Comments on: Dr. Becker: Leashes, collars and barfing dogs http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/10/03/dr-becker-leashes-collars-and-barfing-dogs/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: shadepuppy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/10/03/dr-becker-leashes-collars-and-barfing-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-134569 shadepuppy Wed, 03 Oct 2007 21:08:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/10/03/dr-becker-leashes-collars-and-barfing-dogs/#comment-134569 As the company says, "kitties will have to wait", and that probably goes for smaller dogs also. If the GPS capabilities and the add-on heat sensor works as well as they hope, it could be a helpful tool for some folks (the K-9 dog in the hot car might have lived if he was wearing a heat sensor that could call his partner for help when the temp reached 85 or higher. The car heat sensor only worked when the key was in the ignition, but this would work as long as the batteries were charged.) The story also mentioned use of these devices for people - Alzheimer's patients etc. As the company says, “kitties will have to wait”, and that probably goes for smaller dogs also. If the GPS capabilities and the add-on heat sensor works as well as they hope, it could be a helpful tool for some folks (the K-9 dog in the hot car might have lived if he was wearing a heat sensor that could call his partner for help when the temp reached 85 or higher. The car heat sensor only worked when the key was in the ignition, but this would work as long as the batteries were charged.) The story also mentioned use of these devices for people - Alzheimer’s patients etc.

]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/10/03/dr-becker-leashes-collars-and-barfing-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-134534 The OTHER Pat Wed, 03 Oct 2007 18:04:29 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/10/03/dr-becker-leashes-collars-and-barfing-dogs/#comment-134534 That cell phone for dogs he was showing looks like it weighs as much as my dog! That cell phone for dogs he was showing looks like it weighs as much as my dog!

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