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The
device consists of a battery-operated, 80-gramme (3-ounce) fan
that is attached to a mesh outfit and blows air around an
animal's body.
Rei Uzawa, president of maternity clothing maker Sweet Mommy,
says she was motivated to create it after seeing her own pet
chihuahua exhausted every time it was taken out for a walk in
the scorching summer heat.
"There was almost no rainy season this year, so the hot days
came early, and in that sense, I think we developed a product
that is right for the market," she said.
After the rainy season in Tokyo ended in late June, the Japanese
capital suffered the longest heatwave on record with
temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) for nine
days.
"I usually use dry ice packs (to keep the dog cool). But I think
it's easier to walk my dog if we have this fan," said Mami
Kumamoto, 48, owner of a miniature poodle named Pudding and a
terrier named Maco.
The device debuted in early July and Sweet Mommy has received
around 100 orders for the product, Uzawa said. It comes in five
different sizes and is priced at 9,900 yen ($74).
($1 = 133.1900 yen)
(Reporting by Irene Wang; Writing by Daniel Leussink; Editing by
Frances Kerry)
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