News, reviews and articles about pet gadgets and accessories.
FroliCat toys are made by Brilliant Pets, the people who make the Scoop Free cat litter box, so they know cats. I was sent their three offerings to review- the Dart free-standing laser toy; the Bolt hand-held or standing laser toy; and the Sway, a magnetically mounted cat toy. By the way, dogs may be interested in the […]
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After reading Robin’s post yesterday about her dog being attacked by off-leash dogs, I remembered seeing the Dog Dazer while surfing the Sky Mall site. The Dog Dazer emits a high-frequency sound that’s painful to dog’s ears, but inaudible to humans. Use a 1-2 second burst to startle and hopefully deter a threatening dog from
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For the third time in a month, my dog has been attacked by other dogs (unleashed) while out on our walks. I started carrying a pepper sprayer after the second incident but this last time I could not get it whipped out fast enough, determine where the nozzle was, and could not fumble for the
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I wanted my dog to actually write the review for the Shapoopie trial period we experienced, but he kept misspelling all the words and it was hard to read. Example paragraph he typed: uy 7KL&:& ypr9e9yha; 7hjksbjkaa Hag;] ]a;48*(&*38848kjkkjmnmn mnnkljkljhg3s So I let him draw some of the illustrations instead. In short, the Shapoopie ($24.95)
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If you’re a dog owner like me, you always want to give your dog the best. Whether it is the food they eat or the bedding they sleep in or the treats they receive for being good. But let’s face it, deep down inside, some dog owners get the good stuff not just for their
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What’s more fun than scooping up poo on your dog walk? Doing it with a new gadget. The Shapoopie ($25) is a telescoping rod with a fetch pocket (ahem) at the very end. Position the device under the uh, hot spot (ahem) and voila — no bending, scraping, squatting (er uhm well you know what
Now that your pet has his own doorbell to let you know when he wants out, he’ll need his own water fountain to keep himself refreshed while he’s outside. Taylor Gifts has a Doggie Fountain that attaches to your garden hose so he can have fresh drinking water whenever he likes by simply stepping on the metal
A Water Fountain for Your Dog Read More
The Smart Chime wireless doorbell from SmartHome has a push button for people, as you’d expect, and it also has a special paw-shaped doorbell trigger for your pet. You’ll hear a musical chime when the door button is pressed. You can set the pet trigger to “dog” to hear a bark or to “cat” to
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If you own a dog, you have to incorporate his schedule into the family’s schedule. Every day, you have to make sure your dog is walked at least a few times and fed a couple of times each day. If your dog requires it, you may also have to give him medicine. If you are
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As any dog owner can attest, picking up pet waste is a fairly unpleasant task. And it’s always a sure bet that the minute I bend down to pick up my puppy’s once-dinner, a neighbor will turn the corner just in time to see my daily indignity. Enter the doggie waste vacuum–or as the manufacturer
The Flexi PC Pet ID Tag gives you one more way to identify your pet to help you get him back if your dog ever is lost. The Flexi PC Pet ID Tag is a 64 MB USB drive housed in water- and shock-proof housing. It has an autorun program that lets you easily enter your contact information, contact
A company named Positioning Animals Worldwide, Inc. (PAW), partnered with The American Kennel Club Companion Animal Recovery program, already has a method of tracking the location of your cat or dog. You purchase a small GPS location unit that attaches to your animal’s collar, and a paid monthly service lets you see where your dog (or
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Your pets are now able get their groove on without the fear of hurting their fuzzy little ears. Pet Acoustics announces the My Pet Speaker, a sound system designed to support the special hearing sensitivities of dogs, cats and horses. Our pets can hear frequencies that are much higher and lower than what our own
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The Dog-e-Minder is a 3 button backlit device that attaches to your pet’s collar. It has buttons for feeding, walking and medicine. Anytime your dog does one of these activities, you can press the button so the time will be recorded. It makes a great training aid or as a reminder for busy pet owners,
Dog-e-Minder is a wearable PDA for your dog Read More
Recently, we told you about the Pet’s Eye View digital camera you could attach to your pet’s collar so you could see what he does while you’re out. Now, here’s some information about how you can get your dog online and tweeting. Mattel has announced Puppy Tweets, a plastic tag that will attach to your dog’s collar, will
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The Pet ‘n’ People water dispenser is a cost-effective way to have safe, clean drinking water without filling up the landfill with plastic bottles. It dispenses cool, hot, or room temperature water, and it can use 3 or 5 gallon bottles – just what you’d expect from a water dispenser. What you don’t expect is
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Here at The Gadgeteer, some of the cat fanciers on the team have reviewed four different automated cat litter gadgets. First there was the ScoopFree, then the CatGenie, then the CatGenie 120 and just recently, the Litter Robot. Each one of these systems have their good points, but they all require you to purchase consumables
Forget the litter box, let the cat use YOUR toilet Read More
Do you ever get tired of saying “sit” or “stay” to your pooch? Now you don’t have to because the Digital Ultrasonic Voice Recorder Dog Trainer from Uxsight will do it for you. It’s a handheld device that can record up to 8 commands and play them back at a touch of a button. If
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Do you ever wonder what your cat or dog does while you’re at work? Clip the Pet’s Eye View camera to his collar and get an idea of what he’s been up to while you’re gone. The camera can take photos at 1, 5, and 15 minute intervals. It can record up to forty 640
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I own two cats, Wylie (who behaves as though he’s the Pharaoh of Egypt) and Hammy (given to me by a homeless person) who is a spaz. I love cats. I also like dogs and I have two of those as well. But one thing I hate is cleaning up after my cats. I have
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