a labyrinth of tightly coiled, sensor-studded channels called turbinates. Here is the full article with a lot of big sciencey words.

  • Huge Step Forward - South Korean lawmakers have introduced a first-of-its-kind bill in South Korea that would ban dog meat!

  • Angels exist - A man in Morocco rents 3 apartments so that the street cats he saves have somewhere to live.

  • Fast food ferret - A family found their escaped ferret hanging out at Taco Bell.

  • Timeless loyalty - Hachiko, one of the world’s most well-known dogs just turned 100.

  • Geese be gone - A town in BC has decided to form an elite new dog squad to keep away the growing number of geese.

  • A Parrotucino - Watch this parrot casually roll into the Starbucks drive-through and freak out the barista.

  • Sleeping with cats - In Japan, you can sleep in a hotel while looking at cats from your bed as they eat and play in their capsules.

(Source: @friendlygoldies)

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  • Lilo - This chameleon is straight out of a Pixar movie.

  • Lady - this Labrador is so goofy it will melt your heart.

  • Topi - This Corgi has one mission - to make you smile.

Meet Bella: Bella is a sweet Fox Red Labrador that loves chewing on footwear and cuddling with her toy doll. She is still a puppy but growing pretty fast. She enjoys playing in the park and jumping into mud puddles. Don’t we all?

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Finally, what do you call a magic dog?

A Labracadabrador.

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