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Train pet dogs to goto nearby small shops/kiosks and
come
back. Hang a small bag on the neck of a dog with grocery
list
in it with your name. Have the shop owner in
agreement.
When the dog comes in the shop, owner takes the list
from
bag and puts the items into the bag, adds the costs
to
your
account and sends the dog back.
This will not work with malls/megastores but with
individually
owned shops. This could be used by old people or
sick/handicapped people.
St. Bernards bring you whiskey...
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[xandram, Dec 08 2010]
harvey
http://www.youtube....5Xs&feature=related
[po, Dec 09 2010]
Results of googling "shopping dog"
http://www.neatoram...6/the-shopping-dog/
You appear to be in tune with the zeitgeist. [mouseposture, Dec 10 2010]
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wonderful idea, also widely known to exist. |
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//also widely known to exist//
well in that case make the dog pull a small cart
instead of carrying a bag. |
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// dog pull a small cart // |
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I've seen a dog that lived on a sailboat go to the store for a beer. |
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I used to have a horse that I could send to the store for beer but he couldn't count worth a damn, and they'd always short-change him. |
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Cheating a horse of small change is pretty low. These were Canadians, right ? Probably made them feel smug, being able to outwit a horse. |
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"And the bartender says, 'Why the long face?'" |
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Title should be "Shopping Dogs", or anything else.
Not a proper title. No way, Jose. |
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"Wow, Smudge, the store only had dogfood - again?" |
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"Wow, Little Emperor Li Ching of Santosha, the store only had spit-roasted venison - again ? Well, yes, I would have liked some too, actually.... shame you were sooooo hungry ..... " |
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Shih Tzu 1, Humans 0 (after extra time). |
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[normzone] Was your horse's name Hans? |
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No, actually his given name was Poco Rey Del King, and thank you for the opportunity to establish his presence on the interweb. |
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His friends all called him Poke. A great horse, you would have liked him. |
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I believe that in traditional dog shopping, the mutt carries a basket by the handle in his mouth. I can't find a reference as to whether that was real or fiction, though, or just my poor brain. |
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//This will not work with malls/megastores// Sure it will;
you just have to do it in a mall/megastore way. You place an
order online, the storeclerk wands Fido's RFID collar and
loads the small cart, or whatever, with the appropriate
goods. |
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Then the dog gets into the back of a delivery truck and is driven home, safely. |
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I found the instance I was vaguely recalling of a dog carrying a shopping basket. It was in _Mistress Masham's Repose_ by T. H. White, a book that I recommend most highly to all ages. The dog delivered a message carried in a shopping basket held in his mouth by the handle. He did not go shopping. |
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Seriously. Find a copy of _Mistress Masham's Repose_ by T. H. White (the _Sword in the Stone_ author), with illustrations by Fritz Eichenberg, and read it. Please. Then give it to a nerdy child. |
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