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The TV advert that talks to your DOG! Pet food firm uses sounds humans can't hear ...
DailyMail ^
| October 1, 2011
| Emma Reynolds
Posted on 10/09/2011 8:37:41 AM PDT by algernonpj
f you already think your pet is a fussy eater, be prepared for an even pickier pooch as pet food makers have launched a TV ad only dogs can hear.
Nestle has made an advert using a high-pitched sound, like a dog whistle, which is beyond human hearing range.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: commercial; dog; doggieping; food
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To: algernonpj
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:38:55 AM PDT
by
algernonpj
(He who pays the piper . . .)
To: Joe 6-pack
Doggie food commercial ping
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:39:46 AM PDT
by
algernonpj
(He who pays the piper . . .)
To: algernonpj
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:41:51 AM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: gorush
Aww ... what a face ... how could you say no?
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:43:44 AM PDT
by
algernonpj
(He who pays the piper . . .)
To: algernonpj
Frankly I see it as harassing my dog and I’m most likely to just turn the channel.
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:48:56 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(ALCS/NLCS playoff thread http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2789907/posts)
To: algernonpj
Played it on my PC and all 3 dogs continued to nap. Hubby says it’s because they don’t speak German. LOL
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:48:56 AM PDT
by
ninergold3
(Let Go and Let God - He IS In Control)
To: algernonpj
My Ol’ Woofer has trained me very well.
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:48:58 AM PDT
by
ryderann
To: algernonpj
Why would an audio system designed for human hearing be able to reproduce sounds above the pitch of the human ear? Sounds fishy to me.
To: algernonpj
Why would TV makers produce equipment that produces sounds in a range people can’t hear?
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:50:42 AM PDT
by
Darth Reardon
(No offense to drunken sailors)
To: algernonpj
Assuming, of course, that TV sets or sound systems, designed and created for humans, would overengineer them to make sure sounds outside our range of hearing were included.
"Hans! You idiot! This design for the speaker doesn't capture sounds outside the human ability to hear!"
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:50:42 AM PDT
by
Lazamataz
("If Herman Cain does become President, his Vice President will be known as Co-Cain." -- Laz, 2011)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
Some can, some can’t. The big point is the people who BOUGHT the ad think they all can...
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:51:25 AM PDT
by
null and void
(Day 991 of America's holiday from reality...)
To: ninergold3
I have a video designed for cats. They go behind the TV, looking for the birds.
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:51:55 AM PDT
by
algernonpj
(He who pays the piper . . .)
To: ninergold3
All dogs understand German. Try giving commands to them in German. Even dogs who have never heard the language will obey them.
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posted on
10/09/2011 8:57:53 AM PDT
by
magslinger
(To properly protect your family you need a Bible, a twelve gauge and a pig.)
To: algernonpj
The 23-second advert Beneful dog food was created using the help of U.S. experts in pet behaviour, who researched what would appeal to dogs.After viewing the commercial, Helen Thomas went out and bought 50 cases of the stuff.
To: algernonpj
Is the ultrasound hidden in the bell tone? I noticed it sounding whenever the dog perked up its ears.
The success of this commercial depends very greatly on whether the dogs actually like it
To: Lazamataz
Most TV post production audio ends up digitally
sampled at a rate of either 44.1k or 48k samples/second. Everything above the Nyquist frequency (SR/2) gets filtered out in the A/D process otherwise it would alias (cause distortion). The very upper limit of what gets to your TV is around 15khz, comparable to FM radio, whereas the upper limit of human hearing is in the 16 (older people) to 22khz (children) range. There are also restrictions on the available bandwidth of the audio portion of the broadcast channel, so it’s unlikely they’d be able to reproduce a pitch beyond the limit of human hearing in a standard television broadcast signal.
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posted on
10/09/2011 9:09:14 AM PDT
by
SpaceBar
To: magslinger
My
German shepherd got up and left the room when I started playing the commercial.
Neither the commercial nor the German was effective. FAIL.
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posted on
10/09/2011 9:22:32 AM PDT
by
DTogo
(High time to bring back the Sons of Liberty !!)
To: cripplecreek
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posted on
10/09/2011 9:28:54 AM PDT
by
freekitty
(Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
To: DTogo
It makes no difference. My dog isn’t allowed in the stores and has no money of his own, anyway.
Like yours, he does not respond to any TV at all. Of course, he’s an Akita Inu. Maybe if it was in Japanese?
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