Atta Boy, Buck The Bloodhound

* Thanks to Fox Sports and the lovely Miss (Soon-To-Be-Mrs.) K for bringing this little gem to my attention.

Have you ever had your little dog or cat buddy "fixed"? If you're a responsible pet owner (and you listened to Bob Barker), then you have. And have you ever taken a gander at the little feller's undercarriage afterward and thought he looked...empty? And maybe even a little sad?

Well, fret no more! Thanks to the fine folks at www.Neuticles.com, now there's "NEUTICLES: The revolutionary testicular implant procedure for pets!" Yep, I'm not kidding. Testicular implants... for pets. Go check out the website, and have a nice gut-laugh like we did.

According to the site, Neuticles "allow your pet to retain his natural look, self esteem and aids in the trauma associated with neutering. With Neuticles - It's like nothing ever changed!" They also offer "custom sizing", and encourage you to "Select from Three Neuticles Models... NeuticlesORIGINAL (rigid) NeuticlesNATURAL (natural softness) and Neuticles UltraPLUS¨ (super soft). But wait, there's more -- NeuticleWear!! You can get caps, keyrings, t-shirts, the works. I think I'd go for the car air freshener, or maybe a koozie for the house.

As Neuticles inventor Gregg Miller said to a cheering crowd as he accepted Harvard University's top prize -- the 2005 IG Nobel Peace Prize for Medicine -- "And it all started with a Bloodhound named Buck..."

Atta boy, Buck. Atta boy.

Roger