The Telescoptic Pooper Scooper has a thin metal telescopic handle that extends from 6″ inches long to up to 3′ feet for the animals owner to be able to insert the poop catching bag down the middle of the plastic ring and fold the sides of the bag over the top of the ring and clip the poop bag into the three outside clips to hold it. And then extend it out from their hand to reach under the animals behind to catch the poop directly into the bag so they do not have to touch the poop through the bag making the entire experience of taking the animal outside to poop, especially for dog walkers and owners who live in apartments, more hygienic, convenient, and saves time for the owner or animal walker. It's less messy, and less damage to grass. Which makes it easier if it's raining when walking them you do not have to stop and try to pick up the poop with one hand through a thin plastic bag while trying to handle the animal on a leash and trying to pick up the poop. I invented this mainly for dogs but it can be used for pet potbelly pigs and other animals as well.

Method and apparatus including a scoop having an elongated frame with handle at the top for manipulating the the bottom of the scoop along the ground at the location of excrement to be scooped. The frame includes a bifurcated double pole section to which a disposable bag may be attached. The bag has an opening which faces the front of a rotatable paddle located at the end of the single pole part of the frame. The rotatable paddle is operated via a switch located adjacent the top handle. A shield is positioned about the paddle to prevent excrement being directed rearwardly of the frame. The rotatable paddle includes at least one but preferably two and more preferably three paddles which are spaced about a central axle which itself extends perpendicular to the single pole part of the frame.

Pickup stick assemblies suitable for picking up objects and discharging the retrieved objects into a trash or other receptacle may include an assembly housing having a proximal housing end and a distal housing end. A spring retaining member may be disposed between the proximal housing end and the distal housing end. An assembly shaft may be slidably disposed in the assembly housing. The assembly shaft may have a proximal assembly shaft end protruding beyond the proximal housing end of the assembly housing and a distal assembly shaft end opposite the proximal assembly shaft end. The assembly shaft may be deployable in an extended shaft position in which the distal assembly shaft end protrudes beyond the distal housing end of the assembly housing and a retracted shaft position in which the distal assembly shaft end is recessed with respect to the distal housing end of the assembly housing. A shaft retention spring may be provided in the assembly housing. The shaft retention spring may engage the spring retaining member and the assembly shaft to normally bias the assembly shaft in the extended shaft position. At least one object retaining member may be provided on the assembly shaft at the distal assembly shaft end.

A hygienic self-cleaning animal dropping collection and transfer device to collect and transfer an animal's droppings includes a support assembly having a support member with a handle on one end. A collection assembly is mounted to a lower portion of the support member and has a collection tray dimensioned to be positioned under a rear portion of an animal to collect the animal's droppings thereon. A cover assembly includes a cover member which is disposable between an open collection orientation and a closed transfer orientation relative to the collection assembly. A dispenser assembly includes a reservoir containing an amount of a cleaning fluid mounted to a portion of the support assembly, the dispenser assembly having a dispenser nozzle operable to dispense an amount of the cleaning fluid onto the collection tray. An illumination assembly may be mounted to a portion of the device for use at night.

An animal waste collection device comprising a handle attached at first end of a shaft and a collection member at a second end of the shaft. The collection member comprises a shovel head having two hooks at the rear of the shovel as well as another hook positioned on the shaft. At the rear of the shovel there is a waste container, such as a collection bag. The pet waste is collected on the head of the shovel, the shovel is then rotated vertically such that the waste slides off the rear of the shovel into the waste container such that the user is able to collect and package the waste from a standing position without having to touch the waste directly. When the waste container is full the user rotates the device, unhooks the waste container from the collection member and shovel head and disposes of it.

A fecal matter retrieval and disposal device for sanitary collection and disposal of fecal matter includes a pole and a plurality of bags. A plurality of jaws and a handle are hingedly engaged to a bottom and a top of the pole, respectively. An actuator engaged to the handle selectively motivates the jaws between open and closed configurations, with the jaws being biased to the latter. The bags are nested and can engage and encase the jaws. A first actuation of the actuator allows positioning of the plurality of bags over a fecal matter deposit. A second actuation motivates the jaws to the closed configuration to wrap the plurality of bags around the fecal matter deposit, allowing an outermost bag to be tied off. A third actuation motivates the jaws to the open configuration, whereupon the outermost bag containing the fecal matter deposit drops from the jaws.

An animal waste collecting assembly includes a pole defining a handle. The pole is elongated and has a first end and a second end. A frame releasably engages and supports a plastic bag and includes a closed loop attached to and extending away from the second end of the pole. The closed loop has an end member positioned opposite of the pole. The end member is linear for a distance greater than 4.0 inches and is orientated perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the pole. A plurality of tines is attached to and extends away from the end member. The tines are co-planar with respect to each other and lie in a plane angled back toward the pole. A clip is mounted on the pole adjacent to the second end. The clip releasably secures an edge of the plastic bag to the pole.

A compressed fluid pet waste cleanup apparatus for cleaning up pet waste includes a handle coupled to a shaft. A housing is coupled to the shaft and has a housing bottom side with a receiving aperture and a release aperture extending through to a housing inside. A separator is coupled to a housing bottom side between the receiving aperture and the release aperture. At least one compressed fluid tank is coupled to the shaft with a fluid tube is extending through the housing. At least one spray nozzle is coupled to the fluid tubes adjacent the receiving aperture of the housing. Each spray nozzle has a release valve. At least one trigger is coupled to the handle and is in operational communication with the release valve of one of the spray nozzles.

A guidance vehicle guides a dog for a walk, and includes a leash attachment, a distance sensor, and an electronic control unit. The leash attachment is configured to attach a leash that connects the dog. The distance sensor is configured to detect a dog-to-vehicle distance being a distance between the dog and the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit is configured to execute a travel control of the guidance vehicle. The electronic control unit includes, as one of modes of the travel control, a walk guidance mode that causes the guidance vehicle to automatically travel along a walk route while guiding the dog to walk. The walk guidance mode executed by the electronic control unit includes a basic walk mode that controls the dog-to-vehicle distance so as to maintain a constant distance when the dog is moving along the walk route.

A device for storing articles on a tool, such as a gripper tool, allowing for subsequent use of the gripper without having to first discard or remotely store the article(s). The device may consist of a storage container, tubular support member, sealer/compactor, and ejector. The arm of a tool moves axially inside the inner diameter of the tubular member. The same tubular member allows for the container to slide axially on the outer diameter. The container and gripper tool's relative motion enables gripped articles to be moved into and out of the container thru the containers compliant pass-thru end. The seal/compactor is attached to the gripper side of the tool and manipulates the article for compaction within the container and seals the container pass-thru end to prevent loss of articles. The same relative motion of the container and the tubular member allows for the ejector to push articles through the pass-thru end, and out of the container.