The idea was that an outdoor kennel was far better for a dog’s health than being choked by a coal fire in a stuffy bedroom.Īs scientific inquiry continued apace, new reasons to avoid sleeping with dogs emerged in the 20th century. By the late 19th century, keeping dogs off the bed became the pet owner’s duty to the dog. “In such satires, the husband feels that the dog on the bed is denying him what should be his by right – his wife’s company and attention, and therefore the sexual gratification she should be providing,” says Dr Stephanie Howard-Smith, cultural historian of human-dog relations.Īccording to the dog historian and vet Alison Skipper, the arguments changed in the centuries that followed. In the 18th century, for instance, when the keeping of lapdogs by women was becoming increasingly fashionable, popular satires depicted it as a threat to bedroom order. “Might it spoil the dog? And what if I catch some God-awful disease?” They’re questions that have been asked for centuries.Įarly on the argument against co-sleeping with pets was about its effect on human sex lives. “Doesn’t sleeping with dogs get them into bad habits?” I find myself thinking. Isn’t it time we let Oz upstairs more often? What’s so bad about him sleeping upstairs? He’s encroached on every other part of our lives – why not this one, too?īut like many pet owners, I’m torn. This single momentous event started a great debate in our household. When he saw, for the first time, Upstairs Land. When, on my birthday, the family let him come upstairs and on to the bed to wake me up. Oz, our young lurcher, would only warmly reimagine that scene he recently saw. If I could sit my dog down and quietly explain the risks associated with him sharing the bed with us, this is the list I would read to him. A higher-than-average chance of catching sarcoptic mange … We’ll keep you updated as information appears.Vomiting on the bed. Hopefully whenever United Front Games gets around to detailing that addition, the company will also outline the next few weeks of Sleeping Dogs’ DLC road map. Especially since we’ve so far failed to mention the firm’s other promise: That it would reveal the first story-expanding DLC addition for Sleeping Dogs during the 2012 New York Comic Con, an event which started this morning, and is scheduled to run through October 14.
Given that there’s only about 20 days left in October, and United Front Games promised that the SWAT Pack, Tactical Soldier Pack and Community Gift Pack would appear this month, we’re hoping the studio gets a move on. Intriguingly, Sochan did not say that this was the only boat race planned for the title.Īs for the rest of the DLC we mentioned in September, there’s so far no word on when we might expect to see it appear.
As producer Dan Sochan points out, Harbor Run marks the first aquatic race in Sleeping Dogs to date. The final race, “Harbor Run,” throws a bit of variety into the mix, as instead of cars or bikes players are tasked with racing speedboats. The second race, “Cross Island Enduro,” is, as its name suggests, an endurance race where players are tasked with navigating a motorcycle from one end of Sleeping Dog’s fictionalized island of Hong Kong to the other as fast as possible. The first, “Kamikaze,” is as described as a race “up and down the winding tracks of the city’s Victoria Peak.” Whether that suggests multiple routes, multiple races or simply one long relay-style race remains to be seen. Though these new clothes are labeled “Dragon,” they have nothing to do with the yellow jumpsuit homage to Bruce Lee found natively in Sleeping Dogs instead they provide extra protection against both gunfire and car crashes.Īs for new races, the Street Racer Pack has three on offer. In an effort to boost the appeal of these diversions, the Street Racer Pack adds a new superbike, dubbed “Sting” that features “incredible acceleration and handling,” as well as a new racing jacket and helmet. This particular DLC offering is focused on the game’s racing elements, which while optional side missions in Sleeping Dogs were pretty entertaining. Regardless of platform, picking up this DLC offering will set you back about $4.Īs for what your money will get you, that title should be a pretty big hint.
It being the 11t, we were growing a bit anxious over when this stuff would finally show up, but then this morning publisher Square Enix revealed that the upcoming “Street Racer Pack” would debut for the game’s PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC iterations on October 16.
Last month we brought you a brief overview of the downloadable additions coming to United Front Games’ Hong Kong action movie simulator Sleeping Dogs during the month of October.