"The overall fastest dog is undoubtedly a sight-hound, most likely a Greyhound, " he added. "Other dogs are also very adapted to endurance running, such as huskies."
This is still a relatively new way of communication—something that has a huge amount of potential—but also, as with any invention, it brings with it a new set of problems.
Often they chose—and still are choosing—somewhat colder climates such as Oregon, Idaho and Alaska in order to escape smog, crime and other plagues of urbanization in the Golden State.
But Ashe and others argued that the "threatened" tag gave the federal government flexibility to try out new, potentially less confrontational conservation approaches.
In an experiment at Cornell University, psychologist Jeff Hancock asked participants to try to encourage other participants to like them via instant messaging conversation.