So your pooch has a penchant for munching the baubles on your Christmas tree.
Fifi is looking blue, but you cannot tell why - and it isn’t the Blue Bulls supporter’s outfit you bought her.
You’re taking your African Grey to your black-tie New Year party, but no matter how many people tell you how auspicious bird poo is, you don’t want it streaming down your shoulder blades.
Boy, have you got problems.
With a wave of a wand (in modern parlance, an internet connection), you could ask the Pet Fairy for solutions.
Pet Fairy, as she wishes to be known, started her range of pet toys and accessories after she adopted a particularly challenging dog from a shelter. It chewed through her house and, with an extreme form of puppy attention deficit disorder, was interminably exuberant. Walking was a chore: the dog walked Pet Fairy, and not the other way round.
Locally-sourced products didn’t help so she tapped into the US pet industry for solutions for precious, precocious pets and their owners.
Here are some ideas to give your pet a Christmas to remember:
Birds:
* Pet diapers, which, believe it or not, come in a range of sizes from budgy to parrot. Also different designs. There is a tux option for black-tie affairs.
* Parrot foraging toys. This is a kind of Rubik’s Cube for parrots, which encourages them to find treats.
* Then there is a shower perch: for that “rain forest” feeling.
Cats:
* For that cat that has everything, you can send a catnip Christmas card. Birthday cards are also available.
Dogs:
* The Everlasting treat ball will keep your dog busy during Christmas dinner, and probably the holidays. It has four levels of difficulty, depending on whether you are just popping out to the Spar to buy a bottle of milk or going out to work for the day.
* A range of leashes with hand-free and multiple-dog walking options.
* Go-Frrr fetch ball for dogs who love to play ball.
* And a special deal for Fifi: a mood collar. This is an elegant collar, with just a hint of bling. It will save you thousands at the pet psychologist as you are able to interpret your dog’s mood by the colour of the stone. So if it’s red brown, your pooch is nervous, if it’s black, it’s disgruntled. When it’s blue green, Fifi is cuddly and content.
Humans:
* Pet fairy carries a range of gifts for humans, including doggie handbags (instead of a real Yorkshire terrier, you can have a fake one under your arm), jewellery and T-shirts. - The Star