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Play with Animals Anytime, Anywhere with iPet Companions Homeplay

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Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for iPet Companion’s Kickstarter Campaign. All opinions in this article, however, are honest and my own. 

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Do you miss your dog or cat during the day? I will be the first to admit, I’m a paranoid dog mom. Even if we are gone for half a day, I’m worried about Reya. I can’t stand the thought of her being home alone, bored, or just plain worried that she is lonely. My dog is a part of the family and I know many of you are the same as me. Our pets are practically like children to us and we will do just about anything to keep them happy and safe. Wouldn’t it be awesome if we had a way to check on our pets and play with them not only anytime we are away, but from anywhere? If so, we think you will be just as excited as us about a new Kickstarter – something that can potentially make our lives so much easier – iPet Companions Homeplay System.

Does iPet Companion sound familiar to you? Well, if you are an animal lover like me, you know them as the popular internet based pet play system that allows you to interact with shelter animals. For those who haven’t visited their site yet, you have no clue what you are missing! Their system allows you to play with real shelter animals through robotic toys that let you play with various toys throughout the room. You can control the camera, toys, and spend two to three minutes making your day (and theirs!) a bit better by playing with adorable kittens or puppies. Not only has their industrial system helped animals in over 27 shelters be adopted, but it has won a place in pet parents’ hearts who wished they had a system just like this in their own homes. To see it for yourself, you can play with shelter animals here.

While they knew their system worked, it was too big and bulky for home use, so their engineers worked tirelessly to create a smaller system for home use that is not only affordable, but very easy to use. With the iPet Companions Homeplay System, pet parents will receive:

  • A fully Functional Camera
  • Outlet Adapter for Toys
  • Controller
  • 1 Toy (it can hold up to 3 of your pets favorite toys)

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Using their system and your own unique website, you can play with your pets while you are at work, or while you on the other side of the country on vacation. You can also choose to keep your website private or open up to your own friends and family, allowing them to check in and play with your family pets. Like the industrial version, you can control up to three of your dog or cat’s favorite toys through your own website, via mobile or your own computer. Now, pets can interact with you throughout the day, while also helping you reduce stress.

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If you are like me, you are probably wondering how you can get one of these cool systems for your own home. Through the Kickstarter, you can buy an iPet Companions Homeplay System for as little as $149 ($80 off expected retail price). For those who can’t commit to buying one yet but want to see this happen, you can add as little as $5 to funding this fun pet system. Don’t forget too that this system works with any tech, meaning you can also hook up cameras and monitoring to control your house while you are away form your pet, getting as much as possible from the iPet Companions Homeplay System.

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As well, for those who are looking for a good cause, you can also donate an industrial system to a local shelter of your choice. This is a great way to help animals find a good home and allows shelter or humane societies with a limited budget to do more to save and re-home animals in their community. With over 2 million people all over the world playing with animals, shelters have seen that this system works.  They also have another donation package where you can donate an industrial system to a local hospital, allowing children in intensive care and isolation to play with animals remotely.

For those who are as excited as me, head over the iPet Companions Homeplay System Kickstart campaign. Let’s make our pets lives better while we are away with this fun, interactive system!

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Disclosure: Budget Earth received monetary compensation for this post. All opinions on this product are my own and may differ from our readers’ opinions.

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Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.

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  1. I am a huge animal lover!! I had not heard of this before but I am really impressed. What an amazing invention!

  2. Wow, this is amazing! I understand the viewing the pets remotely — but PLAYING with them remotely? What a super idea! I love it!

  4. I’ve heard about this before, I wanted to look into it but completely forgot. Whoever invented this was a genius!!!

  5. Wow, looks very cool. I often work from home so don’t really need it here but love the Shelter and kids idea. We did a story on Katlyn who was in isolation in hospital and played with a therapy dog through the glass. Made a big difference. X Susie

  6. I have a small dog that is really attached to me. So every time I have to leave him alone for a short period of time, it is always stressful as I worry if he is ok. But this invention is amazing!!! Thanks for writing about it!!!!

  7. Wow! I really love this! I would totally pay $149 for all of that. I’m going to show this to my boyfriend when he gets home. He loves all things gadgety and tech! The only thing is that our pets are almost never home alone because I don’t work so I am home with them. He might still be interested though for times that we aren’t home. I know he has talked about getting a remote security camera to check on the animals and this it so much cooler.

  8. This is awesome. I hadn’t heard of it until now. Love that you can play with robotic toys with sheltered animals. Those li’l guys need all the love and attention we can give ’em.

  9. I most certainly will use this! I have my dog, Max and think this is a great invention. To be able to see him without having to be there to ensure his safety and amazing.

  10. This is a great idea while your away from your pets. I love how you can still interact with them, awesome!

  15. I have 2 dogs and 3 cats and they would LOVE this. Thanks for sharing.

  18. How nice, technology indeed has made it easier for us to take care of our pets. Its cool playing with shelter animals just with a click of a button and from all over the world….

  20. This is such a cool idea! Would love it to check in on the furkids whenever we are away from the house.

  21. WOW! As a pet owner and lover, I think that this system is absolutely wonderful! Technology sure is coming far anymore! I’m generally home all the time and if I do go out, I’m only out for maybe 2 hours at the most. I think this is a wonderful idea, however, right now even $5 is just too much for me to give. I only say this because $5 will purchase me 2 items at the grocery store! We are so tight right now that we don’t do anything or spend anything just to pay the bills! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful information with all of us! You did a terrific job at explaining this and with the pictures and labeling and all! I really enjoyed reading your review! Thanks again! I truly do appreciate it! Michele 🙂

  22. I think this is awesome and popular internet based pet play system that allows you to interact with shelter animals.

  25. This would make both myself and my dog, Max very happy. I could entertain him while away from home and ensure his safety.

  27. This is very interesting, I haven’t heard of this before , Thank you for sharing this information, Thank you!

  28. this is such a lovely idea and it helps more than you can even think i bet you the lives changed by this cant even be count amazing

  29. Interesting, I am mostly home with my animals but when we go on vacation it would be cool to use this to make sure they do not get too lonely!

  30. My little dog just hates it when I have to leave him at home! This would be great!

  32. I love that when using their system you can play with your pets while you are at work, vacation, and so on. Very cool!

  34. I am really loving this! I can not wait to tell my husband about this. I do travel frequently & this is right up my alley 🙂

  36. I, too, can’t stand my pet being alone for so many hours thinking they’d get bored. This is a great app to keep an eye on them and entertain.

  37. This is such a great and wonderful idea. We have two cats and love that when we’re away we can still play and check up on them.

  38. I am not a pet owner currently, but I think this is an awesome product. I could see this same type of system having many other uses as well.

  39. Wow, I can see how this would take much of the stress out of my travels. Thanks.

  41. How much fun is it that you can play with your pet while away from home. This is wonderful!

  43. What a great item to give pet owners peace of mind. Nice for the pets to get interaction too.

  44. It’s fascinating what technology allows one to do nowadays. My pet and I would have so much fun.

  45. Whoa this is really neat. I had no idea anything like this even existed.

  46. This is such a great idea! I love how there’s so many features included with it!

  49. I just love the fact that you have the power remotely keep an eye and play with your cat remotely when your away, How neat is that!

  50. As a pet owner and lover, I think that this system is absolutely Terrific! Technology sure is coming far anymore! I’m generally home all the time and if I do go out, I’m only out for maybe 2 hours at the most. I think this is a wonderful idea, however, right now even $5 is just too much for me to give. I only say this because $5 will purchase me 2 items at the grocery store! We are so tight right now that we don’t do anything or spend anything just to pay the bills! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful information with all of us! You did a terrific job at explaining this and with the pictures and labeling and all! I really did enjoy reading your review! Thanks again! I definitely do appreciate it! Michele 🙂

  54. I would love to use this to play with my dog while away on vacation. I have my family come over to walk and feed him, but this would be great!

  56. Now this is pretty cool i can not imagine what they will come up with next these things just amaze me

  57. What a great idea! I love this, I think about my pets all the time when I am away. I guess there will be no more cats from hell with Jackson!

  58. What great features, I didn’t even know such things existed. Thanks!

  59. I’m actually surprised it took someone this long to come with this idea. We have two dogs who keep each other busy but I can see this being beneficial for a pet that is alone at home.

  62. It’s a great idea for the busy person. Nothing beats fur to hand contact though 🙂

  63. Very intuitive controls (camera, etc) and more fun than I would expect.

  66. Love the idea, I went to one of the shelters and played around with it. It was hard to get the kitten’s attention though since there were a lot of people trying to interact through windows as well. Without those distractions, I can see this working at home.

  67. Totally awesome idea and for my Maddy, this would be great. She’s not happy when I have to leave her at home alone and this would be wonderful to keep her happier till I am back home.

  71. Great idea for pet lovers, love how you can connect with your pets when your away. Very cool concept.

  72. I have 3 cats who would love for us to have one of these.
    Thanks for the chance to win.

  73. This would make a great way to check in on your pet sitters when away.

  74. i hope they get their kickstarter money, because i think they have a good idea….i can imagine all the stress reduction in people playing with their pets at breaks and lunchtime….

  75. Thanks for the Fantastic Review on Play with Animals Anytime, Anywhere with iPet Companions Homeplay! This is really a terrific Idea! I hope that they get the start up money they need, however, I can’t help out. I love this idea though! I love that you can get comfort in knowing that your fur babie(s) are ok when you are at work or wherever! Thanks for sharing the fantastic review the pictures and your personal and professional information on Play with Animals Anytime, Anywhere with iPet Companions Homeplay with all of us! I truly do appreciate it! Thanks again! Michele 🙂

  78. I will have to tell my friends about this. We are all pet lovers and this would be wonderful for all to use.

  82. We have pets so this would be so beneficial to us to use when we are away from our pets.

  84. This is very impressive. I always love being introduced to new products. This would work wonderfully with all the pet lovers out there!

  86. My son would love to use this to play with the animals at the shelter. Great product.

  87. Pets have great repeat playability – that goes double for the iPet Companions Homeplay System. Good luck with the Kickstarter campaign.

  88. I like that you can control the camera, toys, and spend two to three minutes making your day (and theirs!) a bit better by playing with adorable kittens or puppies.

  90. I think this is great for pet owners! Just to be able to check in on them is amazing!

  91. Thanks again for offering an opportunity to support this bound-to-be-successful Homeplay System. I’ve told a few of my friends (those with pets) about this. I love the ability to monitor my pet online.

  95. It is so neat to be able to view, share and play with your pets remotely.

  96. Congratulations on your Kickstarter campaign. Your Homeplay System looks like it could keep pets busy and happy for hours. Thanks.

  97. This is brilliant. How many of us wouldn’t love to play with our pets even if we’re far away from home.

  98. I love how this system allows you to play with real shelter animals through robotic toys. This is very cool!

  100. Summer travel season makes this the perfect gift/purchase for pet lovers of all kinds.

  105. This will certainly keep both the pets and their owners busy and having a great time for hours.

  106. I like that now, pets can interact with you throughout the day, while also helping you reduce stress.

  107. I love that this system allows you to play with real shelter animals through robotic toys, how cool is this! Awesome to learn about this!

  108. I think that it is wonderful that their industrial system helped animals in over 27 shelters be adopted.
    This is a great way to help animals find a good home and allows shelter or humane societies with a limited budget to do more to save and re-home animals

  111. My parents would love this seeing as they travel a lot during the winter and this would ease their minds that their dog is taken care of.

  113. I think it is great that this comes with:

    A fully Functional Camera
    Outlet Adapter for Toys
    Controller
    1 Toy (it can hold up to 3 of your pets favorite toys)

  115. This is very clever indeed. Pets would have hours on end of pure entertainment.

  118. that’s awesome i have never heard of this before! technology is getting super advanced now!

  121. I think this provides pet owners a great sense of security and happiness for the animals.

  123. I told a group of my friends that own pets about this after reading this post. Great idea!

  124. Seems like a good idea. I wasn’t able to get the “play with a shelter animal” to work (although I did see two kids in Mississippi playing with cats while a woman was texting on her phone), but it would be fun to be able to play with my own cat while I’m not even home.

  128. I love the concept . As with many internet applications with video their is a component requirig teachig the animal to be able to use the system effectively. I can see how wonderful this could be for many devoted pet parents as myself. We have a St. Bernard and I’m sure he would learn this system quickly as his companion.

  129. My cat loves to play, but I wonder if it would freak her out if her toys suddenly came to life when she’s home alone? LOL

  131. Whoa, such a cool idea! I would have loved something like this years ago when I worked all day, could check in with my cat. 🙂

  133. This system is great! Being able to play with your pet while away from home is just brilliant!

  136. I am so inspired that you can play with shelter animals and it may lead to more possible adoption’s.

  137. It’s bad enough that the humans in the family are addicted to the internet, but this could get my pets hooked, too! Seriously, though, it would be nice to be able to check on them when we’re not home.

  139. I am so excited about this knowing that you can control up to three of your dog or cat’s favorite toys through your own website, via mobile or your own computer.

  141. Seeing as I’m a huge animal lover, I love this product. This would keep both parties entertained.

  145. This seems like a great product. Also, the world could use more pet videos posted online. 😉

  147. I love that it provides your own personal page where you can save photos of your pet playing.

  152. Our dog has a touch of separation anxiety, not bad enough that we have to medicate him, but enough that I worry when we have to leave him home alone. It would be good to be able to check on him, or even interact.

  154. I would love to have a iPet Companions Homeplay System.
    I would like to be able to play with Shelter Animals as well as my own.

  155. Love that you can play with shelter pets. And just seeing them makes me want to help them. It breaks my heart to see them, knowing they don’t have families to love them.

  156. I’d be distracted for hours on end while away from home playing with my pup using this!

  158. I was just telling my friend about this product. She has three cats and will be doing some traveling, it would be perfect for her 🙂

  164. Love the videos. Very well produced. Thanks for this. Love to be able to watch my dogs while away.

  166. What a great idea! I love my animals. This would be a wonderful place for them too stay when I have too go away.

  167. I’ve been talking to all of my friends that are pet lovers about this. They think it’s genius.

  168. What an ingenious little gadget! I love that you can view, play , and share with it.

  170. It’s quite amazing how far technology has brought us. This is great for my dog and I since I travel quite a bit for work.

  171. Wow, I have not ever heard of this! What an awesome idea. It would be very theraputic for those who cant have pets as well.

  174. I would really love to have a iPet Companions Homeplay System
    I work long hours – this would keep my dog busy all day.

  176. Good idea. In our house, though, we’d need more than one camera. The dog and the cat rule the roost, and they spend time all over the place.

  178. I really cannot believe how far technology has come in the past ten years! I wonder if they would come up with something like this for dogs. 🙂

  180. That’s so great that you can play with your pets while you are away! Great idea!

  181. This would be great for me. I operate a small cat shelter, and I could use this to watch them, instead of getting up and down all day, and night.

  183. This is pretty interesting and something I have never heard of. I think this could be a good ideal for some people.

  185. To each his own. If my cat couldn’t play on his own, I’d get another cat for him to play with.

  186. This is really awesome. I’m not gone away from the house any length of time, but it is nice to know that if I had to be away for a bit there is something that would help keep my cat engaged. We always play fetch every night before bed, so if I weren’t there to play with her she would be fine with this, I think.