Warning: It’s pretty addictive. For example, if you ever wanted to know how many dogs are named after your favorite superheroes, dictators and hip-hop stars, we can tell you.

It’s already drawn some notice in the linkosphere:

• “really cool database”
• “How many dugs could a Digg dog dig if a Digg dog could dig dugs?”
• “what kind of person names their dog Hitler?”
• “corgis unite!!”
• “How to look suspicious in the park: ‘Here, 8-ball! Here, Blunt! Come, Reefer, come!’”
• “So does this mean Beverly Hills ChiWOWhua will be a blockbuster locally?”
• “What will L.A. Times will come out with next? Perhaps a list of SoCal’s Top-10 best dressed pooches?”

It’s taken some criticism from folks who seem to think it’s not serious journalism. To those people I say: You’re right. Lighten up. We do a lot of other serious journalism.

1. Boston
2. Philadelphia
3. Pittsburgh
4. Washington, D.C.
5. Portland, OR
6. New York
7. San Francisco
8. Seattle
9. Chicago
10. Los Angeles

(If you haven’t heard of outside.in, it’s a cool local blog aggregator that’s well worth a look. Here’s my neighborhood’s feed.)