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Slurpabowl is a cool name. But sometimes bad products come with cool names, so what about this?
Well… the Slurpabowl is a pet water bowl. But unlike the rest, it’s portable. Very portable. And when you think about it, it’s not a bad idea. Dogs need a lot of water in hot weather, but manipulating bottles can be a pain and half ends up on the pavement anyway… and a regular bowl doesn’t fit in a purse.
The Slurpabowls can be folded really small and, best of all, they clip to the leash so you can forget they’re there until the pooch needs to drink.
And to top it off, they’re cheap. 6 for $8.95, assorted colors, happy dog and owner!
Sick of lolcats yet? If the answer is “yes”: skip to the next post. If the answer is “noes, gief moar”: introducing the new cans of soda, made for lovers of cats with bad grammar.
(Scientists are still debating why otherwise normal humans are attracted to silly photos of cats, but it’s a fact, so don’t try to deny it. You’re looking at the photo and getting ready to order.)
But first you need to know exactly what you’re in for: the myJones ICanHazCheeseburger soda doesn’t taste differently, but it comes with customizable labels. You select the flavor (9 available), the lolcat and provide a short block of text to go on the back, and the company sends you a 12-pack of sugary meowing goodness. There’s 6 cats to choose from, including the famous and utterly adorable “I made you a cookie but I eated it”, so it’s going to be a tough choice…
It’s a limited edition though, so you don’t want to think for too long.
Dogs need sunglasses. Pink ones. Or copper, or silver (hey, they get a choice). Er, right.
People apparently like their pets to look stupid, so the K9 Optix Sunglasses for Dogs are probably a hit already. I doubt that any dog would like to wear anything like this, or that there’s any point to it (excluding medical reasons, which I can’t rule out since I’m not a vet). Unfortunately some owners forget that their pets aren’t stuffed dolls, but animals with a personality - which doesn’t include looking cute for the camera while being uncomfortable.
Legally Blonde was a movie, ok? Please leave the poor dogs alone. Pampering them does not mean dressing them up.
Does anyone believe dog toys are designed for dogs? Come on, you could make dozens of brown bone-shaped toys and the dog wouldn’t give a damn they’re notblue with pink dots. As long as it serves its purpose, details like color and patterns don’t matter. The real target are the owners.
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Thing like the iBone are so cute I’d be happy to pay some extra on the design. They got it right: it looks like the real thing, yet it’s different enough to be funny. Fido doesn’t care about mobile phones (no, not even if they’re Apple eye-candy), but the toy is going to be a great conversation starter with other owners.
Ghost, zombie, princess? Pah, who cares for those boring costumes! This year the hit is Luke Skywalker and Canine Leia (just… remember that brother-sister thing before the kiss).
Assuming your dog won’t tear the costume to pieces the moment you put it on, you can enlist it in your trick or treat party with one of the Star Wars Dog Costumes. They come in two flavors, Darth Vader and Princess Leia. No, it’s not the slave outfit, it’s a white robe with a decorative belt, front leg holes, plus elasticized hairpiece (what would Leia be without her cinnamon buns?). As for Vader-Rover, he gets a bodice with a collar plate, front leg holes and belt, a cape and, of course, the mask.
Halloween’s not so far away, so if you want your pets to perform well on November 31st you should get the costumes now, to give them time to get used to them.
People love to pamper their pets. Pet product manufacturers know that. Please allow me to doubt that your cat or dog care about half of the “must-have” accessories supposedly designed to make their lives better.
Would Fluffy enjoy being stroked with the Pet Massage Glove? Probably; then again, she’d probably like any type of attention, especially if it involves you patting and her purring. This special glove bring vibrations into the equation, which are supposed to make the daily stroking sessions even more relaxing, but… hmmm. I’m not saying there’s not some cat or dog somewhere who’d go nuts about it. I’m just doubting it’s really necessary…
(And oh God why that atrocious blank and white pattern?!)
[Please admire the lack of jokes about pussycats and vibrations, ok?]
I’ll admit straight away: I’ve never had a dog. I learnt about dog eating habits from cat-sitting: my friends told me to just put food in the bowl because the cat won’t gobble it all up when she sees it, like a dog would.
The DogPause Bowl is dubbed “the healthy bowl” because it slows down the pets’ eating, supposedly making them healthier in the process. I doubt a dog is in serious danger if it eats fast (after all, they’ve all been doing it… forever, haven’t they?), but it makes sense that eating slower would help, just like it helps us humans.
The DogPause is ingenious and yet simple. Outside, it’s a regular pet bowl; but inside the things change. The bowl is divided into 4 areas, each of them too small for a dog’s snout to fully fit, thus forcing a pet to only use its tongue. It’s also designed to slide a little as the dog feeds, making the dog move around more than with usual bowls.
If I were a dog, I don’t think I’d like my dinner moving around, but if it can help with problems like obesity… why not. It’s not like you can reason with an animal and explain the consequenced of overeating.
One of the issues that comes with having a dog is that… it’s a dog. It has to be taken out frequently, and while out it will leave little presents for the next passers-by. And you don’t want that, do you? Unless you’re a bastard, in which case get off my blog.
So, the polite thing to do is scoop it up and get rid of it, which, let’s face it, isn’t the most fun you can have. I’ve never had a dog (partly for this reason), so I don’t know exactly how people do it, but the Dog Poo Bags look like a convenient way out. Each bag comes with a scoop; you unfold it, place it over your dog’s leavings, scoop them inside, turn it over and close it. Hygienic and easy.
Each pack includes 16 bags in 8 different designs… but the price is a bit steep. At $1.25/bag it’s clear you’re paying for the look. I suppose there’s people who want to scoop dog poo in style. (And the dog silhouttes and “shit happens” or “don’t blame me” text almost makes it worth it.)
The corporate world is usually pretty boring. No way to express your individuality through clothing, writing reports all day long… One way of dealing with this is though a healthy amount of silliness (as long as the company policy allows it).
Sticking a pencil in a cat’s ass doesn’t sound very pleasant (or acceptable by policies), but… it’s not what it sounds like. The Pets’ Arse Sharpeners could make someone start using pencils again. They come in two shapes - cat and dog - and each has a sharpener in its ass. That would be slightly amusing, but what makes them fun is the “meow” and “woof”. Yeah, they make the appropriate noise every time you insert a pencil in their bottom.
Childish indeed… though I would love to see the reaction someone has when they try to use their co-worker’s seemingly harmless (albeit tasteless) sharpener. Who’d expect it to meow at them?
If you have the kind of cat who would enjoy the Fling-Ama-String, you may want to see some other versions of the same idea - an automatic tool to wave a toy around.
The Panic Mouse Motorized Cat Toy is one of them, and if you watch the video below you can see how entertaining it can be. The motor moves the plastic mouse around in random motions, and the cat goes crazy chasing it around. (Then, hopefully, you get a tired cat who sleeps when you do; at the very least, you’ll get a feline that isn’t bored anymore.)
If you don’t believe me this is cool, watch the video:
Slurpabowl is a cool name. But sometimes bad products come with cool names, so what about this?
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