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Pet Trends 2008
What’s up in the world of domesticated creatures this year? Pets are people, too. And thus they have their own trends, their own buzz, and now, their own BuzzFeed tag page.
The Best Buzz
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Doggles
Culture Buzz Sunglasses for dogs! You're officially an unfeeling, callous person if you don't find these totally funny and/or cute.
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Comet
Culture Buzz The world's most intelligent goldfish can play soccer, basketball, and do the limbo! The next time you're contemplating whether or not to go to the gym, think of Comet. If you're less active than a goldfish, you might want to put down the Doritos and get on the treadmill.
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Pet Tanning Bed
Culture Buzz The newest entry in the high-end pet accessory market. Because there's nothing more embarrassing than going to the dog park when your hairless terrier still has that pasty-white winter look.
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Freeze-Dried Pets
Culture Buzz Um, the dog pictured here is dead. And freeze-dried. Because, apparently, people do that. Finally, crazy cat ladies have a way to hoard felines without getting arrested! Because they're all dead!
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Luxury Pet Houses
Culture Buzz If you're rich, your pets should think they are, too. No expense of construction or pet-sustaining technology should be spared! Actually, a lot of these seem like they would just freak most dogs out.
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Doggy Depression
Culture Buzz Does your pup seem upset or in a general malaise? Rover could very well be suffering from clinical depression. Next time your dog licks his own genitals, be upfront and ask how he's feeling. His answer may surprise you.
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Dog Blogs
Culture Buzz Even pets publish these days. Is this taking pet ownership too far? It's a notch less creepy than dressing your dog up as a sailor and taking out for Fleet Week, but still.
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Doghair Sweaters
Culture Buzz Pet lovers are turning their dead dogs' coats into sweaters. Wearable taxidermy! Coming to an Urban Outfitters near you sometime in the near future.
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Amphibious Pets
Culture Buzz Iguanas, skinks and newts are replacing hamsters and guinea pigs as the popular pet of choice. Lizards are the trendy new pets, especially for city apartment dwellers. We suppose they're almost as cute as French bulldogs.
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ChatterBowl
Culture Buzz A food bowl that records your voice and plays it back every time your pet goes to eat out of it. The perfect invention for the type of people who call home to leave messages for pets on their answering machines.
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Pet Cloning
Science Buzz A South Korean company will have your dead dog cloned for $150,000. The genetic makeup will be the same, but there's no guarantee there will be any similarities in personality.
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Modern Pet Furniture
Style Buzz Merge your minimalist aesthetic and your love of furry creatures with high-end pet homes. It's like Eames meets Iams.
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My Pet Fat
Culture Buzz Buy a replica of human fat to help you shed pounds. Weight loss via shame/nausea! A diet plan that belongs on the same list as the A Huge Picture Of Your Fat Ass Diet, the Eat A Bag Of Glass Diet and the Watch Live Cosmetic Surgery Go Wrong Diet. (Not to be confused with fat pets.)
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Teacup Pigs
Culture Buzz Breeder hopes mini-pigs will be the next big pet craze in England. Omg cute overload!!! Just thinking about their tiny fuzzy little bellies makes us want to seriously die.
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Flexpetz
Business Buzz A new service lets you rent-a-pet. They call it "flexible pet ownership" - just pay a registration fee, an annual fee, a monthly fee and an hourly fee and take home the doggie of your choice.
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Psychic Pets
Culture Buzz Cat at a nursing home can predict death. Ever wonder what your pets are doing when you're not home? They're probably holding seances and communicating with the unborn.
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Summer Camp for Pets
Culture Buzz It's an exciting vacation for you and your dog that involves swimming, hiking, arts and crafts. No, you can't just drop off your dog the way your parents used to because they were sick of you. The whole point is a bonding experience with your dog, although we would imagine it would be frustrating watching your golden retriever attempt a friendship bracelet.
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Catwash
Culture Buzz Pet store installs a cat washing machine. Do people think this is a joke? I think it is a great idea. Bloggers appear to be diametrically opposed on the issue, probably depending on whether they like cats or not.
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