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Dogs, Cats Get Wearable Fan to Beat the Heat in Japan

A Tokyo clothing maker¹ has worked with an animal doctor to create a wearable cooling device² 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 supervision³ of an animal doctor at Oasis⁴ Animal Hospital. The device is a battery⁵-powered fan. It is attached⁶ to thin material and blows air around the animal's body. It weighs about 80 grams⁷.

"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," Uzawa said.

After the rainy season in Tokyo ended in late June, the Japanese capital suffered the longest heatwave on record. Temperatures up to 35 degrees Celsius⁸ were recorded for nine days.

"I usually use dry ice packs (to keep the dog cool). But it's easier to walk my dog if we have this fan," said Mami Kumamoto. She is the owner of two dogs, a small poodle named Pudding and a terrier named Maco.

The device came out in early July. Uzawa said Sweet Mommy has received around 100 orders for the product. It comes in five different sizes for a price of about $74.

Words in This Story

fan –n. a machine that moves air around

fur –n. the hair of an animal

air conditioner –n. a machine that cools air

battery –n. a device that stores and supplies electricity

1 maker   

n.制造者，制造商

参考例句：

• He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
• A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。

2 device   

n.器械，装置；计划，策略，诡计

参考例句：

• The device will be in production by the end of the year.该装置将于年底投入生产。
• The device will save much time and effort for us.这种装置会使我们节省大量时间和气力。

3 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

4 oasis   

n.（沙漠中的）绿洲，宜人的地方

参考例句：

• They stopped for the night at an oasis.他们在沙漠中的绿洲停下来过夜。
• The town was an oasis of prosperity in a desert of poverty.该镇是贫穷荒漠中的一块繁荣的“绿洲”。

5 battery   

n.电池；一批；金属物件；群；【律】殴打

参考例句：

• He is charging a storage battery.他在为蓄电池充电。
• The battery has run down.电池用完了。

6 attached   

附加的

参考例句：

• The lease entitles the holder to use the buildings and any land attached thereto.本租约持有人有权使用此建筑物以及所附属的土地。

7 grams   

n.克( gram的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• People were existing on a hundred grams of bread a day. 人一天靠100克面包就能继续存活。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The gross weight of the box of chocolates is 500 grams. 那盒巧克力的全部重量是500克。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。