Thursday, September 25, 2008

Neuticles - Tomeka Weatherspoon

This story on pet Neuticles is just amusing. Their appearance only matters to us. My dog isn't going to have self confidence issues if I get him neutered. I like how the reporter was able to show many different sides to the story. It sounds as if some of the audio was captured in person and some over the phone. The natural sound is subtle and fits with the story.

"The dog does not care," a female doctor said. "The Neuticles do not change the dog's attitude in any way. Once those hormones are gone, he no longer behaves like a truly unneutered dog, whether there are Neuticles present or not."

No matter how rediculous I thought the idea was, someone was able to justify their way of thinking in a logical way. "Extreme pet owners" could think of their pets as another member of the family. 

"If you're not a pet owner, it's the stupidest thing you've ever heard of," the developer of the product said. He is a male. "But if you are a pet owner and you do have a male dog... and you've got to go have his you-know-what's cut off. They take on a very serious form."

I agreed with the male doctor from Shawnee Mission. He suggested that this product at its basis is about a human male issue, an issue of masculinity. Sizes that range from petite to XXL? Doesn't that sound like other products marketed toward men?

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