A Tokyo clothing maker has worked with an animal doctor to create a wearable cooling device for house pets like dogs and cats. The company hopes that the fan will help pets that cannot drop their fur coats during Japan’s boiling hot summer weather. Rei Uzawa is president of clothing maker Sweet Mommy. She wanted to create the device after seeing her pet chihuahua suffering in the heat. She said her dog was very tired every time it was taken out for a walk. Uzawa told the South China Morning Post that she got her idea from seeing wearable air conditioners, like Sony’s Reon Pocket. The Sony device can remove heat to cool the human body. Sweet Mommy’s device is called Cool Dog but it is good for cats, too. Uzawa said it was created under the supervision of an animal doctor at Oasis Animal Hospital. The device is a battery-powered fan. It is attached to thin material and blows air around the animal's body. It weighs about 80 grams.
Title: Dogs, Cats Get Wearable Fan to Beat the Heat in Japan
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data-start-time='24458' data-end-time='29771'>Rei Uzawa is president of clothing maker Sweet Mommy. </span> <span data-start-time='29771' data-end-time='38104'>She wanted to create the device after seeing her pet chihuahua suffering in the heat. </span> <span data-start-time='38104' data-end-time='45458'>She said her dog was very tired every time it was taken out for a walk.</span> <span data-start-time='45458' data-end-time='57771'>Uzawa told the South China Morning Post that she got her idea from seeing wearable air conditioners, like Sony’s Reon Pocket. </span> <span data-start-time='57771' data-end-time='63083'>The Sony device can remove heat to cool the human body.</span> <span data-start-time='63083' data-end-time='70313'>Sweet Mommy’s device is called Cool Dog but it is good for cats, too. </span> <span data-start-time='70313' data-end-time='80333'>Uzawa said it was created under the supervision of an animal doctor at Oasis Animal Hospital.</span> <span data-start-time='80333' data-end-time='83708'>The device is a battery-powered fan. </span> <span data-start-time='83708' data-end-time='90604'>It is attached to thin material and blows air around the animal's body. </span> <span data-start-time='90604' data-end-time='93708'>It weighs about 80 grams.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5615/A3.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18794 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