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Canine Submarine

So your furry companion can accompany you on dives.
 
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A small submarine build for a dog. It is constructed of strong but lightweight materials, like titanium or fiberglass, and there are 2 options for power.

1) a simple prop, powered by a treadmill the dog runs on. Steering in this mode is done through a transmitter attached to a hat on the dog's head. If the dog turns his/her head to look in a certain direction, the steering vanes are adjusted to turn the craft in that direction.

2) holes in the bottom, so the dog can doggy-paddle it's way along, and even walk its way out of the water. The legs protrude into glove-like thingies sticking out the bottom so water doesn't get in.

21 Quest, Dec 26 2006

Kind of like this? http://www.funfry.c...at/512/limit/recent
[jhomrighaus, Dec 26 2006]

Dogmarine http://sopadj1.nets...nny/diving_dog2.jpg
believe it or not [xenzag, Dec 26 2006]

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       when I clicked, to put the link in place, jhomrighaus's one just appeared as well - same image, different source, but + for idea anyway as it has its own unique features.
xenzag, Dec 26 2006
  

       Believe it or not, I did an extensive Google search for "pet submarines", "dog submarines", "submarines for pets", and a lot of other combinations of those words. I couldn't find a thing. How'd you find those?
21 Quest, Dec 26 2006
  

       I searched Dog SCUBA
jhomrighaus, Dec 26 2006
  

       should've looked for underdog
Ian Tindale, Dec 26 2006
  

       Ah, scuba. Of course, that pulls up lots of hits. Thanks.
21 Quest, Dec 26 2006
  
      
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