Ringtones Only Dogs Can Hear

Don't you wish you too could turn any dog into a living, breathing, ringtone?

No?

Me neither.

But apparently it's something Dwango of Japan thinks there is a market for.  They plan on rolling out ringtones that only dogs can hear.

That's right; the sound you use to find out that you have an incoming call can now be completely inaudible to you. 

So I guess instead of hearing your favorite song you will be able to use the behavior of any nearby dog to find out that you have just received a text.

Is that a cat running through the yard, an intruder coming in the front door, or a call to your cell phone?  Better start creating a list of things your dog barks at so you can commence the process of elimination quickly each and every time.

Now, the mosquito ringtone I can understand.  Kids want to be able to use their cell phones for texting in school without the teacher finding out.  That's logical.  But this is just ridiculous.  Seriously, who wants to rely on a dog’s presence for cell phone alerts?

At the very least, however, it should be entertaining to hear the “Is that somebody’s phone ringing?” conversion every time a dog barks.