Dogs are no fun to clean up after, but it's even less fun for everyone else if you don't. Backyard hangouts can easily be ruined by a hidden surprise in the grass, but with the Doggie Dooley in your yard, you can store that valuable potential fertilizer out from under shoes and have it keep your lawn healthy to boot. The cup is made from galvanized steel with a plastic lid and is designed to be lowered into a hole in your yard. Once installed, simply fill it with water, your pup's leftovers and some bacteria-and-enzyme-rich Doggie Dooley Digester Powder. If all goes well, the goo the canister secretes will fertilize the area around it, helping to keep your grass green.

Sure, a cup of, well, stuff stuck out in your yard might make for an awkward conversation piece, but, for around $30, try and think of the shoes it will save. — Kevin Hall

Petco, via Boing Boing Gadgets