Hallmark Personalized Photo Plates

Having a party? Want your face on the paper plates? You're in luck. Hallmark Cards today announced the introduction of Hallmark Personalized Plates. The plates give consumers the ability to design paper plates with full-color photos and text. More than 200 plate designs, including birthday, wedding, graduation, pet birthday, baby celebration, retirement and anniversary, are available at http://www.hallmarkparty.com/. Consumer can add their own photos, write their own personal message or choose from among more than 700 unique suggested messages.

The nine-inch paper dinner plates come in packages of 10. Each package retails for $10.

Dogs Have it So Good

My dog loves to sit on my couch. Unfortunately, years of scratching, licking, and wet paws has made my microfiber couch look like it's been through a war. Perhaps a couch of his own will do the trick?

Orthopedic Dog Bed Sofa/Ottoman FAUX LEATHER $449.49

Pet Sofa with Two Drawers $199

Relaxing Plush Dog Lounger $229.95

Bambu Lounger $279

Candy love seat pet sofa $186

Valentine Pet Sofa $164

MaxComfort - BioMedic Pet Modular Sectional Sofa $632.99

Central Park (price varies by size)

Or maybe I should just get something that blends right into my furniture...

BowHaus Modern Dog Furniture $599

ZenHaus Designer Dog Furniture $525

TownHaus Wood Dog Crate Furniture $399

For the Lazy Dog Owner

Need a place for your dog to relieve himself while you are at work? Hate walking your dog in the rain?

Behold The Potty Patch!

As described on their website:

The Potty Patch is a 3 tiered doggie restroom perfect for patios and indoor use. The top is made of a soft artificial grass specifically designed to let liquid flow through. A grate keeps the grass dry and above any liquid. The collection tray holds up to a gallon of liquid allowing multiple uses. Whether you live in a high rise apartment, deal with cold weather or just can't get home during the day, Potty Patch is the perfect solution. Potty Patch comes in two different sizes, regular (17" x 27"), and large (27" x 34").

I think this would probably work best for small breeds...not so much for let's say... a Great Dane? Also, what if you have a male dog? Male dogs usually lift their legs when they pee...what are the odds that they are going to aim directly for this patch of fake grass? I guess for $39.99 it may be worth a try if you are at your wits end with cleaning your kitchen floor every night (me), but something tells me that this will probably end up in my garage with all the other useless dog stuff I've bought over the years.

FYI: if you act now, they'll upgrade you to a super plush anti-microbial grass with double the blades! If that doesn't seal the deal for you, I don't know what will. :)