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March 31, 2010Shine a Light

I know it’s probably not cool to say, since it’s 2010 and I’m under the age of 55, but I totally love LL Bean. Seriously. I just ordered two shirts from them yesterday. Look, sometimes sensible clothes just MAKE SENSE, people, OK?

I’ll tell you what else makes sense — this nifty little Trailblazer Walking Light I peeped while I was over there orderin’ up my tank tops. It’s perfectly shaped for holding whilst you walk a dog, and it shines a light both down to your feet and at the path ahead. Plus, it’s got a neat little blinky red LED in the back to make you more visible to approaching motorists in the dark.

Fetch it from the one, the only — LL Bean.

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March 22, 2010Kong Does It Again: The Wobbler

Breaking news!! Historic achievement!! Sweeping revolution!!! American health care reform? No. The virtuosos over at Kong have introduced a new toy-slash-training tool called the Wobbler.

In fact, the Wobbler is apparently new enough that I was unable to find a decent image of it online. What I did find, though, is this rockin’ demo video, which, aside from inspiring some raging air guitar, shows exactly how the Wobbler works.

It looks like the Wobbler isn’t widely available yet — I only found it one or two places online — but I’m sure it’ll be on shelves everywhere real soon.

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July 28, 2009This little light of mine…

My husband found these awesome little Coleman pet tags, and I’m about to order two. Not only are they perfect miniatures of the legendary Coleman lantern, they serve a cool safety function — the tag’s motion-activated LED lights up bright red whenever your pet moves, making Spot easy to, well, spot in the dark.

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It’s even water-resistant, and doesn’t require use of those @#&$% mantles. (If you own a classic Coleman, you understand.)

Fetch it at CampingStation.com.

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June 29, 2009Port-A-Poo: Making Doodie Duties Easier

I have mixed feelings about Port-A-Poo poop bag holders. On one hand, I think they’re unbelievably brilliant. The Port-A-Poo clips to your dog’s leash to hold “used” poop bags on a walk, leaving your hand free (and keeping the stink as far away from your nose as possible).

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On the other hand, I’m completely disgusted with myself, ’cause I totally thought of a similar idea a few years back. Ahh, well. Guess I’ll have to make my million some other way.

See how Port-Poo-Works, look for a retailer or order, and learn about the awesome family that totally beat me to the punch here.

(And thanks to our pal Morgan (well, actually his mom) for tellin’ us about Port-A-Poo!)

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May 1, 2009Get Ready for Your Close-up

Ever wonder what your dogs do all day long while you’re gone? Or curious what the world looks like to a four-legger? Thanks to Uncle Milton toys and the wonders of digital photography, the answers to these and other questions can now be yours.

The Pet’s Eye View digital collar camera clips neatly on your dog’s collar (as the wonderfully superimposed Golden shot below illustrates) and can be set to take pictures automatically every 1, 5, or 15 minutes, up to 40 photos. The kit includes a USB cable for uploading photos to your Mac or PC.

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I think Mingus’ pictures would be of Dottie prancing around in my best pair of heels, a scarf tied Thelma/Louise-style around her head. Dottie’s camera, on the other hand, would be toast within five minutes flat.

$49.99 at perpetualkid.com. Check out photos taken with the collar cam at Think Geek.

(Just as an aside, we always remove the dogs’ collars when we’re not around to supervise, just for safety’s sake.)

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April 27, 2009Dog 54, where are you?

I’ve often heard dog owners express the sentiment that if they could, they’d put a GPS tracking device on their dog so that if Fido ever got lost, they’d know exactly where to find him.

Well, with the Garmin Astro dog tracking system, dog owners can do just that.

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Simply place the Astro collar (i.e., GPS transmitter) on Fido’s neck, activate the color-screen handheld device, and bingo — you can track your dog’s current location, path, and status (sitting, pointing, walking) within up to 7 miles.

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Although billed for use by hunters using tracking dogs in the field, I don’t know many who wouldn’t gladly fork over $599.99 to be able to locate a missing best friend.

Check it out at Garmin’s site.

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April 21, 2009The Water Cooler Everyone’s Talking About Around the Water Cooler

OK, so file this under completely unnecessary, but completely cool.

The HduO (“H-doo-oh”) is a water cooler for the whole family — two-leggers and four-leggers.

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Up top, the HduO dispenses hot and cold water for people in customary fashion. But down below, HduO’s motion-activated, automatic fountain dispenses cool running water to slake Fido’s thirst.

It’s like the toilet, but better.

Find out all about it at HduO.com.

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