Companion animal charm collar (10) and charm jewelry band (11). The charm collar has a radial alignment key and keyway system for stringing and removing charms (40) onto and off from the rope (30), and/or a center mount bead-chain end ring connector system for securing the rope (30) onto the collar (20). The charm jewelry band (11) has a radial alignment key and keyway system for stringing and removing charms (40) onto and off from the rope (30), and a connector (33) with connector halves at each end (30.sub.1) and (30.sub.2) of the rope (20) for releasable connection of the rope ends (30.sub.1) and (30.sub.2) to one another to form a continuous band.

Described herein are examples of an animal containment system that includes a cable having a first end connectable with a first vertical structure and a second end connectable with a second vertical structure. A first tensioner attached to the first end of the cable and a second tensioner attached with the second end of the cable. The tensioners are configured to tension the cable between the vertical structures. A slider system configured to translate along the cable, the slider system includes a housing having a front wall, a back wall and a top wall. A first pulley, a second pulley and a third pulley. The first pulley and the second pulley are disposed in an upper portion of the housing. The third pulley may be disposed below the first pulley and the second pulley.

A leash is formed with a body composed of an elastomeric material and is configured with several fixed-sized loops and an adjustable loop. The leash includes a buckle connected to one of the fixed-sized loops. The buckle is connected to one of the fixed-sized loops and is slidably engaged with the body so as to cause adjustments in the leash length as the buckle slides along the body responsive to manual forced applied by a user. The buckle is configured to remain at a fixed location on the body absent manual force being applied to slide the buckle along the body. The elastomeric material of the body adds to comfort and safety for using the leash with animal(s) attached to the leash, as well as for increasing secure positioning of the buckle on the body.

This application relates to a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium. In one aspect, the computer-readable storage medium includes instructions configured to cause a processor for calculating an appropriate feed amount based on animal characteristic information to receive one or more pieces of first animal characteristic information. The one or more pieces of first animal characteristic information may include at least piece of activity level information of a first animal. The instructions may further cause the processor to calculate a maintenance energy requirement (MER) of the first animal, based on the received one or more pieces of first animal characteristic information and an MER calculation model.

A system is described herein that comprises a communications device periodically transmitting a radio frequency signal, wherein the periodically transmitted signal includes data. The system includes a receiver detecting the periodically transmitted signal, the detecting including measuring strength of the periodically transmitted signal, the detecting including using the signal strength to provide a first estimate of the receiver's distance from the communications device. The system includes the communications device comprising at least one location sensor for determining an additional distance indication, wherein the data includes the additional distance indication. The system includes the receiver performing a function when the first estimate meets at least one criterion and when the additional distance indication indicates a first state.

A dog harness assembly comprising: a harness body adapted to be positioned on a chest portion of a dog, a pair of restraint loops coupled with the harness body and adapted to pass respectively under the left and right foreleg pits of the dog, each loop comprising a clasp adapted to be releasably fastened to a fastening arrangement provided in the harness body; a connector located in the harness body for engaging with a locking portion of a leash for allowing a user to exert a force for controlling movements of the dog wearing said harness when the harness is connected to the leash through said connector; a key or combination actuated locking arrangement coupled with said connector to provide a lockable connection between the leash and the harness wherein in a locked configuration the leash connector is prevented from being uncoupled from the connector; wherein the locking arrangement is coupled with said fastening arrangement such that in the locked configuration the clasps of the restraint loops engage with the locking portion of the leash to prevent the clasps from being released from the fastening arrangement and wherein in an unlocked configuration, each clasp only be released from the fastening arrangement after the leash connector has been uncoupled from the connector and by additionally actuating a clasp release mechanism provided on said harness body.

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for controlling the barking of an animal that wears a monitoring device. The systems may obtain status information of the animal from the monitoring device, and determine whether the animal is barking based on the status information. The systems may also obtain a first audio signal representing a first sound from the monitoring device in response to a determination that the animal is barking, and determine whether an anti-bark operation needs to be performed on the animal based on the first audio signal. The systems may further cause the monitoring device to perform the anti-bark operation on the animal in response to a determination that the anti-bark operation needs to be performed on the animal.

An improved lunging tool utilized to train animals, such as horses. The lunging tool includes a stiffening component inserted into an internal pocket of the body. The lunging tool is configured to attach to a harness or halter on one end and a lunging line or rope on the other end to enable a trainer to lead the animal by both pushing and pulling on the animal. The length of the stiffening component of the improved lunging tool prevents entanglement with the animal's legs if the trainer drops the improved lunging tool.

Disclosed an animal training system including an animal training apparatus worn on an animal to deliver stimulation to the animal, and a remote controller possessed by a user to control the animal training apparatus. The animal training apparatus includes a wireless communication module to receive a signal from the remote controller, a stimulation generator/stimulator module to deliver stimulation to the animal, and a microprocessor to enable the stimulation generator/stimulator module to deliver the stimulation to the animal based on the signal received by the wireless communication module. The remote controller includes a user input means to receive input of an execution instruction for instructing the animal training apparatus to deliver the stimulation according to at least one stimulation mode, a wireless communication module to transmit the signal to the animal training apparatus, and a microprocessor to control the wireless communication module based on the execution instruction. Here, the at least one stimulation mode includes an auto-increasing boost stimulation mode in which the stimulation boosted by a predetermined level than a previous level is delivered to the animal.

An object of the present invention is to provide a garment for measuring biological information for animals, in which the electrode portion is less likely to be displaced from the body even upon a movement of an animal and the biological information can be measured accurately, and to provide a method for measuring biological information.

A garment for measuring biological information comprising a front body and a back body having a large tensile elongation EMT. Since the garment for measuring biological information has a band around a torso, it is possible to prevent the electrodes from being displaced from the body due to a movement. Further, since the connection portion between the front body and the back body of the garment for measuring biological information is made of a woven or knitted fabric that expands and contracts in the direction from the head to the tail, the electrodes are less likely to be displaced from the body even upon a great movement. Therefore, the garment for measuring biological information of the present invention can accurately measure the biological information of a moving animal.