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If you and your dog are trekkies, you may have some silly Star Trek pet items around your place already. A new Trek-inspired pet product has surfaced that looks like Captain Kirk’s seat from the original series.

This captain’s chair pet bed is much cooler than the transporter dog bed we talked about last year. The pet bed is suitable for dogs, cats, and little kids if they are so inclined. The bed features embroidered details on the arms and back of the chair. Should your captain dog happen to go number one on the bed during a close call with some Klingons (cats), the innards come out for washing.

The bed measures 32″ W x 27″ L x 6.5″ thick and the cushion itself is 5″ thick. The bed looks cool and should be comfortable for your pet as well. The Star Trek Captain’s Chair Pet Bed is available from ThinkGeek for $79.99(USD) right now.

I’ve often wanted to know what my daughters dog was thinking when she spends an hour outside, comes inside and immediately drops a deuce on the rug. I’m convinced the dog is simply an asshole. Now, a company has a product that it is working on, that is apparently a serious product for them, called No More Woof.

The goal of the product is to translate animal thoughts to human language. If this product comes to be, maybe then I could figure out why the dog craps in the house, not the yard. The device looks like one of those thought-control gaming headsets that have been around for a while and uses EEG technology. The company stresses that product is not available to purchase and is only in working prototype stage now.

The project is on Indiegogo seeking to raise funds to bring No More Woof to market. A pledge of $65(USD) will get you a micro version of the device that can detect two to three thought patterns. The full size rig will be able to translate four or more thought patterns for $300. Delivery is expected in April 2014. Squirrel.

When it comes to pets, most people stick with dogs and cats. Some folks out there want something a bit different like snakes or turtles. A family from Brazil had a pet turtle, but lost it many years ago. The people thought the turtle wandered out of the house when builders left the door open.

Not the actual turtle found, but a reasonable facsimile

30 years later the family was back at the home cleaning it out after the death of a family member. When they got into a locked storage building inside the home, they discovered the missing turtle living inside a box.

“I put the box on the pavement for the rubbish men to collect, and a neighbor said, ‘you’re not throwing out the turtle as well are you?’ ” the younger Almeida told Brazil’s Globo website. “I looked and saw her. At that moment, I turned white, I just couldn’t believe what I was seeing.”

The turtle was found living in a cardboard box. Veterinarians say that red-footed tortoise such as this can live two to three years without eating. However, 30 years is a bit of a stretch. The vet thinks the turtle probably lived by drinking condensation and eating termites or other bugs.

[via MNN]

Do you treat your dog as your best friend? After all, don’t you think that man’s best friend deserves your very best, too? Leaving Fido chained to the fence is definitely no fun, and you’re better placing him in a home that loves him if that is the case. For those of us who treat our dogs as furkids, we would know that giving them adequate exercise is extremely important for them to burn up their mental energy, and this is where having a good quality leash comes in handy – so that your dog would not get hurt, and neither will your hand should Fido suddenly dash forward. The $18.99 Leash Plus might be something worth looking into, as it is not only stylish and practical, but has been deemed to be “puppy-approved” to boot.

Thanks to a revolutionary design that has been applied to the Leash Plus, it will include a pop-up water bowl, a storage bin for food or treats, a baggie receptacle with waste bags thrown into the mix to get you started right away, a LED safety flashlight that is powered by a trio of AAA batteries, an LCD clock with date and time so that you know it is time to head back home, and a locking button for the 16 foot retractable leash. Choose from Midnight, Yellow/Green, Plum and Blue colors, although you would do well to pack an extra bottle of water as well as treats separately as you can never quite tell just when these will come in handy.
[ Leash Plus brings an update to the good ol’ leash copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Get ready for a five year canine mission that mostly involves your dog’s lazy butt sleeping on this Star Trek dog transporter bed. Because to dogs, sleep is the final frontier and they love to explore it.

How cool would it be to indoctrinate your pet into a love of Star Trek by buying them this transporter pad dog bed? Of course, you would have a constant fear of them just beaming elsewhere, and violating the Prime Directive, but you could always sabotage the transporter like in many episodes. At least it’s less work than dressing Fido like this…

This sweet dog bed will cost you $69.99(USD). Beam on over to Entertainment Earth and pre-order yours now. Fido will thank you for it.

[via Geekalerts]