Tech-savvy Pet Parent Gifts

'I was wrong...you can teach an old dog new tricks.'

"These online newspapers are hell on the teeth!"

'Is there an app for marking your territory?'

'If I had a cellphone you wouldn't have to whistle all the time.'

"I taught him to speak now I'm teaching him to text!"

"This is great. I'm chasing a virtual squirrel."

'There's an APP that does those old tricks now.'

Dog at computer screen initiates a search for master's slippers.

"We have to buy her a good scratching post. She keeps going to a search engine and scratching a photo of one. We also have to buy another monitor."

"Riley doesn't bark. He tweets."

'Your username can be yellow lab but your password will have to be Sheeba893.'

'Going to Puppy School is so old fashioned Dad: I can do the course through open learning now...'

'He must be tired of fetching the newspaper. He brought me an Internet connection.'

"That chew toy was boring, so I got on your computer. Apparently, neither one of you has a clue about basic computer security and maintenance."

"He's typing something into the GPS. Just how long of a walk does he want to go on?"

'I'm worried we might be replaced.'

"I'm pretty sure he's hacked into the WiFi again."

"Welcome home, oh, and that automatic cat feeder....niiiice!"

Walkies.

'Oh nothing much, just walking the dog.'

Social Animal.

Remote-controlled cat flap.

"Dad, I've written an App that pinpoint the ultimate sunny spot in the garden at any time of the year!"

"A squirrel, impressive! I'm still chasing a stick."

"It takes into account every single thing you’ll probably stop to pee on."

"Yeah, this many ways to contact her if I'm lost might be overkill."

"They didn't want to be identified in my photo, so I blurred their butts."

'It's okay - he knows how to use the GPS.'

'Don't be embarrassed by your anti-barking collar, implanted tracking chip, and GPS device. Just think of them as fashion accessories.'

"I wasn't howling at the moon. I was singing along to my iPod."

I'm beginning to regret buying that Roomba.

"Instead of wagging my tail, running around and jumping all over you, I sent you an E-card."

"Lori, I can’t talk right now — I’m right in the middle of updating my dog’s Facebook page."

'Fetching newspapers is over. Now I aggregate blogs for him.'

"Bootsy has welcomed the vacuum robot into our home in her own unique way."