Device Of The Week (5)

Good news for hot dogs (and cats). Until it starts raining cats and dogs again, if it ever does, one problem facing pet owners is how to keep their furry friends cool. A Tokyo-based maternity wear manufacturer, Sweet Mommy, has teamed up with some veterinarians to come up with a pawsible solution.

Retailing at 9,900 yen (around £60) and the brainchild of company president, Rei Uzawa, it is an eighty-gram, battery operated fan that is attached to a mesh outfit and blows cool air around the animal’s body.    

It is such a simple idea that it is a wonder that it has not been thought of before. Japanese pet owners are hounding the company in a desperate attempt to get their hands on one. Whether it will find its way to these shores before we are bemoaning the cold weather, only time will tell.