The Pet Sitter
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The Pet Sitter
To whoever named this device I give them both admiration and shame for the name. I give them admiration because the name is cute and memorable, I give them shame because do you know what happens when you type “Pet Sitter” in Google; you get 17,580,234 results for pet sitters, none of which have anything to do with this device. For the life of me I cannot figure out how I found this device or what combination of words I used to track it down, only that it appeared in an image search.
They say “if you build a better mousetrap the world will beat a path to your door”. Well my friend, this is not a better mouse trap. This is a very complicated way to complete a simple task, or a bit of good old American over engineering. It reminds me of the laser guided scissors pictured to the left; kinda cool, yes. Who wouldn’t like to say they have laser guided scissors? ; but not really necessary to complete the required task.
As with the previous no sit device the main issue that I have with this item is that once again, it is another thing that must be attached to and or removed or accounted for and worked around on an already crowded grooming table. When not in use it needs to be removed, and not even every tenth dog will need this device. Which again makes the cost and hassles of using it outweigh any potential benefits you may gain from its use.
Additionally, let me say that while I have not personally used this device nor ever seen it in action I am pretty astute at how to groom a dog and how dogs react to certain items and positions on the table. That being said on occasion if I am working with a large dog or providing assistance to another groomer I will lower the table and place one foot on it with my knee under the dog so as their belly area rests on my thigh effectively doing the exact same thing as this device. I am using my bone structure to support the dogs rearward weight, takes seconds to do, no assembly or disassembly required. I complete the needed task and then move to the other side and do it once more. What I have noticed is that many, not all but many dogs will try to instinctively step up or over my thigh which requires me to either place a hand on their hips to hold them down or rest my elbow and tricep on them while I lean over them and work which again keeps them pressed down on my thigh while keeping them in a standing position. Not a tiresome task at all and one that is very easy. The problem with this device as I see it is that it does not have any support or way to prevent the dog from simply stepping over or on it. I am not saying that I would like a strap across the back as I have already relayed my thoughts in regards to baja-ing off road with my clippers but that is basically the only way in which it would work to keep a dog from simply stepping over it. My vote is not needed.
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