(Photo: Dog Parker)
Do you need to leave your dog outside the store while you step in for a few minutes to buy something? You can tie your pup up, but he may not be safe. Here's an alternative solution.
Dog Parker is a new start-up business with 5 locations in Brooklyn, New York. It's a box that sits outside shops. Members can slide a security card to unlock the box. There's a padded floor inside and the box is temperature controlled. When you return, just slide your security card again to retrieve your dog.
The charge is 20¢ a minute plus a $25 annual fee. Members can use a box for a maximum of 3 hours every 12 hour period. If the temperature gets below 32°F or above 85ºF, the Dog Parkers are closed until the weather improves.
The company is developing a mobile app that will permit members to reserve a time slot in advance, as well as monitor their dog remotely.
Here's a demonstration video:
-via Toxel