Bored Beagle/BeagleBoard
We made this is in response to a quip by MAKE founder Dale Dougherty, when he saw Marketing Coordinator Meg Mason’s beagle, Bella, looking… well, bored.
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GPS-Based Puppy Pedometer
Becky Stern is up to some really cool stuff over at Adafruit. This GPS Dog Collar (as shown on her adorable dog, Olive) uses a a GPS sensor, OLED display, and Adafruit’s Atmega32u4 Breakout Board to track your pet’s progress towards a goal distance.
Remote Dog Feeder with Twitter and Arduino
Nat Morris is a maker with a penchant for home automation. The latest gadget he made uses an Arduino clone with ethernet capability and some bits and pieces from inkjet printers to feed his dog via Twitter. He even has an IP camera to keep an eye for when the dog seems hungry.
Ask MAKE: Beginning Electronics and Dog Transponder Dreams
Tony asks:
I am really interested in learning about electronics and how to make kits and potentially make things with my kids. However, I am more creative than technical and I was wondering where would be a good book/kit/guide to start with. I am not an engineer and I don’t know anything about circuits, semiconductors or arduino. My dream would to be able to make a gadget i could put on my dog’s leash and it would transmit signals via gps/3g as to where he was if he ran away (which he manages to a lot).
DIY Flokati Pet Bed
My two dogs will make ANY surface their bed, but I try to have cozy spots ready and available to them at all times. When those cozy spots are also in my style, I love it! Apartment Therapy offers this great EASY DIY pet bed that is cool and modern to look at as well.
Creative Grooming
I can’t think of a quirkier craft than turning a poodle into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, shark scene, or Pac-Man.
Transform a Chair into a Dog
Gulliver modded an Ikea chair into this stool for his dog and it actually looks like a dog. Very cute! [via Ikea Hackers]
