If you’re planning to spoil your pets this holiday season, instead of the usual toys and treats, consider a pet-centric gadget or home accessory that won’t entertain your fur kid, but also enhance your home – and your pet parenting experience, too.
Holiday Gifts That You Plus Your Pet Will Surely Enjoy
Microchip pet feeder
When pet food sits out, it may possibly attracts flies and other vermin – as well as, it will become unpalatable after several hours. A microchip-activated pet feeder, like the SureFeed, solves these problems because the food well is covered, and opens for mealtimes when triggered with a pet’s microchip. The lid over the feeding bowl remains open until the pet leaves and then automatically closes.
In a multi-pet household, this product locks out a greedy pet from other pet’s bowls; it’s also perfect for pets on different diets or a weight management program. The SureFeed feeder comes with a lightweight RFID collar tag (for pets that aren’t microchipped), and has its own training mode to help your pet adapt to using it. One limitation is that this feeder can’t accommodate large pets; it’s intended for cats and small dogs only.
Bolstered furniture protector
We all know that fur-kids love to cuddle up – and shed! – on the couch alongside their favorite people. If you still want the snuggles but not the furry furniture, check out machine-washable microsuede furniture protectors. Solvit designed a series of furniture protectors that feature a bolster to provide additional comfort and support for older pets.
The Bolster protector is available in two sizes for large and small pets, and there is additionally a style for a single chair. It has a fully waterproof membrane in case of accidents, and special rubberized “feet” which keeps the protector in place. When company is arriving, just move the protector to the floor or stash it in a closet. Voila! Fur-free furniture.
Video monitor with laser light
For many pets left home alone for extended periods, boredom and loneliness are serious issues and may lead to severe anxiety. A pet video monitor that has a built-in laser, like the Petcube Play, allows you to initiate exhilarating games at any time to make certain your pets get plenty of physical and mental activity while you are away.
The Petcube Play works in conjunction with a Smartphone (or Apple watch) app, and there is also an autoplay mode that activates the laser three times every hour, creating random patterns to entertain for 30-second games. The laser is actually a low-powered 5mW 3R class, and certified safe around pets and people. The enjoyment and games can be recorded while using the monitor’s HD video camera, which has a 138-degree wide angle lens and night vision. There’s also a two-way microphone and speaker to help keep pet parents connected to their fur kids 24/7.
Smart treat-dispensing camera
And, if you’re still feeling guilty that your pets are home alone, the Petzi Treat Cam allows you to dispense some love and treats via a Smartphone app. The treat dispenser is ideal for any type of small treats. (However, hard treats “launch” better out of the treat slot than softer varieties.)
It comes with an audio button, so, if hearing your voice emanate from the treat “box” doesn’t spook your fur kids, you are able to call them over and ask them to sit prior to them getting a yummy snack. There’s a wide-angled lens on the camera that allows you to snap some fun photographs to post to your social media channels, too.
Designer drinking fountain
Drinking fountains encourage pets to stay hydrated because they replicate an animal’s innate desire to drink flowing water.
The elegant Dogit Alfresco Drinking Fountain is a raised design, providing larger dogs with an ideal ergonomic drinking position to access refreshing drinking water “on tap.”
It’s wired for both outdoor and indoor use, and has an energy-efficient LED light to make the water flow simple for dogs to see at night, simultaneously transforming it into a decorative home accessory.
Paw-operated garden hose water fountain
Many dogs, no matter what size, love to play with a water hose. A paw-operated gadget, like All for Paw’s Chill Out Garden Water Fountain, turns your hose into an instantaneous drinking fountain.
With a little training, your dog can certainly learn where to step to enable the water flow – the rubber pedal doesn’t take much paw-power to use. The gadget plugs into any garden hose, and is ideal for dogs of any size. Let your dog help out around the house and give the lawn a little extra watering, too.
Microchip pet door
A pet door will free you up from playing doorman, giving dogs and cats independent access to a secure enclosed patio or garden. To allow pets freedoo without opening up your home to uninvited animals, try a device like the SureFlap Microchip Pet Door. It works together with a pet’s microchip (and also a special RFID collar tag) to provide selective use to pets in the household, and can store up to 32 individual pet microchips.
The door can be safely installed in brickwork, woodwork, as well as glass. It also features a curfew feature allowing pet parents to block outdoor access anytime. And, if a pet is already outside, it enables them to go back in before the curfew feature is activated, so that no pet is ever going to be inadvertently locked out.
The door is battery-operated with an indicator light that alerts when its time to replace batteries. Additionally there is a manual lock, which can override any microchip or tag to prevent use if necessary.
Automatic ball launcher
You’re entertaining friends, but your dog really wants to play fetch. You’re preparing dinner and overseeing homework, even so the dog was to play fetch. You’re taking a nap, but the dog wants to play fetch. Familiar scenario? The PetSafe Automatic Ball Launcher is a winner for all those fetch-crazy dogs whose pet parents are tired of playing ball.
This contraption was designed to let dogs play on their own, both outdoors and indoors. It can launch standard tennis balls between eight and 30 feet, and features nine distance and six angle settings to keep pooches constantly engaged and entertained.
The launcher includes various safety features to make certain safe play, such as a motion sensor on the front of the unit that prevents the ball from launching if your dog or person is too close. Dogs can be trained to retrieve the balls and restock the device themselves. And there’s a sleep mode to make certain forced rest in between frenetic play sessions.
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