Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Bones on the Menu??
Purse...check. Wallet...check. Car keys...check. Dog...check?
Today, more than ever people are bringing their pets along for the ride. But that's not all; people are even bringing their furry four-legged friends out to join them for a bite to eat.
Legally, dogs are not allowed inside of any restaurant in the United States due to the State Health Laws. The FDA prohibits live animals in a restaurant where food is served. (Except for fish in tanks.)The exception to this rule is the American with Disabilities Act which states that restaurants are required to allow service and guide dogs at both indoor and outdoor areas of the restaurant.
Many restaurants, however, are catching on to the growing trend and opening up their patios to extremely well behaved canines. And of course, they have rules to follow: No barking, begging, jumping…etc. They only want dogs that act like well, a human. The patio cannot be fully enclosed nor must the only access be through the restaurant because the canine will not be allowed to enter.
Some restaurants will offer water and treats for Fido but that depends on the establishment. It is better to be prepared and come armed with your own water bowl, since it may make some people uneasy seeing a dog slobber all over the fancy dinner dishes.
Why can’t dogs go inside the restaurant? Even though your toy poodle may be housebroken, there is still room for error. Accidents can be distraction and will probably make you lose your appetite. Also, would you like some fleas with your salad? Didn’t think so.
While society is becoming more and more dog crazy, maybe we should just stick to enjoying them at the park. I’ll take a burger, no dog hair please. Woof!
View Pet-friendly Places in the Northeast Kingdom in a larger map
Today, more than ever people are bringing their pets along for the ride. But that's not all; people are even bringing their furry four-legged friends out to join them for a bite to eat.
Legally, dogs are not allowed inside of any restaurant in the United States due to the State Health Laws. The FDA prohibits live animals in a restaurant where food is served. (Except for fish in tanks.)The exception to this rule is the American with Disabilities Act which states that restaurants are required to allow service and guide dogs at both indoor and outdoor areas of the restaurant.
Many restaurants, however, are catching on to the growing trend and opening up their patios to extremely well behaved canines. And of course, they have rules to follow: No barking, begging, jumping…etc. They only want dogs that act like well, a human. The patio cannot be fully enclosed nor must the only access be through the restaurant because the canine will not be allowed to enter.
Some restaurants will offer water and treats for Fido but that depends on the establishment. It is better to be prepared and come armed with your own water bowl, since it may make some people uneasy seeing a dog slobber all over the fancy dinner dishes.
Why can’t dogs go inside the restaurant? Even though your toy poodle may be housebroken, there is still room for error. Accidents can be distraction and will probably make you lose your appetite. Also, would you like some fleas with your salad? Didn’t think so.
While society is becoming more and more dog crazy, maybe we should just stick to enjoying them at the park. I’ll take a burger, no dog hair please. Woof!
View Pet-friendly Places in the Northeast Kingdom in a larger map
Monday, November 28, 2011
Final Project
For my final project I am going to do an interactive map and either a slideshow or podcast of pet-friendly places/things to do in the Lyndonville/St. Johnsbury area. I will include hotels, restaurants, The Dog Chapel, Kingdom Trails, all places that accept animals and do some research where else in the area accepts animals.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
RC Cars
For my video, I plan on putting together a video about RC cars. A friend of mine just started it as a hobby, and while it geared more towards males, I actually find it fun to watch and can probably get some good video out of it.
I plan on interviewing my friend and maybe some other people to see what they think of the hobby. I also know an older man that has been doing this hobby to for a lot longer than my friend so I would like to interview him as well.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Audio Slideshow Project
I have decided to do my Audio Slideshow project on recycling. I want to find out where the level of importance recycling is to college students here on Lyndon State’s Campus and if it’s even a priority to students at all. I plan on finding out who maintains the recycling bins down by the student center and in the dorms and find out why there are not more throughout campus. I want to interview random students and find out if they always recycle (will go out of their way to recycle), sometimes recycle (when a recycling bin is available), or never recycle (they don’t really think about it.) I plan on taking pictures of the recycling bins, trash that has not been recycled (that should have been,) and people that I interview. My sound sources would come from a narrator (probably me,) the people I interview and maybe some music as well. My intended audience would be the LSC community, both students and faculty. This would make for an interesting story for this targeted audience because it could open the eyes of people who don’t even think about recycling and the impact that it could have on our world.
Slideshow and Photo Gallery Critique
Slideshow:
News Channel 5, WPTZ
On the right side of the homepage, there is a tab labeled "Slideshows." When I clicked on that, what I found was options, and lots of them. There was about 10 different slideshows to choose from with the options for more. I clicked on a slideshow "Growing Pains: Disney Stars Gone Bad."It consists of 8 pictures. It gives you the option to press play and have the slideshow play for you, or you can click on the next arrow and look at the pictures at your own speed, which I like. What I don't like is how there is no date anywhere to know when the slideshow was made. How am I supposed to know when this slideshow was made or if its current information or not? I don't. Not exactly smart for a news website to do. The pictures in this slideshow are just pictures of the actors, with captions on the pictures saying exactly what it was that they have done to label them "Disney Stars Gone Bad." The slideshow itself isn't bad, but if you ask me, this slideshow is not exactly "newsworthy."
Slideshow:
BBC News (UK)
I kind of had a hard time finding a slideshow from a news source with audio. I finally found one, but from the UK. Anyways, it titled "Early Expeditions to Everest." It's a slideshow of images to mark the 90th anniversary of the first expedition to the Himalayas. It is narrated by expedition photographer, Martin Hartley, accompanied by some music. I really enjoyed this, the photos were beautiful and Hartley did a good job of narrating by talking about what it would take to lug all of the camera equipment up the Himalayas with them.
Photo Gallery:
Yahoo! News
I found a photo gallery titled, "Missing Missouri Baby Lisa Irwin." It consists of 21 photos and mostly consists of photos of police officers searching the home, mixed with pictures of the baby's parents and then some of baby Lisa, herself. Each photo has a caption on the right side of the picture, explaining what was going on in the picture, who's in it, and the date it was taken. I like this photo gallery because it shows pictures, but has a detailed caption to explain the picture to you, which gives you details of the story. There is also a view all tab where you can look at all of the pictures at once and without the captions. Good photo gallery, sad story :(
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