A collar unit device is described comprising a receiving cavity for receiving a metal electrode probe, wherein at least one elastomeric ring encircles the metal electrode probe, wherein the at least one elastomeric ring mechanically isolates the metal electrode probe from the receiving cavity. The device includes a piezoelectric element. The device includes a retainer component for maintaining the piezoelectric element in a secured position, wherein the secured position comprises the piezoelectric element maintaining contact with the metal electrode probe. The device includes the metal electrode probe for detecting vibrations of one or more acoustic events and transferring the vibrations to the piezoelectric element through the contact, the piezoelectric element for receiving the vibrations of one or more acoustic events, the receiving the vibrations including generating an electrical signal proportional to the frequency and magnitude of the vibrations, and at least one processor for receiving and processing the electrical signal.

An pet spray training system is provided. The system includes a sound, vibration or motion sensor that is configured to generate electrical signals in response to an occurrence. The system may include a filter, which is tuned to recognize a dog barking event, and generate an electrical signal in response to recognizing an input signal indicative of a dog's bark. The system further includes a removably pressurized gas reservoir that holds a deterrent fluid under pressure. The system additionally comprises a motor module configured to rotate a shaft in response to the electrical signal from the filter. The canister has a spray nozzle for releasing fluid that affects the dog's senses. In response to rotating the shaft, the spray nozzle is depressed.

A dog collar-leash combination including a collar (1) and a leash (2) in a housing (20), which leash is made available by means of a rolling and unrolling mechanism (21). The leash (2) in the housing (20) can be unwound against a spring force. An outer end of the leash (2) has a grip (22). The collar (1) has first and second free ends (11, 12) and the housing (20) for the leash (2) is provided on the first end (11) and a loop (13), through which the leash (2) is fed, is provided on the second end (12).

A smart pet collar apparatus for pet training and safety includes a collar having a plurality of adjustment apertures extending from the collar. A buckle frame has a buckle cavity, a first buckle bar, and a second buckle bar. A prong is coupled to the second buckle bar and is selectively engageable with the plurality of adjustment apertures. A battery is coupled within the buckle cavity. A charge port, a microprocessor, a GPS tracker, a transceiver, and a plurality of control buttons are coupled to the buckle frame. The charge port is in operational communication with the battery. The GPS chip and the transceiver are in operational communication with the battery and the microprocessor. The transceiver is configured to interact with a smartphone.

An animal collar device may include a circuit board, a sensing component carried by the circuit board and configured to collect data about an animal, a first elongate patch antenna carried by the circuit board and having a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side opposing the first longitudinal side, and a first end and a second end opposing the first end. The first and second ends are between the first and second longitudinal sides. The second longitudinal side may include a slots. The animal collar device may include a processor carried by the circuit board and coupled to the sensing component and the first elongate patch antenna, the processor configured to communicate the data about the animal to a base station and a mobile device.

A pet monitoring device (101) for monitoring a sub-dermal RFID microchip (103), the pet monitoring device comprising: a wearable item (1) bearing 1 to 5 turns of electrical conductor (7) wound circumferentially to form a wearable item resonator; and an RFID reader (9) attachable and detachable to said wearable item, wherein said RFID reader comprises: a driving circuit (1100) comprising a primary inductance (Lp) inductively coupled to said wearable item when said RFID reader is attached to said wearable item; a secondary inductance (Ls) and resonance capacitor (Cs) conductively coupled to said wearable item when said RFID reader is attached to said wearable item, wherein the secondary inductance and resonance capacitor form the wearable item resonator with said electrical conductor, wherein the wearable item resonator comprises a circuit (1004) to automatically adjust said resonance capacitor to compensate for a size of said wearable item when fitted to said pet; wherein the driving circuit is operable to drive the wearable item resonator.

A storage apparatus for a pet collar and a pet leash wearable by a pet may be described as an annular sheath that includes an inner base component, and first and second walls that, together with the inner base component, define a channel in which a collar for a pet, and an attached leash, can be stored. Particular embodiments provide an improved apparatus that is snag-free, provides for convenient and facile storage (of collar and leash) and facile re-storage of an extended/removed leash. Side walls may be elastically biased towards each other to help secure a stored collar (and leash) within a channel of the sheath. Particular embodiments may include, inter alia, collar unbuckling facilitators and/or a band located at a sheath separation site.

Methods, systems, and device for animal wearable technology are provided in accordance with various embodiments. Some embodiments include an animal wearable device that includes: a securing apparatus configured to be worn by an animal; multiple stimulation components coupled with different portions of the securing apparatus; and/or a computerized controller coupled with the securing apparatus and the multiple stimulation components. The computerized controller may be configured to provide stimulation to the animal through the multiple stimulation components. The computerized controller may be configured to separately and/or independently control each stimulation components from the multiple stimulation components. Some embodiments include a method that includes: determining one or more signals at a computerized controller coupled with a securing apparatus configured to be worn by an animal; and/or activating, based on the one or more determined signals, one or more stimulation components from multiple stimulation components coupled with different portions of the securing apparatus.

A collar for a pet includes a mesh collar body, the mesh collar body comprising a cidal metal or cidal metal alloy in which the cidal metal or cidal metal alloy is the major structural component of the collar. The mesh collar body extends from and around the neck of the pet to limit interaction of the pet's head or mouth with other parts of the pet's body. The mesh collar body allows air surrounding and within the collar to pass through the collar to provide cidal action, air purification, and self-disinfection. The collar can be fashioned into an elizabethan collar in which the mesh collar body has a truncated conical, flat, or other shape. The invention can also be provided as a truncated conical insert for a conventional elizabethan collar.

A breakaway buckle device for a pet collar. The breakaway buckle device includes a first buckle portion, a second buckle portion, and a coupling mechanism arranged to releasably couple the first buckle portion with the second buckle portion. The coupling mechanism can be manipulated to adjust a breakaway force required for the first buckle portion to break relatively away from the second buckle portion.