If you’re feeling a little bit flush as you have a couple of Benjamins ($169.95 to be exact) in your wallet to spare, then the Pet Scale might be just the thing for you. Why do we say so, you ask? After all, don’t all vets come with a scale of their own, that you need not monitor your pooch’s weight to such a detail? I normally try to “feel” my way through my dog’s ribs, can’t feel them and she’s too fat, if I see any ribs jaunting out, then she’s too thin. Still, we know that there are others out there who want nothing but the most accurate data possible, which is where the Pet Scale comes in. It is touted to offer the same precision levels as those found in veterinarians’ offices, with a 130 lb. capacity while having the ability to show off your weight in pounds, ounces, or kilograms to within 3.5 oz./0.22 lb/0.02 kg. It has a stainless steel platform which is spacious enough for Fido to stand or lie down, and can be juiced ...
Remember Sea-Monkeys? I couldn’t wait to set up my little plastic tank and hatch my own little sea monkey family, and teach them all the tricks listed on the box, and feed them, and take them places, and I would have done all those things too… if I ever got to see the suckers. I know they were there, little tiny pinpoints spotted in the sunlight, but they were so small, even my hopes of naming them were dashed. But now we have another instant pet, Triops. Triops are actually really cool shrimp that look a lot like mini horseshoe crabs and they are considered living fossils, with a history that reaches back to the Carboniferous period, 300 million years ago. They have pretty much survived unchanged in a state of suspended animation. So now you get the chance to bring these prehistoric monsters back to life, just by adding water to the eggs. Cool. Triops have 3 eyes and can grow up to be 2 inches long! They hatch in around 24 hours and can double in size daily, kind of like me w...
If you have had enough of your four legged friend roaming around the house as he/she pleases, perhaps it is time to lay down the law and let your furkid know who is the alpha dog. Why not get the Automatic Closure Pet Gate and make sure that both human and canine have their own place, a quiet area to rest and relax from each other? Of course, it might take some getting used to, and you’d best potty train the little fellow (this gate doesn’t look as though it can fit in anything larger than toy or small breeds) lest he/she makes a mess of the situation. The Automatic Closure Pet Gate is a pet gate with an integrated door which will automatically shuts behind you, helping prevent unwarranted canine escapes in the process. With the inclusion of spring hinges, the door will open wide for master, albeit closing quickly before dogs can barge through. There is also a strong dual-magnetic closure that holds the door securely in place, making it perfect for just about all open floor...
These hands are the seemingly powerful hands of Chinese magician Fu Yandong, and he has made headlines with his “mystic control” over fish. His magic act was shown televised over China Central Television over the Chinese New Year, but there are some who are not at all impressed at his ability to make the fish swim in perfect formation. For example, some animal activists are claiming that the fish controlling trick is magnetic in nature. That Yandong has somehow implanted magnets in the fish and leading them around with attracting forces. These same animal activists are equating this magnetic implementation as animal cruelty. Of course, Fu Yandong has not come out and said that this is how the trick is done. I don’t know if this is a written or unwritten law, but I believe that a magician is not supposed to reveal his or her secrets. I believe that some magicians have some history of being cruel to animals. Some of you might remember a scene in the film The Prestig...
While some of us find that a single dog is already a handful, there are others who don’t mind having a couple of these furry kids around. Of course, in order to provide a healthy environment for your pooch, you will need to make sure your four-legged friend gets enough physical as well as mental exercise, so walking a dog is a must. For beginners, walking a couple of dogs could prove to be rather tricky, and you always run the risk of tripping over both their leashes whenever they get excited and start running circles around you. The Tangle Free Dual Dog Leash helps avoid any nonsense of that sort from happening, where it features twin retractable 10′ lengths of sturdy nylon cord which are wound within a durable sealed plastic housing. The cords are then fed through separate openings and spin within the housing, so that they will not cross each other and end up as a tangled mess in the process. The leash’s handgrip allows you to easily control both canines with but a ...
What you are seeing here is a dog backpack developed at Auburn University, and it can control a canine from miles away. I thought that this was inhumane when I first saw this, but the apparatus on the dog’s back isn’t made to harm man’s best friend. Apparently, it has vibrating side panels combined with tones in order to direct them without the use of electric shocks. This backpack has a high resolution GPS system and a radio modem that can send a dog’s precise location to a computer, and then the user of that computer can direct a dog to a specific location. I believe that the purpose of this particular device is to send dogs away on certain rescue missions. Sort of like how we send certain robots to do certain tasks from a distance. Apparently, dogs are better at figuring out how to get around obstacles better than robots, who would constantly run into them. It certainly looks like someone’s high-tech version of fetch. I can only assume that instead ...
Caring for Fido is no mean task – not only do you need to make sure that your pooch is potty trained around the house (be it indoors or outdoors), you will also need to make sure that your four-legged friend is well behaved in private and in public, where going through an obedience class is more often than not something most dog owners should take up if they want to have an outstanding canine citizen. When it comes to the issue of poop, I am still amazed that there are people out there who do not bother to pick up after their own dog, so if you know someone like that, perhaps getting the Dog Dung Vacuum might do them a world of good (while dropping a subtle hint, of course). This device will vacuum your pet’s waste into a disposable bag, doing away with the need to bend over and scoop the excrement by hand. This is made possible thanks to a 30,000-rpm motor that makes quick work of sucking up dog waste from grass, concrete, or even snow-covered ground into a plastic bag tha...