Can Your Dog Learn a New Trick?
After spending a long winter couped up, summer is the time for man’s best friend to cut loose. Especially if you have a backyard that they can explore even when you’re away at work. Dehydration though is certainly a concern that most loyal owners solve by leaving out a water bowl. The Doggie Fountain ($40) [...]
Your Weapon Against Fur
Gear Patrol’s most docile four-legged assistant is a prolific shedder. You can’t stop the shed, you can only hope to contain it. You can’t hide from it either. The fur shows up whether you’re wearing white or black, not to mention the twice-yearly fur-bomb shed. Time for some gear. With the addition of the FURminator [...]
Healthy Eating Means Your Dog Too
Eating healthier is no fad. Whether you’re cutting down on processed foods or looking for more whole or organic ingredients, better nutrition is more important than ever. The problem is, we’ve forgotten about man’s best friend. Your pooch isn’t just a dog, it’s a part of the family and if you want them to be [...]
Collar Upgrade
Not all dog collars are created equal. Skip the PetSmart off-the-rack options and get a collar worthy of your hound. While you’re at it, give ‘em a scratch too – go ahead, we don’t mind waiting. The Mungo & Maud (great name) Rope Collar is made of durable rope, brown leather, and brass hardware. Adjusts [...]
Remote Training Aid
For owners that still believe dogs are not humans (see more), and should be trained accordingly, Knoxville, Tennessee based SportDOG’s FieldTrainer SD400 provides safe distance-training in yard, field, and hunting-based environments. Depending on size or stubbornness of dog users can select from 16 levels of continuous or 8 levels of momentary stimulation that render no [...]
Painfully Cute Dog Not Included
You spend a major portion of your life sleeping on the comfort of a mattress, so why shouldn’t your best four-legged friend? DoggySnooze ($139) is an orthopedic, elevated bed with bolstered rails designed to give Fido the most comfortable sleeping experience (besides his/her favorite place, of course: beside your feet in bed). DoggySnooze is available [...]
Man’s best friend doesn’t get a lot of attention from a gear perspective here on Gear Patrol, we’re aware and we’re hoping to change that. Our first step is bring the Chuckit! Launcher to your attention. The Chuckit! is a plastic tennis ball launcher made to let you keep your hands slobber free, throw the [...]
Shit Happens. Just Be Prepared. Further evidence, everything can be civilized if you look hard enough… Let’s be honest for a moment. When you leash together your fate with that of your four-legged friend and head out of doors into the certain chaos that waits, you realize that, in fact, your dog is walking you. [...]
The only accessory we condone for your pets is a collar. Period. If you wrap your pet in frilly sweaters then I emplore you to stop reading Gear Patrol. What kind of collar you choose for your compadre we’ll leave to personal discretion, but the Leather-backed Madras Collar from J.Crew is a good choice. It’s [...]
Walk your dog with a little more style when you use the Cole Haan dog leash. It’s got enough understated luxury to it to show you’re not going cheap on your new best friend(s) and durability. It’s woven with Cole Haan’s signature bridle leather. What this means to you: Give grover’s leash an upgrade. He [...]
