Crazy thing for your pets?

Ok, some of these items I simply could not bring myself to use on my pets, no matter how "convenient" they might seem.

Above is one of the new inventions for pets, or rather should I say lazy owners? The item above is a pet washing machine called the Pet-O-Matic. Now, how traumatized does the dog in the picture look? I know I would be very traumatized! And how do you keep the soap out of their little eyes? I could never abuse the trust my dog has in me to do this to them. There is such a thing called a groomer, who is someone you hire to wash and pamper your pet.

Here's some more items:

A pet translator. Something that attaches to their collar and sends a signal to a walkie talkie type of device that displays an image of what your pet may be trying to communicate through their bark, growl, or meow. Waste of money in my book, get to know your pet, bond with it and words or pictures won't be needed.

A pet GPS locator! Excellent idea, however this one attaches to the collar, and if your beloved pet is stolen, it will do you no good, all the thieves have to do is remove the collar, then you won't be able to find your pet. Personally I think this type of thing should be part of the microchip, which is unable to be removed without some serious effort. Makes the pet safer too, especially for cats, then they don't get a collar hung up and strangle themselves or the collar slip off then the gps is no good for your pet. Perhaps in the near future they'll come up with this capability.

How about this one? Freeze Fido or Fifi's poo to make it less smelly and easier to pick up? Phuleeze! Feed your dog properly and the poo doesn't smell much, nor is there as much of it. However, I wonder if this helps stop poo eaters?

How about an automatic feeder remotely accessed by your computer or cell phone from work? This way you can feed your pooch or cat without having to interrupt your time to come home and do it. Of course this only works for dry food. Ummmm, if you've been reading my blog any, you know I am not a huge fan of just feeding solely dry food. And most animals after you feed them need to go out to go potty anyway. So you might be encouraging them to soil in the house. This one might need more rethinking.

How about a pet peeper? Wonder if this would keep the pooches off the couch to see who's outside that they can bark at?

Now, this is one product I really like and want one myself. I would say it's probably an excellent product for one or two cats.

The Cat Genie. A fully automated litter system that uses rewashable and sanitizable plastic pellets. And it flushes the waste away down the toilet or washer drain. I love this invention and cannot wait to try it out.

The Water Dog, a motion detected watering system. It senses the dog at it, and turns itself on. When the dog leaves it shuts off, and runs off of batteries. Ummmmm, with the collie we have at the house right now, this wouldn't work. He's smart enough to keep turning it on to create the perfect mud puddle which would then develop into the perfect mud hole. So for some this might not be a great idea. I think a water bowl that might allow a tongue into the main basin and no feet, might be a more worthy invention. LOL LOL

How about a digital photo urn for your departed companions? This one would house the pet's ashes and run slideshow of pictures of your pet. Hmmm, kind of on the fence about this one.

Here's one for the tiny pets, hamsters, mice, etc.....
The Hamster Shredder!

Not sure this one is safe for the application you see here. Hamsers climb on everything. It could be ugly. I would think just using your regular household shredder and puting in the shredded paper into the cage directly without sharp thingies looming overhead.

And last but not least of which I list here, there is a high chair for your little dog to join you at the table and make them sit up.

Ok.... I don't think this is actually comfortable for the pet and I would think it would encourage begging at the table. Imagine the fuss he or she might create if they aren't included at the party table when you have guests over?

Don't get me wrong there are some basically good ideas out there for pets, but they might have become the boogy man in the closet by the time the thought or idea developed out. And some are simply for vanity sake, our vanity. And some are for lazy pet owners, whose pets are part of their "image" or such.

Lets think up some safe but good things to better our companions' lives, not just ours.