Did you know that there are 75 million dogs in the United States, of which 30 million get a stocking with their name on it each Christmas? It’s true. In fact, Americans love their pets so much that they spent more than $40 billion last year on products for their pooches, 88 million cats, 16 million birds and millions of other small animals, fish and reptiles. But there’s a category of pet products that could use some fresh, fun new ideas.

PetSmart, the largest specialty retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets, has partnered with Edison Nation to find innovative new pet toys and products that help keep house pets of all shapes and sizes entertained. Your favorite pair of shoes shouldn’t be Rover’s favorite chew-toy; and your sofa shouldn’t be Baxter’s first choice of attack when she’s feeling frisky.

PetSmart is all about keeping pets happy and healthy, and about finding innovative new ways pets and pet parents can enjoy life together. In more than 1,000 U.S. and Canadian stores and on their Web site, www.petsmart.com, PetSmart carries more than 13,000 unique and useful products…and there is room for yours, too.

Edison Nation is not looking for ordinary litter boxes, treats or leashes. We want to see products that improve the lives of pets by keeping them active. The product may be geared toward dogs, cats, birds, fish or small animals like geckos, hamsters or ferrets. Your product or idea should have fun features that will entice Buddy or Mittens to play and allow the pet-parent to join in the fun…and please keep in mind, safety is always a must!

For further information on PetSmart, please visit their Web site at www.petsmart.com.

For this search, please submit your interactive pet toy product concepts that help keep pets entertained. We recommend submitting a video or a visual representation of your product to show how it interacts with the pet in mind. As always, your submission must be unique and protectable.


Each idea costs just $25 ($20 for gold members) to submit and, as long as you maintain gold membership, your idea may be submitted to as many searches as you would like at no additional cost. Click here for more details on Live Product Search.