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Only in San Francisco - a new product for pet owners

Heh... From the San Francisco Chronicle:

No more Mr. Brown Eye
I've always had dogs with long, straight tails that conveniently keep their more "unsightly" parts under wraps. But for pets with stubby, curly-cue or non-existent nubs, there's Rear Gear to the rescue.

Rear Gear is a decorative cover for your dog's, cat's (or ferret's) um, anus. There, I said it.

For all of you news junkies out there, I realize that Rear Gear has been on the scene for several months, but it wasn't until this weekend that I witnessed a real-live pooch sporting one (in the disco-ball design) at Dolores Park. I tried to snap a picture, but the little guy tore off at lightning speed as soon as I managed to fish my iPhone out of my bag � I can only imagine his humiliation.

Previously, I thought of these as a kind of "pet product mythology" � and the perfect gag gift for your friend who almost didn't get a dog because of the pooper-scooper factor. But no. Rear Gear is real. In the word's of the product's founder:

Is your pet feeling left in the dirt because of his/her unsightly rear? I've got them covered... Rear Gear is handmade in Portland, OR and offers a cheerful solution to be-rid your favorite pet's un-manicured back side.

Yup - Portland, the other bastion of wackiness on the Left Coast (with Eugene and Arcata coming in wackier but much smaller population). Available on etsy 100+ comments available at the Chronic -- fun reading! Posted by DaveH at March 15, 2010 7:53 PM