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Powerloo dog toilet won't teach Fido to flush

Powerloo dog toilet won\'t teach Fido to flush

I've always figured that aliens looking down at Earth must conclude that the dogs are in charge, as it is us humans who walk behind them picking up their poop. The Powerloo doggie toilet from Michigan inventor Curt Fournier doesn't do much to change that, but at least you'll have a place to put all that smelly dog doo-doo.

The Powerloo is a complete outdoor flush toilet that connects to your home plumbing and sewer lines, sucking down the poop after you've deposited it in special biodegradable bags. You still need to pick it up first, which I suppose is why I tend to prefer cats.

Now, if only we could teach dogs to wipe, flush, and put down the seat themselves.

The Powerloo will be available starting in June for about $1000, or about 10 times the cost of a regular human toilet.

Powerloo.com, via Treehugger

 
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By Riclos at 3:56 PM ON 05/24/09

Gee, just what I always wanted... how could I have ever lived without it! In the past, I was forced to pick up the doggy doo and walk over 300 feet to the dumpster and drop the bag in there. Now, all I have to do is walk 150 feet to where they installed my new thousand dollar dog toidy and drop it in there! It's not like there are starving kids in the world or anything... that thousand-plus dollars was well worth it. You people make me sick!

By guy at 11:14 PM ON 05/24/09

Yeah, like a cat's $hit box is a lovely boquet.

By arun at 1:28 AM ON 05/25/09

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By edd at 4:04 AM ON 05/25/09

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By Dogs are filthy at 7:00 AM ON 05/25/09

Regarding picking up dog feces, I am reminded of what a friend said "I haven't met a woman yet I'd do that for."

By Johnny Mack at 7:08 AM ON 05/25/09

Wow, that is like WAY cool

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By Biz at 12:49 PM ON 05/25/09

If the dog can have dog-food, sweater, house, why not to have the toilet? :-)

By cerridwyn at 1:55 PM ON 05/25/09

Yes, but with a cat you don't have to take them on walks in the rain. It's much easier to clean the litter pan, which is why I prefer cats as well.

By RORWessels at 3:23 PM ON 05/25/09

OK, I am not someone who would purchase this, but as someone who owns two dogs, I do think this answers a question. For one, why do we take a substance that is fully bio-degradable, place it in oil based, plastic bags, that are not, and then place it into another trash receptacle that is also not bio-degradable? Where it then goes to a landfill and is then buried for all eternity permanently encases in it's plastic outer sarcophagus and inner coffin. The better solution is to either let the refuse stay where it is, provided it will not be detrimental to someone else, or to place in into the system we already use to handle human refuse. So this invention makes perfect sense.

As for the person who brought up starving children as a reason not to purchase this device, I assume you never buy anything you do not absolutely need. And send all your money to the US or US-AID to feed those children? Bravo, I am humbled by your generosity and humanity. Oh, wait, you are surfing a web site, on the internet, using a computer, connected to the electrical grid. I sense some hypocrisy here.

By RORWessels at 3:25 PM ON 05/25/09

OK, I am not someone who would purchase this, but as someone who owns two dogs, I do think this answers a question. For one, why do we take a substance that is fully bio-degradable, place it in oil based, plastic bags, that are not, and then place it into another trash receptacle that is also not bio-degradable? Where it then goes to a landfill and is then buried for all eternity permanently encases in it's plastic outer sarcophagus and inner coffin. The better solution is to either let the refuse stay where it is, provided it will not be detrimental to someone else, or to place in into the system we already use to handle human refuse. So this invention makes perfect sense.

As for the person who brought up starving children as a reason not to purchase this device, I assume you never buy anything you do not absolutely need. And send all your money to the US or US-AID to feed those children? Bravo, I am humbled by your generosity and humanity. Oh, wait, you are surfing a web site, on the internet, using a computer, connected to the electrical grid. I sense some hypocrisy here.

By afterburner909 at 4:00 PM ON 05/25/09

I want to have this for people. If I put up some privacy walls around it, I wouldn't have to worry about a constant stream of drunk people parading through the house whenever I have a bonfire.

By Scottitude at 1:02 PM ON 05/26/09

"I've always figured that aliens looking down at Earth must conclude that the dogs are in charge, as it is us humans who walk behind them picking up their poop."

Since you don't properly credit Jerry Seinfeld with your 'observation', anything you say or have said has zero credibility.

It's never cool to steal someone else's material and present it as your own; it's just plain stupid to steal said material from one of the most widely known comedians of our time.

Friggin' idiot.

On topic, if feces was indeed harmless and biodegradable people-poo would be strewn willy-nilly about the land instead of going through costly waste treatment processes. Biodegradable does not equal sanitary and this type of dog waste removal system can only help the planet and the health of its inhabitants.

By evil12b at 1:45 PM ON 05/26/09

Honestly I think people would have more creative things to do with their time, other then grip and moan about a doggy potty. Just my oppinon. haha

By Khalus at 3:44 PM ON 05/26/09

Well, I have 2 dogs and after awhile they've both decided that pooping all over the yard in random spots was not good for them either. Apparently they don't like to step in or accidentally roll in it either while playing.

Its quite amusing to watch actually, cause they both like to go far off into the yard in the corners of or along parts of the fence where they don't run or anyone walks and poop there. Leaving the open yard poop free for them to play without worry of stepping in it themselves.

oh and I just let the poop lay where they drop it, and the flies clean it up for me eventually....heh

By sid6038 at 4:29 PM ON 05/26/09

I wonder how many people will buy this to use themselves?????

By jett at 9:02 PM ON 05/26/09

Even the best of cats still craps in your house - My Dad

By Prozak at 6:25 PM ON 05/27/09

My husband just purchased the DoggieDooDrain ,it screws on to the sewer cleanout and you rinse the waste down with water. We have 2 dogs and what a great way to dispose of the waste. We love it and it only cost $35.00.

By bozz08 at 12:16 AM ON 05/29/09

I think it is expensive for most homeowners, but a great and commendable idea. I DO THINK IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR DOGGIE HOTELS, APARTMENT AND CONDO COMPLEXES AND STATE PARKS, ETC. Maybe even out on the golf course for some.....just kidding on the last example

By Wulf at 12:34 AM ON 05/30/09

RORWessels, the issue of space being taken up in a landfill is negated by the fact that it is connected to the sewer system and is run through a water treatment plant the same as if you flushed it down the toilet yourself. Which brings me to another issue, wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to just flush it down your regular toilet? When I owned a Dobie I had an item that basically was a mini septic system for the waste. I would scoop it up and place it in this receptacle to which I had added enzymes and that way the waste was taken care of and the nutrients reclaimed and used by my lawn.

Now if they could create a robot that would automatically search you yard for 'land mines' and pick them up for you, that would be something worthwhile.

By michael at 1:49 AM ON 06/13/09

I flush my dog's poop down the toilet with flushable dog poop bags from FlushDoggy.com

Get sample bags to try.

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