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by essayist 5325 days ago
Or a private Roku channel - streaming puppies FTW!
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marquis 5325 days ago
Sadly, not economically viable in TV form: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Puppy_Channel

I'm not sure how well their website does either. http://www.thepuppychannel.com/

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enmaku 5325 days ago
Came here to post this exact thing. I think the trick to viability is small doses at intervals. The Puppy Channel was all puppy all the time - puppy overdose. Hourly Puppy delivers a picture, not video, at one hour intervals so you can go "d'awwwwww" and go back to your day. Or I could be wrong, time will tell...
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wladimir 5325 days ago
The fun with young animals for me is seeing how they move and play, the activity, the energy... A picture doesn't convey this as good as a video. Still, I love the idea of the OP's site.
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dhugiaskmak 5325 days ago
There's a great This American Life act about the Puppy Channel.

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/233/s...

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marquis 5325 days ago
Yes, this is where I initially heard it. One of my favourite stories ever, along with Pasta Batman.
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