Would you buy one? £22 Piqapoo device clips on to your dog's tail and collects its mess so you don't have to

  • The Piqapoo device is made up of a silicon clip and a collection bag
  • Designers claim the clip is 'so light and comfortable, your dog won't even feel it'
  • All the owner has to do is unclip the bag and place it in the bin
  • So far, Piqapoo has raised almost £50,000 ($62,184) in funding on Indiegogo, where the gadget is available to buy for £22 ($29)

By Shivali Best For Mailonline

Published: 15:35 GMT, 17 October 2017 | Updated: 15:38 GMT, 17 October 2017

If you're a dog owner, you know that most dog walks will inevitably involve you having to deal with your pooch's mess.

But the days of having to pick up after your dog could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a bizarre new gadget.

The £22 ($29) Piqapoo is a soft clip that holds a collection bag, and clips onto your dog's tail, collecting waste so you don't have to.

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The £22 ($29) Piqapoo is a soft clip that holds a collection bag, and clips onto your dog's tail, collecting waste so you don't have to

The £22 ($29) Piqapoo is a soft clip that holds a collection bag, and clips onto your dog's tail, collecting waste so you don't have to

HOW DOES IT WORK? 

A silicone clip fits around the base of the dog's tail.

While you might think this would be uncomfortable for the dog, the designers reassure that the clip is 'so light and comfortable, your dog will not even feel it.'

Secondly, a disposable plastic collection bag hangs below the clip to collect the waste. 

All the owner needs to do is unclip the bag and dispose of it in a bin.

The strange gadget has been designed by designers from a Tel Aviv-based startup, who crowdfunded the product on Indiegogo.

Piqapoo has the tagline 'does it for you' and was designed with the dog's well-being as top priority, according to its designers.

The gadget is made up of two main parts.

Firstly, a silicone clip fits around the base of the dog's tail.

While you might think this would be uncomfortable for the dog, on their website, the designers reassure that the clip is 'so light and comfortable, your dog will not even feel it.'

A silicone clip fits around the base of the dog's tail, and a disposable plastic collection bag hangs below the clip to collect the waste

A silicone clip fits around the base of the dog's tail, and a disposable plastic collection bag hangs below the clip to collect the waste

Secondly, a disposable plastic collection bag hangs below the clip to collect the waste.

On their website, the designers wrote: 'The bags are made of thin plastic which is light yet durable enough to prevent leakage, not bulky for the dog, and with an opaque nylon cover that conceals the faeces from view.'

The bags are made of thin plastic which is light yet durable enough to prevent leakage, not bulky for the dog, and with an opaque nylon cover that conceals the faeces from view

The bags are made of thin plastic which is light yet durable enough to prevent leakage, not bulky for the dog, and with an opaque nylon cover that conceals the faeces from view

All the owner needs to do is unclip the bag and dispose of it in a bin
During trials, Piqapoo was tested on more than 100 dogs, and according to the designers, feedback was 'overwhelmingly positive'

While you might think this would be uncomfortable for the dog, the designers reassure that the clip is 'so light and comfortable, your dog will not even feel it'

All the owner needs to do is unclip the bag and dispose of it in a bin.

During trials, Piqapoo was tested on more than 100 dogs, and according to the designers, feedback was 'overwhelmingly positive.'

So far, Piqapoo has raised almost £50,000 ($62,184) in funding on Indiegogo, where the gadget is available to buy for £22 ($29).

So far, Piqapoo has raised almost £50,000 ($62,184) in funding on Indiegogo, where the gadget is available to buy for $29 (£22)

So far, Piqapoo has raised almost £50,000 ($62,184) in funding on Indiegogo, where the gadget is available to buy for $29 (£22)

PET-KEEPING GENES

The urge to bring animals into our homes is so widespread that it's tempting to think of it as a universal feature of human nature, but not all societies have a tradition of pet-keeping. 

Even in the West there are plenty of people who feel no particular affinity for animals, whether pets or no.

The pet-keeping habit often runs in families: this was once ascribed to children coming to imitate their parents' lifestyles when they leave home, but recent research has suggested that it also has a genetic basis. 

Some people, whatever their upbringing, seem predisposed to seek out the company of animals, others less so.

So the genes that promote pet-keeping may be unique to humans, but they are not universal, suggesting that in the past some societies or individuals – but not all – thrived due to an instinctive rapport with animals.

Early farmers with a natural empathy with animals would have flourished at the expense of those without - who would have had to continue to rely on hunting to get meat.