A bored kitty is a destructive kitty. With the Solar Powered Cat Tantalizer from Hammacher Schlemmer, your cat will be too entertained to have time to shred the toilet paper and up-root and chew your potted plants. Stick the toy in a window or glass door with the industrial-strength suction cups, and the solar panel [...]
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If you own a dog, this scenario is probably quite familiar to you: coming home to a dog just itching to get outside, unable to wait for you to get together all of the doggie essentials; in your haste to get him outside, you forget the all-important treat or, worse, the waste bag. And the [...]
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If your family is anything like mine, the dog is not just a pet, it is more like a child. We celebrate birthdays, they get Christmas presents, and whenever possible, they are with us. For dedicated pet parents, there is nothing worse than having a pet go missing. Securus makes a number of GPS locating [...]
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There are all sorts of activity monitors and pedometers on the market right now that will show humans how active or non-active they are. Now your pets can get some of that action, with new features from Tagg. We featured Tagg’s the Pet tracker back in 2011 and found it to be an interesting way to [...]
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Throughout the years, feeding your pet has evolved from a bowl on the floor to an electric feeder that provides perfect portions. Pintofeed has taken this a step further with their automatic pet feeder that is controlled with your smartphone. When connected to your home WiFi network, the Pintofeed can be accessed by multiple users [...]
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If your dog is an indoor/outdoor dog, you probably have a scratched up doorframe where he digs when he wants to be let in or out. The Pebble Smart Doggie Doorbell, an Indiegogo project, gives you a doorbell that you can train your dog to push to let you know when he needs the door opened. [...]
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The Aikiou Cat Stimulo Feeding Station engages your cat’s mind as she eats her dinner. Instead of just gobbling down her food quickly so she can get back to her 23-hour nap, she has to use her paw to dig her food out of the tubes. This “foraging” slows down eating, which can mean fewer [...]
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I used to have a cat some years ago. Rio lived more than 18 years, but I worried she wouldn’t make it to 5 years because of her habit of chewing on electrical cords. I wish CritterCord cord protectors had been around back then. The clear tubing slips over the electrical cord to provide a [...]
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I really love things that allow me to use tech in relation to other things in my life, like my dog, Jack. Tom Bihn, a premier bag maker in Seattle, has a great specialty bag called the Citizen Canine which can help you keep all your “dog stuff” in one place.
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For most people, the four legged furry beings that live with them are not just pets, but are part of the family. That means we worry about them just like we do our children. With kids and other loved ones, we can call them on the phone when we want to check up on them. [...]
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I’m not crazy about most do-it-yourself dog grooming products because most of them are long on promises and short on delivery. And they’re expensive. For that kind of money, I can just take my pooch over to PetSmart and let them do what they have to do. I have a Pembroke Welsh Corgi, and for [...]
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Those travel-savvy folks at Tom Bihn are at it again, having not long ago introduced their new Cadet minimalist laptop bag and now three more new travel items. The Travel Tray is a container to keep track of your loose pocket-sized items during your journey. It collapses flat and closes with a drawstring. One size, [...]
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Walking your dog at night can be dangerous for you and your dog. Drivers are more likely to see you, with your light and/or reflective clothing and a flashlight, than they are to see your dog. With the LED-lighted collars and leashes from Dog-e-Glow, your dog will be as visible as you are. The collars [...]
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Oh Paris Hilton, eat your heart out! I attended a local “Puptoberfest” (yes, it’s exactly what it sounds like) last weekend and came across this vendor– the Mommy Bus. The bus is a fashion pet carrier designed for small dogs and cats up to 15 pounds, 15″ in length, and 13″ tall. It’s a top-entry carrier [...]
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The Catit Drinking Fountain from ThinkGeek recirculates and filters your cat or small dog’s drinking water. The recirculation helps cool the water, and some say running water is more attractive for pets. The filtration removes water impurities and bad tastes and the bits of food and hair that always seems to be floating in the water [...]
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Did you know that only a very small percentage of lost animals – 10-15% of dogs and 2% of cats – are ever returned to their owners? If your pet strays, you need to know immediately so you can retrieve him quickly. The Tagg Pet Tracker system from Snaptracs, Inc ( a wholly-owned subsidiary [...]
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Cats are tricky creatures. They know to stay off the furniture or the kitchen counter while you’re home, but they often go where they want when you aren’t home. I heard a good way to train cats is to discretely squirt them with a water gun when they do something bad, so they’ll learn to [...]
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We should all know the importance of staying hydrated when we’re in the great outdoors – especially this summer with the crazy high temps nationwide. But what about man’s best friend? Do you make sure stay hydrated too when you’re enjoying nature? The H2O4K9 helps you do just that. It’s a water bottle that has [...]
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My dog Teddy is a nervous sort who would have a stroke if his leash started blinking, but this would work for other, calmer dogs. You probably take a flashlight when you take your dog out for nighttime walks, and that helps motorists, bicyclists, and other pedestrians see you. If you don’t keep your dog [...]
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