Wanna play a game?

This is just a quick post to let you know about the Nobelprize.org's The Diabetic Dog Game.  It's basically an online pet simulator, with a blood sugar monitoring bar so that you can keep track of the dog's levels.  If you have a child in the house, this would be a good way to help them understand what is going on with your dog.  I have found that it's hard to make people understand that they can't give Tony treats, and kids often think I'm just being mean.  Playing this game would give them an idea of what happens when you give a diabetic dog food he isn't supposed to have.  And, it's pretty darn cute.

A warning:  if you don't take good care of your diabetic dog, the game takes it away from you.

In case you're wondering what the Nobel Prize has to do with dogs, the answer is that the discoverer of insulin won the prize in 1923, and I guess that using a dog was to make it more appealing so kids would want to play (and not even notice that they are learning).  It would also be good for parents to use to impress upon kids that adopting a dog is a very serious responsibility.