"Million Dollar Listing's" Starla (the Chihuahua) is Sitting High

by Ann Brenoff (RSS feed)
Apr 20th 2010 at 11:01AM

After all those years of discouraging my dogs from hovering near the table come meal time, a new product sold by Hammacher-Schlemmer pulls up a chair for them.

The Pet High Chair fastens to the edge of the table and allows dogs up to 10 pounds to sit comfortably suspended while you pass the kibble their way. Retailing for about $50, the chair is constructed of 600-denier nylon fabric and securely clips to tables up to two-inches thick. Its height can be adjusted without tools. The frame is powder-coated 5/8" steel tubing and the arms are rubber-coated so they won't mar table surfaces. Retailing at about $50 from the famed Hammacher Schlemmer -- "America's longest-running catalog offering the best, the only and unexpected for 162 years" -- the chair permits your dog or cat to accompany you at the dinner table at near eye level. I am resisting the urge to ask why this is a good thing and will accept on face value that for many, it apparently is.

From the catalog: "By providing an alternative to sitting on your lap, running disruptively underfoot, or outright banishment, the chair assuages a pet (and its owner's) frustration, and promotes more refined behavior."

The Pet High Chair folds easily for storage and travel and is machine washable. It has adjustable tethers for pet safety and to ensure there will be no leaving the table until excused, not to mention any breaches of table etiquette. It weighs about four pounds and is 12" long, 9.5" wide and 10" high.

Pet Gear Inc., which manufacturers the product, is a division of Vermont Juvenile Furniture -- a company that has been making baby care products since 1936. Pet Gear Inc. also makes pet playpens, bike baskets, ramps, strollers and car seats.

Since my 90-pound Golden Retriever couldn't diet his way down to fit in the chair, we invited Starla, the chihuahua who stars with Chad Rogers on Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing" show to try the product out for us. Starla, all four pounds of her, needed a seat pillow to perch up high enough to reach the table but once settled in, promptly fell asleep. Perhaps there is a dual marketing opportunity here: Suspended pet bed, anyone?

Video by Sophie Johnson

Tags: chad rogers, chihuahua, Chihuahua dogs, chihuahuas, dog high chair, pet, pet high chair, starla

Filed under: Gadgets, Pets, Video

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metalgddess Apr 21st 2010 10:18AM

It doesnt look practical. I mean, look at that strap in front of the dog. You can see the dog trying to maneuver around it all the time. She looks frustrated by it. Well, I would consider buying one but the strap looks more like a nuisance than anything else. Also, LOL, at the beginning of the video, when they introduced the dog, at first I only saw the little brown bear on the table!! I thought it was a joke until I saw the cute little baby moving in the high chair. CUTE guy too!! But maybe he should have chosen a different color and print. He looks like he is matched with the woman and it looks a bit creepy... Overall, very cute idea except for the stap...

Stephanie Apr 21st 2010 10:17AM

Oh brother...I know some people consider their pets their "kids", but come on now....This world becomes more kooky by the day.

cbagintex Apr 21st 2010 3:24PM

I am ON. THE. FLOOR. Which i really where I think dogs should eat, but perhaps if your dog is on a strict venison diet, she really does deserve a place at the table! Hilarious!!

glitzytreasures Apr 21st 2010 6:45PM

Starla has better manners than most humans i have watched eating at a table. I'd rather eat at a table with her than with human beings who have gross table manners.....or spend the whole time boring me with their talking about how stupid everyone else is.

Barbara Apr 21st 2010 7:47PM

Great videography! And my cat could take that alleged dog out in about 4 seconds.

clam47 Apr 21st 2010 9:41PM

IM SORRY BUT YOUR DOG IS A PAPILLON,I HAVE 3 AND 1 CHIHAHA, CANNOT SPELL IT YET THOUGH .ITS OK ITS STILL CUTE

Mik's $ Toy Apr 22nd 2010 10:33PM

A dog does NOT belong at the dinner table. They are DOGS! NOT people. Their eating place is on the floor. Dogs have a germ in their saliva that can cause health problems for humans. Would you expose your baby or small child to such germs? If so, they you shouldn't have a child or a pet!

Crystal Apr 25th 2010 6:49PM

So so wrong! Dogs are just fine eating out a dish that is on the floor. BTW that dog is not a chihuahua it is a papillon. And yes they are so different! :)

chad Apr 27th 2010 10:34AM

Starla is definitely a long haired chihuahua. I have her AKC papers. She's definitely one of a kind. Starla is now eating Bison (Buffalo). Pretty soon she is going to want lobster. LOL. Take care everyone. -Chad

olivia Jun 6th 2010 11:22AM

Yes, your dog is a Chihuahua however the promo picture for the story is a Papillon. !!!!!!!!

olivia Jun 7th 2010 8:07AM

Why did you use a photo of a Papillon to promo this pathetic video of a poor little Chihuahua ??????? Sorry, Starla dose not look happy at all and while she is cute she is not a Papillon !!!!
Offended Papillon breeder

Mici Jun 6th 2010 4:14PM

During the whole video the poor dog doesnt eat a thing!! She only drank water. By the way, she looked a bit uncomfortable.

olivia Jun 6th 2010 11:31AM

Yes your dog is a Chihuahua but CLAM47 is correct in that you used a Papillon to promo the article !!!!!

Donna Jun 6th 2010 11:39AM

This is animal abuse, plain, and simple.
Dogs have a spine too, this 'chair' is not a proper way for ANY dog to sit. This is cruel, any way I look at it.
Animals are a gift from God, never to be used, or abused by anyone. Its not natural for any dog to eat, or sit like this. Who ever thinks this is cute, or a good idea for their pet,, try sitting on you're neck while eating, see if you think its cute before buying one of these 'animal abusers'. This should not be sold any where. This should not be used, by anyone, at any time.