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Holiday shopping. Here come the animal products!

If you are looking for something a little different for your friendly birdies, here is a resource list.

The structures—of laminated wood, plastic, clay, and even stainless steel range in size from a six-inch creation to a 2-foot birdhouse. The eclectic mix includes Modern Birdhouses’ sleek architect-designed homes made with oil-finished teak, stainless steel screws, and sandblasted aluminum roofs.

Birdhouse artist/designer/manufacturer
Erich Ginder
Fancy Jewels
Shed Built
Modern Birdhouses
Toisenn Hauser
re4a
Bom Design
Tom Dukich
Damia O’Sullivan
Bok Products

Holiday shopping. Here come the animal products!

Birds love eggs and so will you. Handcrafted ceramic earthenware Egg Bird Feeders/houses attract many types of wild birds and are available in eleven colors that is perfect for the extremes of outdoor weather.

Seen at jshatz.com

Holiday shopping. Here come the animal products!

Lulu’s Hideaway is a modern interpretation of a pet house. The Hideaway exudes style with its angular lines and contrasting gloss white exterior and rich purple interior and mattress. And Argo Pet-peek-a-boo carrier.

Seen at puremodern.com

Seen at Teafco

Holiday shopping. Here come the animal products!

“vengo anch’io” translates into “I’m coming too” and is Alessi’s small contribution to ensuring that pets are not abandoned when their owners go on holiday. a block of 10 detachable sheets of impermeable paper can be detached one at a time and, origami-like, folded so that a food bowl for your beloved pet can easily be set up. each bowl can be reused several times. 5″ x 5″ x 2″

designed by naoko shintani

Seen at unica HOME

Holiday shopping. Here come the animal products!

Much like a canteen for campers, this simple design is a compact carrier for your pet’s food and water. Made of two halves, the Charlybox includes a two-liter canteen for fresh water, and two bowls for water and kibble.

Great gift for a pet owner. Or treat yourself if you are an outdoors type person.

Seen at Design Within Reach (DWR)

Yes, it does what you think it does. It’s perfect for those of you who use baggies but hate holding onto the baggie until you find a place to put it. The Poopod might be the solution for that.

The Poopod has a pull-and-tear bagroll holder, a scented compartment for used bags (pod freshener included) and a detachable thread handle. When Bowzer goes, you pick it up, put in the compartment, and dispose of it later. Click the logo above for a detained walk-through of how to use it.

I wonder how well this will work if Bingo goes twice. Do you think Apple will let them keep the poop, er, pod?

This post celebrates World Animal Day and Bless the Animals. Follow the links to learn more about PM’s initiative which started on October 4.

Page 1 ad reads: “Juicy Couture. Lift to smell.” Page 2-3 ad reads: “Juicy Crittoure. The first couture fragrance for dogs. Pawfum. Shampoo. Conditioner. Nail pawlish.”

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Photographer: not available at this time. Client: Juicy Couture Ad placed in Vogue Magazine November 2007

This post was placed in response to the World Animal Day 2008 initiative. All images can be seen at Bless Animals.

For those who are into design-driven products there is a company in Texas, One Form Design, that is pushing the envelope in pet-products. Here are two examples.

Leading Edge

The Cat Cocoon

At this writing we are not sure if there is a push for “green” products although The Cat Cocoon fabricated out of a paper product might qualify. We will wait to hear from the designer. PM is currently looking where these products can be purchased. If you have retail information and/or are aware of other innovative products, please let us know. It would be appreciated.

Source: one-form.net

Zak! Designs insulated ice cream bowl.

One thing might make using a bowl for my ice cream a little more appealing is this specially designed, insulated ice cream bowl from Zak! Designs. Brightly colored for maximum allure, it keeps your dessert cold while protecting your hands from getting chilly.

Hey! This is a pet blog! Well, use your imagination…also read the post on a new pet product—yogurt!

Fit for man or beast. Any other cool products out there?

Source: slashfood.com

There’s a relatively new pet-food product out: an organic yogurt treat for dogs. Let’s unofficially include cats too. After all, we did our research before posting this product. Is it good for people? Probably, in small doses. Talk about bait and switch!

It’s inspired by people food and organic ingredients. The packaging is hip. Somewhere on this blog someone said our pets eat better than we do. In some cases that is absolutely true!

More information on yogurt for your dog and cat:

Good Bacteria: Yogurt and Kefir

One common homeopathic dog nutritional supplement is yogurt. It contains “good” bacteria, which can aid in digestion and help keep your dog’s digestive system clean and functioning optimally. Read the rest of this entry »