Pets

Kid Finder Tracking Device - Keep Track of Your Kids, Pets and Luggage

by Jace Shoemaker-...

For all you parents out there, this handy device from Princeton may just be a parent's dream-come-true, especially if you have a child who tends to be a wanderer.

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Biking With Buddy: WalkyDog Bicycle Dog Leash

by Lady Bee

Stopping at every tree or bush or blade of grass may be fun for Buddy and Trixie, but it's not exercise for them or you. WalkyDog, a leash that's designed to attach to your bike, will help make it safe and a pleasure to jog and bike together!

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Cats Invited To Climb "The Everest" By Refined Feline

by Lady Bee

Cat climbers just keep getting more stylish as they offer more options to your cat. The Everest, soon to be released by The Refined Feline should definitely be classified as designer furniture if only by its price -- $999, probably plus shipping.

When Irish Dogs Are Smiling: 12 Fun St. Patrick's Day Dog Costumes

by Lady Bee

Your dog may have Irish ancestry, be Irish by acquisition, or may just want to down a few with his pals at the dog park. Our 2008 Hottest St. Patrick’s Day Dog Costume winners may help you decide on appropriate attire; they will even make other dogs smile. The costumes are judged in a variety of categories, including Best 'Kiss Me I'm Irish' Dog Jacket, Hottest Irish Dog Muscle T-Shirt, Best Irish Whiskey Drinking Dog Attire, Dumbest Irish Dog Hat, the To Die For Rhinestone Irish Dog Collar, and Toughest Dog In The Irish Hood Jacket. And the winners are: read more »

Animals As Life Support Machines: Is That Technomimicry?

by T Goodman

A young designer from the Royal College of Art in London, Revital Cohen, described a world in which animals might replace the machines and medical devices keeping many humans alive. She spoke to an audience attending the Expo, Design Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa at the end of February. Her presentation was about her "Life Support Project."

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Get A Better Glow With Vedante Pet Collars And Leashes

by Lady Bee

Of course, seeing this leash bobbing up and down in the dark might scare the poop out of a driver rounding a bend on a dark night. It's more likely he would back up and turn around than try to hit it.

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Rex the Dawg – The Robotic Farting Dog with Attitude

by Jace Shoemaker-...

Rex is not your average, run-of-the-mill canine robot. Rex the Dawg is a super-lovable pooch with some major attitude.

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Meet Woof Wear's Naughty Norman: He's Organic

by Lady Bee

Woof Wear Organics® is a new division of Sherpa Pet Group, and it's all about making natural toys for your dog. No buttons, or bells... no rubber... nothing that you dog could swallow and, as the company puts it, recycle on his own. All natural and all organic fibers with anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties go into making these sweet sweet toys for your precious pooch.

Praying with the Birds: For The Birds or Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Religious Meditation Apparatus which is also known as Patent# US 6837185, provides a means to commune with nature and enhance the experience of prayer. The only question seems to be what the birds get out of it. Read on, but try to avoid wings and feathers for just for a little while.

For Dogs With Hind Leg Injuries, A Wheelchair May Help

by Lady Bee

Hind leg weakness is quite common in older dogs, but there are some medical conditions that can affect young dogs, as well. Whether your dog has lost full use of his hind legs, has weakness in them, or has a degenerative disease affecting his back legs, he may be helped by use of a dog wheelchair, aka dog cart.

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Cake Mix For Dogs! Just Add Love And Stir

by Lady Bee

It's kind of against my religion to bake with cake mixes.... On the other hand, I checked out the ingredients, and there's nothing artificial in the Puppy Cakes, no preservatives, nothing you can't pronounce. In fact, Buddy's Best Banana Cake and Fifi's Favorite Carob Cake look like they'd be pretty healthy for your dog.

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Purina Mills New Senior Horse Tales Contest Announced

by Lady Bee

If your horse could use a free ton of Purina Mills Senior Horse Feed, then you will want to enter this year's Purina Equine Senior essay and/or photo contest. Held yearly, the contest has several awards in four different categories: Oldest Horse Contest, Oldest Pony Contest, Essay Contest (General) and Photo Contest.

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Yuruppy: The Virtual Pet You Can Rub

by Jace Shoemaker-...

If you aren't up to caring for a real honest-to-goodness puppy or kitten, move over Tamagotchi. There's a new virtual pet coming to a store near you!

New Homes Are Winners For Small Animals At Global Pet Expo

by Lady Bee

The 2009 Global Pet Expo was held in Orlando, Florida last month and among the new products awarded were new digs for the category of "small animal pet products," those for ferrets, hamsters, and rabbits, chinchillas, and other, normally wild, small animals. Here are the top three winners in the category; they are all so neat!

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A Do-It-Yourself Cat Bed: Ample Sample

by Lady Bee

Okay, I should have thought to do this cat bed myself, but I didn't. Portuguese designer, Helder L. Santos did, however; and I'm going to share his Ample Sample 2008 DIY project with you, with modified instructions. This cat bed is really easy to make!

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Be The First on Your Block To Freeze Dry Dog Poop!: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Doggie Poop Freeze Wand is also known to some discerning specialists of fecal matter as Patent#US 6883462. If when you hear the word, wand, you think of fairy godmothers and Tinkerbelle, you are not that far off. There is no pumpkin coach or glass slipper or even a cute prince waiting however; it’s merely a response to the call of nature that befalls all living things. Read on but…don’t buy this yet.

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Dog Poop Is A Growing Business

by Lady Bee

Recently, pet DNA businesses have cropped up. Not only do the DNA entrepreneurs want to clone your pets, they came up with the brilliant idea of using your dog's DNA to trace his poop back to him... to you the owner, really.

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When Gloomy Bear Meets Hello Kitty, There Will Be Blood

by Steve Levenstein

Hello Kitty Collaborates With World's Most Violent Bear

Gloomy Bear meets Hello Kitty... or is that Gloomy Bear EATS Hello Kitty? If this violent and disturbing character combo is any indication, the backlash against Japan's culture of cuteness may have begun.

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Bizarre 'Sand Puppies' Could Be Next Japanese Character Sensation

by Steve Levenstein

Naked mole rats dig deep into Japanese hearts... in a GOOD way. What were you thinking? The so-called "sand puppies" at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens just might be the next cute character sensation, and the Zoo is helping things right along by selling plush toy versions of the bizarre, bucktoothed rodents.

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My Dog's A 50, What's Yours? The Sleep Number Pet Bed

by Lady Bee

I stopped going to the chiropractor and acupuncturist, and my dog threw away his crutches!

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