Dogs, Cats Get Wearable Fan to Beat the Heat in Japan
2022-08-03
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1A Tokyo clothing maker has worked with an animal doctor to create a wearable cooling device for house pets like dogs and cats.
2The company hopes that the fan will help pets that cannot drop their fur coats during Japan's boiling hot summer weather.
3Rei Uzawa is president of clothing maker Sweet Mommy.
4She wanted to create the device after seeing her pet chihuahua suffering in the heat.
5She said her dog was very tired every time it was taken out for a walk.
6Uzawa told the South China Morning Post that she got her idea from seeing wearable air conditioners, like Sony's Reon Pocket.
7The Sony device can remove heat to cool the human body.
8Sweet Mommy's device is called Cool Dog but it is good for cats, too.
9Uzawa said it was created under the supervision of an animal doctor at Oasis Animal Hospital.
10The device is a battery-powered fan.
11It is attached to thin material and blows air around the animal's body. It weighs about 80 grams.
12"There was almost no rainy season this year, so the hot days came early, and in that sense, I think we developed a product that is right for the market," Uzawa said.
13After the rainy season in Tokyo ended in late June, the Japanese capital suffered the longest heatwave on record.
14Temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius were recorded for nine days.
15"I usually use dry ice packs (to keep the dog cool). But it's easier to walk my dog if we have this fan," said Mami Kumamoto.
16She is the owner of two dogs, a small poodle named Pudding and a terrier named Maco.
17The device came out in early July.
18Uzawa said Sweet Mommy has received around 100 orders for the product.
19It comes in five different sizes for a price of about $74.
20I'm Ashley Thompson.
1A Tokyo clothing maker has worked with an animal doctor to create a wearable cooling device for house pets like dogs and cats. 2The company hopes that the fan will help pets that cannot drop their fur coats during Japan's boiling hot summer weather. 3Rei Uzawa is president of clothing maker Sweet Mommy. She wanted to create the device after seeing her pet chihuahua suffering in the heat. She said her dog was very tired every time it was taken out for a walk. 4Uzawa told the South China Morning Post that she got her idea from seeing wearable air conditioners, like Sony's Reon Pocket. The Sony device can remove heat to cool the human body. 5Sweet Mommy's device is called Cool Dog but it is good for cats, too. Uzawa said it was created under the supervision of an animal doctor at Oasis Animal Hospital. The device is a battery-powered fan. It is attached to thin material and blows air around the animal's body. It weighs about 80 grams. 6"There was almost no rainy season this year, so the hot days came early, and in that sense, I think we developed a product that is right for the market," Uzawa said. 7After the rainy season in Tokyo ended in late June, the Japanese capital suffered the longest heatwave on record. Temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius were recorded for nine days. 8"I usually use dry ice packs (to keep the dog cool). But it's easier to walk my dog if we have this fan," said Mami Kumamoto. She is the owner of two dogs, a small poodle named Pudding and a terrier named Maco. 9The device came out in early July. Uzawa said Sweet Mommy has received around 100 orders for the product. It comes in five different sizes for a price of about $74. 10I'm Ashley Thompson. 11Hai Do wrote this story for VOA Learning English with materials from Reuters and other sources. 12________________________________________________________________ 13Words in This Story 14fan -n. a machine that moves air around 15fur -n. the hair of an animal 16air conditioner -n. a machine that cools air 17battery -n. a device that stores and supplies electricity 18________________________________________________________________ 19What do you think of a device to cool dogs? We want to hear from you. 20We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 21Write your comment in the box. 22Under the box, you can see four images for social media accounts. They are for Disqus, Facebook, Twitter and Google. 23Click on one image and a box appears. Enter the login for your social media account. Or you may create one on the Disqus system. It is the blue circle with "D" on it. It is free. 24Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.