Having the luxury of a backyard is nice when you’ve got a dog, otherwise, where are they going to go the bathroom, your carpet? I imagine it’s a pain bringing your dog down twenty stories and going to the nearest park. It might be good exercise, but it’s a pain, too.

An apartment and dog owner had this problem, too, and set out to create a solution. Three years later, the PetLoo was born.

It’s essentially a tiny piece of backyard (artificial, of course) for your dog to use as the bathroom. Urine drains right down (it’s graded) and it’s easy to empty. There’s no automatic method to pick up the #2, but it’s much easier to find + pick up on a little square patch of grass than in some massive park. Just don’t let it sit to long, it might smell.
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I used to have a cat and I remember that it was so much fun to dangle a piece of string around for hours marvelling at how long the cat can stay amused by a piece of string. You then, of course, realize that you’ve been dangling a string in front of a cat for an hour; who’s the easily amused one now ;)?

And since you can do pretty much anything else with gadgets, why not entertain your cat with one? The Remote Control Mouse saves your arm from tiring during the strenuous act of dangling a piece of string, while also giving you a little more enjoyment out of playing with your cat.

The mouse looks like a real mouse, although I’m pretty sure your cat won’t be too fussy what it looks like! It even has a really cool little tail on it which your cat can paw at.
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Ever listened to a heartrending whimpers of a puppy who could not get to sleep at night because it is separated from its beloved master who is sleeping in a warm and comfortable bed? Most dog owners who reared their pets from young can identify with moments when the puppy just could not get to sleep no matter what, rendering you sleepless as well. You were probably wondering to yourself how you could solve this problem of separation anxiety and perennial insomnia at an affordable cost.

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Fish seem like easy pets, they stay where you put them, require only minimal maintenance and feeding, and don’t make to much noise. Unfortunately, like all living things, they need to be fed regularly.

Most people don’t mind this, it’s fairly simple, drop a pinch of food into the tank. What if you go on vacation? Are you going to pay the neighbor’s kid to feed them for you, hoping he’ll actually come every day. Or maybe you tend to forget every so often or drop a bit too much food into the tank. Read the rest of this entry »

This has got to be the most over top litter tray ever invented, the Litter-Robot.

The litter-robot looks like a feline spaceship and hygienically removes you pet’s poop from the tray each time it goes. So the cat goes into the ball to do it’s business. Once pussy has finished it vacates the sphere. Seven minutes later the sphere rotates dropping the er droppings into a drawer below, which you can then empty on a weekly basis (gas mask recommended).

There is an interesting demonstration animation and you can buy online at Litter Robot, it costs £299 though so it may be cheaper to train your cat to go in next doors garden.

Via Ounae and Apartment Therapy, thanks.