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Hot Dog?

We know that Britain is a nation of pet lovers but sometimes people’s love for pets surprises us nonetheless.

This is one of those times. “K99″ (K-9 = Canine – get it?) is an ice-cream van dedicated to dogs. Flavours include a delicious sounding “gammon and chicken ice cream, a traditional wafer cone with the ultimate finishing touch – a crunchy canine biscuit bone.” Apparently the temperature and consistency are specially suited to dogs, having being tested extensively…

The van is due to appear for the first time in Regent’s Park on July 24th for the pets & owners Boomerang Party. So if Pedigree Chum just doesn’t cut it for your (spoiled) pooch, then get yourself over there…

(source: Metro)

Diamond dog collars

A while back we featured a truly bizarre selection of dog kennels, and thought we’d found the ultimate in over-done pet pampering. We were so wrong. “La Collection de Bijoux” has blown those kennels out of the water.

Firstly, there’s this monstrosity, “The Le Jeune Cherie”, inspired by the warmth that young puppies have. The centrepiece is a 3.5 carat heart, with eight more half-carat diamonds around the collar, and another 1,600 adorning the links. And this is a snip at just $378,000.

Of course, eventually your dog will grow up and need an upgrade. For this, you’ve got the simple “L’etoile”  - an ostrich leather collar adorned with 5 1.5 carat diamonds, at just $518,000…

However, this just isn’t enough for some pooches, so for the really picky (especially if your doggy has blue eyes), you’ve got the “Amour de la Mer”, featuring an 8.5 carat sapphire and a further 600 smaller diamonds.

Now at this point we really thought we’d seen it all. However, we’d missed “Bugatti of dog collars”, cunningly named “Amour, Amour”.

Over 1,600 embedded in white gold surround the centrepiece 7-carat brilliant cut diamond, with the rest of the collar (of course) made from crocodile skin.

And this little trinket comes in at just $3,200,000. You’d be barking not to go for it…

(source, If It’s Hip, It’s Here)

P.S. can we also thank our source for introducing us to the concepts of a Danny (Dog Nanny) and Doga (Yoga for dogs).

Dog houses to die for

Everyone loves dogs. Some people, however, have always gone a bit further, putting their canine friends on a par with their children, if not royalty itself; grooming them, buying them presents and dressing them up in little jumpers and putting bows in their hair.

Well now they can go a stage further with any of this amazing collection of dog houses.

For the dog with delusions of grandeur…

… or a penchant for the Mediterranean…

… a love of the country…

…or avant-garde tastes.

And if all that wasn’t enough, there’s also the dog house for indoors, cleverly disguised as a table.

And finally something for the doggy traveller.

All of this is amazing design, certainly, but we do have to wonder how much the dogs care. And the thought (and money) that goes in to these things is a little scary.

(source: The Coolist – loads more photos and a couple more bizarre examples…)