A brand new audience for TV, and more

A national cable network is unveiling a new channel of programming exclusively for dogs.

A brand new audience for TV

A national cable network is unveiling a new channel of programming exclusively for dogs. DogTV features footage shot from a dog’s perspective—often of other dogs running and playing—accompanied by sound effects and music designed to keep dogs stimulated while their owners are out of the house. Dog owner Mary Catania says that her bulldog, Bleu, finds the programming so exciting that he’ll “jump on the TV console and try and get into the television.’’ She now feels less guilty about leaving him alone. “Anything that makes him happy makes me happy,” she says.

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