Dog Walking Revolution

Walking the dog hasn’t improved much in recent years.  You still have to go outside in the cold, in the early and late hours.  You still have to pick up behind Fido as he goes.  I’d say the dogs have it right.  Well, at least now your pups pent up energy can be good for you as well.

Fido Fashion has introduced a leash that generates its own flashlight.  The leash also comes with a built in baggy dispenser, for convenience, but the technical coolness comes from the dog himself.  As your dog runs back and forth uncoiling and recoiling the leash the leash charges a built in LED light on the handle.  Excellent for early morning walks, it frees up your other hand.  Now if only the leash included a heater as well.

Speak!

So, for now, it only translates in Japanese, but I think that just makes it all that much more amusing. Tomy has released a new dog translator, the Bowlingual Voice.

You heard correct, a collar that will translate your dog’s barks into plain English (well, Japanese for now anyway). It’s a new addition (the old addition didn’t have the recorded human voice capability) and claims to be able to decipher six different doggy emotions for over 50 breeds of dogs.

The handheld controller features an action dictionary, to further decipher a dog’s mood, as well as a dog quiz, and doggy scheduler. I mean, obviously I’ll have to wait for an English version, but what a kick it would be at parties.