Folks, believe me, there is something mysterious going on with the Prius, but it is not about dogs hearing silent mode or weird stalling.
I suspect the combination of electric motor energy, clean air, and molecular structure of the special materials has some unknown, unproven healing and communication powers.
Let me tell you about my pet canary.
Seven years old...blind in one eye...the other not so good...can only stand on his perch with one leg...uneven feathers...lack of energy...no appetite...
hasnt sung a single chirp in months.
The first day I drove home the Prius, SO bear said she swore he leaned his pained head toward the garage and gave a out a single weak "peep".
I told her she was drinking too much ice water.
But next day, she took the car shopping and when she pulled in, I heard
TWO distinct different peeps. Two notes we had not heard in almost a year. Cub suggested taking the canary for a ride in the Prius to see what happens.
Good idea.
I set him on shelf of the MFD. He's too weak to fly and seemed content there. Then cub noticed, "granpa, he keeps looking up above the rear view mirror with his almost-good eye. Why dont you see if he wants to ride in the Sunglass case ?"
Good idea.
So I gently put him in there, closed the door. Within a couple of miles, we heard
three distinct fairly strong peeps. Then several more. The more we drove, they got stronger and more melodius. He hadnt sounded like this for years.
He even started singing his favorite ! :shock: (Ravel's Bolero).
So we figure we better get him some RSS feed and liquid nourishment (he loves heavily caffeinated Minnesota coffee, poured through cardboard). We parked. Cub ran to the pet store for feed, I ran to StarBears for coffee.
We were only gone for a minute...but when we opened the Sun Glass door he was gone,
GONE 
Just a small feather floating.
Then we noticed a tiny yellow post-it note that had not been there before. He had scratched us a little note in parting for his new healthy life..
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for good health...everybody should drive a Prius-- Good idea.
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Above is a work of fiction & satire. It is for amusement only. It is not to be taken literally. Although real product, features, city, location and company names are sometime used, any relationship to the real products, cities, locations, companies is purely coincidental.