News Hound--a news show for pets

[Catherine]

Newshound, a new show that has pet news presented by a pet dog.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/43587286

A news show for pets with a dog as the presenter of the news...did you fall for the idea? Did you forget it was April 1?

They didn't quite fool me.

[Tobi]

Oh I always fall for April Fool jokes  

I think it is a great idea to have a news show for animals! A dog reading the news sounds perfect to me. At least the news would be about interesting things, like who peed where....what different foods taste like....how far a frisbee can travel in a strong wind.....where the latest Squirrels have been sighted....

Human news can be very boring.

In the 80s I fell for an April Fool joke on the radio, which said a species of Dinosaur had been proven to have survived in the north of Scotland.

[Catherine]

Quote:In the 80s I fell for an April Fool joke on the radio, which said a species of Dinosaur had been proven to have survived in the north of Scotland.

I would have wanted it to be true. I might have actually heard that one. I would love there to be a dinosaur out there somewhere.

A couple of years ago there was a good one that said they were using guinea pigs to cut grass in a solar panel farm. They showed pictures of guinea pigs being released in the morning to eat the grass that grows between the solar panels. 
I totally fell for it. It looked so real.

I still like the idea.

[Tobi]

I am sure I would have fallen for that one Catherine. Just because it does sound like such a great idea.
I wonder...can Guinea Pigs eat too much grass?

Certainly Goats and Sheep could help out there. But Goats of course might be tempted to chew wires as well   Goats will try to eat anything that doesn't move. You have to keep an eye on them!

[Catherine]

The guinea pigs were short enough to walk under the solar panels, but too short to reach any wires. It seemed like a perfect solution to grass growing around the panels. I still like the idea and the video was so cute.

I couldn't find the video, but the article was convincing.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&...4vlW0qMc2k

Guinea pigs wouldn't over eat the grass, but they do need other food sources. They need hay and they need vegetables like carrots and cucumbers. I give peppers and tomatoes as well, but my piggies are spoiled.

The real problem would be predators. Guinea pigs are not really good at protecting themselves. There would be a problem with hawks and foxes. Still the idea could be made to work. It certainly worked on April 1.