this is a bit overboard.
I recently ordered a few items from drugstore.com and in the shipping box I found a "featured products" flyer with several items listed that I assume they are having a bit of trouble moving. This is one of them, a $489.99 dog treadmill:
Yes, that's right, a treadmill for your dog...so you can park your lazy ass on the couch all day and watch your daytime TV without even being bothered to take Fido out for a bit of exercise. Wouldn't you just feel so virtuous sitting there in front of the boob tube seeing Spot jogging away out of the corner of your eye? "What a good pet owner I am" you would say to yourself, so satisfied as you open one more bag of Dill Pickle Flavored Lays.
According to the (one) review this treadmill is a 5-star item...Dina in Colorado says it's a "great treadmill!" and goes on to say that her Papillon loves it! Dina bought a $500 treadmill...for her dog. I'm not sure how much of my trust I'm putting in Dina to help me make a $500 decision. Dina, there are these great things called leashes...I'm just sayin'.
So great, you've got the treadmill, the remote, the chips...can life get any better? Oh, wait though, what if Fido had to "go"? You would have to get yourself up anyway and at the very least open the door to your backyard so he could do his thing, right? Well, not necessarily. Upon final descent during my most recent flight I grabbed the SkyMall catalog where I spied this ingenious invention:
For just $149.95 you can allow your dog to urinate right in the comfort of your own home, so those inconvenient trips outside are all but eliminated! I'm sure this product was conceived with the best of intentions...bad weather, high-rise living, etc., but you KNOW there have GOT to be those people out there who are like, "Score! No more annoying dog walks for me...Fido's got a new pee patch in the living room!". Awesome!
-c
