By Alice Hill
RealTechNews

From the dog-powered scooter, to the Doggy Bag pet handbag, dogs are getting a pretty raw deal when it comes to technology and gadgets. Here’s a round-up of 5 we found to be especially disturbing.

1. The Doggie Bag Puppy Purse
Hollywood starlets love to be seen with unltra tiny dogs popping out of their handbags. Don’t ask us why. But why should starlets have all the fun, when you can strap on your own pup and go for a stylish stroll> That’s the idea behind this latest accessory, the Doggie Bag.

“Carry it by the handles or fling the straps around your shoulder or even waist, it enables the dog lover to go out and about with a little furry friend friend literally by their side. The straps can also be adjusted so they can be used like a normal lead. The idea is unlikely to appeal to traditionalists who believe dogs should be walked not carried, but in today’s consumer society pet accessories have become big business.

“The doggie-bags were designed after American creators Hedy Grant and Suzanne Sherman noticed how many people were carrying their dogs inside handbags in the heat of Summer and decided there was a gap in the market for a more suitable and stylish carrier.” $70- $90Source: Daily Mail

Poopsadaisy2. The Poopsadaisy

“You dump it, you haul it.” That’s how I’d describe the “Poopsadaisy™“. Clever Pet Products, LLC, the manufacturer, has a slightly different saying: “Let your dog carry the load.”

The Poopsadaisy is a bag that straps to your dog’s neck giving you a place to store its poop while out for a walk. When “Buddy” decides to take a dump, you pick it up with a plastic “doggie bag”, tie it off, and store it in the Poopsadaisy.

3. The Dog-Powered Scooter
What better way to combine my favorite mode of transportation (the scooter) and man’s best friend, than the Dog-Powered scooter. Actually I feel bad for the dog, but it looks like some breeds might get into it, so who knows. Not being a dog owner, I will have to wait for the cat-pulled chariot I guess.

“This new dog scooter design is revolutionary and has many benefits. Particularly appropriate for urban use on bike paths & sidewalks. The human is in total control of the speed and direction of the scooter because the dog is harnessed inside of the frame and subject to its steering (90 deg. turns easy) and braking force. This also simplifies the animal’s “choices” and reduces the level of “training” required of the animal. Simply harness the dog and clip them into the frame and off you go. With just a few outings pulling the scooter the dog quickly learns when to slow (by feeling the braking) and which direction to turn by again “feeling” the side pull on the harness. Dogs love it because it takes little “effort” to pull the scooter and they get exercise next to their owner. The owners love it because they are exercising their pets with little effort on their part and getting a fun free ride! (yet will participate by kicking up hills) The harness connection insures that no downward loads are applied to the dog or scooter.”

4. The K9 Kalmer
The $79.99 K9 Kalmer is Billed as “The Bark Stops Here.”

“This is the only anti-barking device on the market that does not use pain or irritation to alter a dog’s behavior. What makes the device unique is that it uses proprietary ultrasonic musical compositions — songs that are inaudible to humans to calm anxious pets. ”

SnackShotz Treat Launcher5. The SnackShotz Treat Launcher

The SnackShotz Treat Launcher (by Dogmatic) will launch Discos treats up to 12 feet.

There’s even a video of it here.

6. We Forgot One: NEUTICLES

What started 10 years ago with an experiment on an unwitting Rottweiler named Max has turned into a thriving mail-order business. And on Thursday night Miller’s efforts earned him a dubious yet strangely coveted honor: the Ig Nobel Prize for medicine. “Considering my parents thought I was an idiot when I was a kid, this is a great honor,” he said. “I wish they were alive to see it.”

The Ig Nobels, given at Harvard University by Annals of Improbable Research magazine, celebrate the humorous, creative and odd side of science. Miller has sold more than 150,000 of his Neuticles, more than doubling his $500,000 investment. The silicone implants come in different sizes, shapes, weights and degrees of firmness. Source: CNN.com

7. We Forgot This One Too….Disturbing Princess Leia Slave Girl Dog Costume

Someone Call the ASPCA Pronto Dept: Here is further proof that Star Wars mania has only begun to heat up. StarWarsShop.com has a number of dog costumes. For $14.99 you can relive the Jaba the Hut slave girl scene with your dog. Which makes that officially the most disturbing sentence I have ever written.