A voice command pet collar that is programmable with voice commands, audible alerts and vibrations designed to get the attention of a pet wearing the collar. The voice command collar resembles a regular pet collar but further includes a relatively small electronic unit having a microphone, GPS unit, wireless communication capabilities and additional features which may be useful in managing a pet or other animal. The voice command collar enables the pet owner to correct his or her pet's behavior using the plurality of prerecorded commands, and without the need to carry a separate remote control device to give electronic commands or other prompts to the pet. Additionally, the GPS feature of the voice command pet collar enables a pet owner to establish a perimeter around their home or other location, and ensure that the pet or other animal wearing the collar remains inside the established perimeter.

The present invention relates to a wirelessly and voice-controlled dog collar. The collar features a speaker system to play out voice commands transmitted wirelessly by a dog owner from an electronic device having an installed training application or from a handheld transmitter. The collar fits around the neck of a dog, and is wirelessly-connected to the electronic device or the handheld transmitter through a wireless communication channel. Location of the collar and the images captured from the camera on the collar are transmitted to the electronic device and the handheld transmitter in real-time through the wireless channel.

A system for notifying occupants of a structure that a pet is proximate to an opening of a structure. The system may include a pet unit wearable on the pet's body and including a transmitter configured to transmit a wireless proximity signal from the pet unit. The system may further include an exit unit positionable at an exit of the structure. The exit unit may include a receiver configured to receive a said wireless proximity signal transmitted by a pet unit, with the receiver being configured to produce an alert signal when a said wireless proximity signal is received. The exit unit my also include an alerting assembly configured to provide a presence alert when the receiver receives a said wireless proximity signal. T alerting assembly may comprise a perceptible alerting mechanism configured to produce a perceptible presence alert which is perceptible to a sense of a human.

A protective animal harness has a collar portion having a substantially annular shape with a first central opening configured for receiving a neck of an animal. The harness further has a torso portion having a substantially annular shape with a second central opening configured for receiving a torso of the animal. The harness further has a connecting strap connecting at least a portion of the collar portion to the torso portion and configured to extend between the front legs of the animal. A protective apron is connected to the collar portion. The protective apron has an arcuate shape that extends over a portion of a circumference of the collar portion. The protective apron has a flexible covering extending between a plurality of radially spaced apart reinforcement members.

A retractable leash assembly for an animal includes a first housing, a second housing, a cord member, and a retraction assembly. The first housing may be configured to be connected to a first collar. The second housing may be configured to be connected to a second collar. The cord member may be connected between the first housing and the second housing. The retraction assembly may be connected to the cord member. The first housing may include an opening configured to receive at least a portion of the second housing.

The invention discloses a bark detection method. An induction coil located in a magnetic field is arranged in a bark stop device worn on a head and neck part of a pet dog, and is configured to monitor a violent vibration action of a throat part of the pet dog. Violent vibration of the throat part of the pet dog during barking causes relative displacement between the magnetic field and the induction coil, so that the induction coil cuts magnetic lines of force of the magnetic field and generates an induction current. The induction current is collected and compared to judge whether the pet dog is barking or not. By using the induction current generated by the induction coil as a basis for judging whether the pet dog is barking or not, judging accuracy can be improved, and erroneous judgment is reduced to a great degree. The invention also discloses a bark detection device and a bark stop device with the device.

A neck collar includes a body, a tensioning cord, and a pair of mating fastener straps. The body defines an opening configured to wrap around the neck of an animal and includes a pair of distal ends forming a gap therebetween. The tensioning cord is at least partially disposed through the body and configured to adjust the size of the opening. Each fastener strap is disposed on an outer surface of the body proximate a respective distal end and at least one fastener strap extends across the gap.

A pet collar has an adjustable length strap and a buckle. The buckle has a receiver and a clip releasably coupled to the receiver. The receiver includes a catch portion coupleable to the clip and a tension indicator portion. The tension indicator portion has two side walls defining a shuttle channel. Each side wall has a top surface having a first mark, a second mark, a third mark, and a fourth mark which have color coding. The shuttle channel is configured to slidably receive a reciprocating tensioning shuttle therein. The tensioning shuttle includes two side wall and a compression spring. Each side wall also includes a top flange overlaying the receiver side walls that includes a first viewing window and a second viewing window. The viewing windows alignment with the underlying marks indicated the tension of the collar upon the pet.

A locking buckle comprising a first buckle member and a second buckle member. The first buckle member may comprise a first strap-receiving slot for receiving a first loop end of a strap, the first strap-receiving slot is defined in part by a strap-retaining bar and a body of the first buckle member and a strap-locking bar pivotably attached to the body of the first buckle member, the strap-locking bar pivotable between an unlocked configuration in which a strap may freely pass through the first strap-receiving slot and a locked configuration in which a strap passing through strap-receiving slot is prevented from passing freely through the first strap-receiving slot. The second buckle member is connectable to the first buckle member. The second buckle member comprises a second strap-receiving slot for receiving a second loop end of the strap.

A system, method, or apparatus for tracking and monitoring pet activity. The apparatus can be a wearable device for a pet comprising a band comprising a strap plate, a removable battery component, and a tracking component, wherein the removable battery component can be configured to be removably attached to the tracking component, wherein the wearable device can be removably attached to the pet via the band, and wherein the tracking component can be removably attached to the strap plate.