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Article posted: 12/11/2012 6:53 AM

Holiday gifts for pets following high-tech trend

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Bentley held by Santa Claus for a photo at the PetSmart Santa Claws photo event in Fort Worth, Texas. A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech.

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A woman using a BISSELL Total Floors Pet Vacuum that features a crevice tool port to suction pet hair away from walls where it accumulates without reaching or bending.

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A BISSELL SpotBot Pet, a hands-free, portable deep carpet shampooer that permanently removes pet stains.

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A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech.Like presents for young children who lack the dexterity to enjoy their new playthings, pet gifts are usually for the human who owns the pet. Allie Robino of Austin, Texas, bought a dog treat maker for her 8-year-old rescue mutt Bentley, but it'll be her baking the biscuits — not Bentley.
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    • Bentley held by Santa Claus for a photo at the PetSmart Santa Claws photo event in Fort Worth, Texas. A holiday present for Fido or Fluffy used to be an extra table scrap or a new squeeze toy. But as with gifts for their human counterparts, pet presents are becoming increasingly high-tech.
    • A woman using a BISSELL Total Floors Pet Vacuum that features a crevice tool port to suction pet hair away from walls where it accumulates without reaching or bending.
    • A BISSELL SpotBot Pet, a hands-free, portable deep carpet shampooer that permanently removes pet stains.
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