Mekong Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 You Couldn't make this up. BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A Thai entrepreneur who launched an Internet radio station for dogs this week said he hopes to reach out to the kingdom's pooches and cheer them up. Anupan Boonchuen, director of a dog grooming school in Bangkok, said he launched Dog Radio Thailand on Wednesday because he noticed that dogs seem happier when he plays music as he grooms them. "I have close contact with dogs every day. Dogs get in a better mood if they listen to music," Anupan said Thursday. Often while Anupan's students practice grooming for the first time, they do not know how to handle the dogs. So during class, he said he plays music because it "puts the dogs in a good mood and they're more willing to let the groomers handle them." The programming on dog radio mainly consists of Thai pop music, but Anupan also plans to air programs in which the DJ will "talk to the dogs in Thai" -- to which the canine listener will be encouraged to respond. "At 9 a.m., we may have a dog greeting show, in which we'll repeat 'sawasdee' ('hello') over and over ... If we say 'sawasdee,' in some houses, the dog may lift both paws in response. In some houses, the dog may lift only one paw. It depends on how the dog was trained," Anupan said. Anupan said he had long dreamed of starting a radio station for dogs, but it always seemed too expensive. He was able to bring his project to fruition after hearing an international news story about a low-cost Internet radio station for dogs in the United States. He hopes that the DJ will be able to communicate through the radio and that the dogs will respond. "If we play a slow song, we may have the DJ howl ... because dogs howl, too, when they hear sad sounds," Anupan said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WorldFun Posted May 12, 2006 Report Share Posted May 12, 2006 fucking brilliant & much appreciated by all the single virgin dog owners in their late 20s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffHello Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 those old dogs in the Nana parking lot will have something to listen to ,,,yawoooooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 I thought for a minute ND had himself a radio station Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Apparently he does do some of the voice-overs and has plans to host a talk-back segment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Woof Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nervous_Dog Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 As my Inglish skills are shit, I'm doing the voice overs in Braille DOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Nervous_Dog said:As my Inglish skills are shit, I'm doing the voice overs in Braille DOG Hope your paws are up to it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted May 13, 2006 Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 Hey ND......Will you be doing the commentary on the thai UFC bouts. RED ROCKET RED ROCKET RED ROCKET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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