Understanding dog’s life

Will it ever be possible for us to know __________ what our pets are thinking or feeling?

Actually, this day may not be so __________ away.

A Japanese toy-making firm has __________ up with a gadget that can read a dog's emotions.

The company calls their __________ the 'Bowlingual'

The device is __________ to a special collar

which the dog __________ around its neck, and can send information about the dog's feelings electronically to a handset kept by the dog's

The company __________ that the Bowlingual

can __________ six different feelings, including fear, happiness, sadness, by interpreting the different ways in which the dog barks.

But how does the Bowlingual actually __________?

Scientists analysed the barks they recorded from a number of dogs in various different situations and __________ six general patterns of sound relating to different feelings.

The Bowlingual is programmed with these patterns and can __________ them to the sound a dog makes

and then translate this into a sentence that can be __________ understood.

The device is also fitted with a diary that __________ the whole of the dog's day

with __________ such as 'We've done so many good things today. What a happy day!'