Archive for the ‘pet tech’ Category

Since I live in the city with no car and — even worse — no Target, I do a lot of shopping online. I even do a lot of online “pet supply shopping” for my three-year-old-ish pup, Happy. Currently my strategy involves bouncing around a few different websites like Amazon and 1800petmeds, comparing prices and trying to work out free shipping. The adorable pet boutique close to my apartment is unfortunately out of my budget most of the time and doesn’t always have what I need so I purchase many of Happy’s staples online. I’ve also been known to stock up on treats at the big box stores when I find myself visiting one. With all this piecemeal shopping, I was pretty excited to hear about the launch of Wag.com. Read the rest of this entry »

This dog has quite the story. Naki’o and his littermates were abandoned last year when their family had to leave their home in Nebraska, which had been foreclosed. He stepped into an icy puddle in the basement at one point and got stuck in the freezing water. He and the other dogs in his litter were found and taken to a shelter, but Naki’o lost his paws and the end of his tail because of frostbite. His paws healed up, but he wasn’t able to walk on them, so he got around by crawling around on his stomach. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s just get right down to the brass tacks: I think it’s really funny when people set up twitter accounts as their pet. I could read what cats, dogs, rabbits, whatever have to “say” all day long. Read the rest of this entry »

The makers of The Sims have announced a new addition to their popular franchise: The Sims 3: Pets! As The Inquisitr reports, the game (to be available on PC, Mac, and various consoles) will allow players to create, customize, and control their digital furry friends. Not only will there be more than one hundred dog and cat breeds to choose from, but as Scott Evans, General Manager of The Sims Studio, puts it: “For the first time ever, players will be able to play as their pets and see life through their eyes.”

The latest  Sims 3 game, Generations, was released on May 31. As of yet, Pets doesn’t have an exact release date, but it will be available sometime this fall as both a standalone game and as part of an expansion pack for Sims 3. Check out the official announcement trailer for a few great Sims-esque vignettes featuring various pets.