Testing Petzi, The Pet Cam That Shoots Treats

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Derek Ward
•Published Aug 14, 2015 04:00 AM

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Comments (35)
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Tony Darland
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Ross. When is Zeke's Birthday?

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John Honovich
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVM
In reply to Tony Darland

No word on Lenel integration status ;)

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Luis Carmona
•Aug 14, 2015
Geutebruck USA • IPVMU Certified

Was this the product on Shark Tank?

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Luis Carmona
•Aug 14, 2015
Geutebruck USA • IPVMU Certified
In reply to Luis Carmona

Ok, found the one I was thinking of.

iCPooch

A similar concept product, but this one uses a tablet that you provide with two way video on a treat dispenser.

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Michael Miller
•Aug 14, 2015

I think IPVM offically jumped the shark with this review.

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Matt Bode
•Aug 14, 2015

Does it come with a GoDogPro camera too for tracking where your dog is snooping while you're gone?

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Josh King
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Looks like these guys saw this on the Ben Heck Show and ran with it.

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Finally a real solution for those not home on Halloween!

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John Honovich
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVM

Cat Facial Recognition Feeder - CatFi:

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Brian Rhodes
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to John Honovich

Raccoons and possums will hate this.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
•Aug 14, 2015

Is it possible to intercept the stream?

I have three dogs so something like this could be great, if for no other reason than to have a way to calm them down when the neighbors call to complain about howling and we are not home. Distraction works wonders. Unfortunately, the lack of functional IR and recording is disappointing. Those two oversights made me put away my credit card.

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Ethan Ace
•Aug 14, 2015
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2

What do you mean by intercept the stream? As in can someone hack it? Or as in can it be streamed to another recorder?

The answer to the latter is no, there's no RTSP stream. Video is sent to the cloud with no local viewing option.

The answer to the former is trickier. Petzi doesn't mention what sort of encryption they use on their communications. We did not Wireshark it but I suspect they some sort of standard encryption.

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Pat Villerot
•Aug 14, 2015
In reply to Ethan Ace

Sorry, RTSP. That option is a no-go then.

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified

Unfortunately, the lack of functional IR...

The IR was disabled to prevent possible pet injuries caused by a non-technical owner innocently launching a delicious treat at a hungry dog in a pitch-black room.

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John Honovich
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVM
In reply to Undisclosed #1

Petzi 2.0 to include remote controllable white light....

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to John Honovich

Throw in a laser pointer and the fun never ends...

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Ethan Ace
•Aug 14, 2015
In reply to Undisclosed #1

That's a different camera entirely.

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Undisclosed #1
•Nov 29, 2016
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Ethan Ace

Finally, treat dispenser and laser fun in one!

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Pat Villerot
•Aug 14, 2015
In reply to Undisclosed #1

With how much force are these treats ejected from the dispenser?

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Derek Ward
•Aug 14, 2015
Hanwha
In reply to Pat Villerot

With enough force to send treats ~3' or so on a table, but it's not enough force to actually hurt someone (unless you put your eyes directly in front of the dispenser.) Here is a gif showing treats being shot out:

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Pat Villerot

Not too much:

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Undisclosed End User #4
•Aug 18, 2015
In reply to Undisclosed #1

I dont get what you are saying?? are you syaing you would like to hurt mans best friend with your LMS array of weapons?

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Undisclosed #1
•Aug 18, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed End User #4

...are you saying you would like to hurt mans best friend with your LMS array of weapons?

0.006 Joules is about as much energy as a fly farting.

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UE
Undisclosed End User #4
•Aug 18, 2015
In reply to Undisclosed #1

Ha! Ok get it!! :)

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Chris Hammond
•Aug 14, 2015

This is taking camera shootout to a whole other level.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
•Aug 14, 2015

I can't help but keep visualizing this product after being attacked by a persistent, strong jawed pooch that is driven by food. What is the IP rating for drool under pressure anyway?

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Trisha (Chris' wife) Dearing
•Aug 14, 2015
IPVMU Certified
In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

IK-9

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
•Aug 14, 2015
In reply to Trisha (Chris' wife) Dearing

Well played!

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Ethan Ace
•Aug 14, 2015
In reply to Trisha (Chris' wife) Dearing

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Undisclosed End User #4
•Aug 18, 2015

Great review and as always in depth factual!!

Unfortunately this would be no good for me…… I have two Beagles.. and as anyone who has owned or owns one will tell you this great dogs undoing is FOOD! The last shots you’d see this camera putting out at my place is being ripped off its mount and swallowed once the treats ran out!! J

Maybe play the sound of cats fighting would be a be an option to attract our best friends into the FOV?

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Meghan Uhl
•Aug 18, 2015

My grand daughter is starting a new job that won't allow her to come home at lunch to spend time with her beloved dog - this is just the ticket for her!

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Sagy Amit
•Aug 18, 2015
Thanks for this review guys! What I would love to see is a combination of this product with a collar cam that produces a vibration/shock. This way I can use the carrot and the stick to correct behavior.
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Meghan Uhl
•Aug 18, 2015

I'd like it to detect motion so when I'm not there and my dog heads into the family room where he LOVES to leave me "surprises" it would detect & shoot treats across the room leading him away from the potty spot! This product has infinite possibility :)

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Steve Mitchell
•Aug 21, 2015

Has anybody used this for guard tours? When the guard's scheduled to tour the facility the system both throws treats to them and documents their tour? Just a thought.

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Meghan Uhl
•Sep 01, 2015

I see it as a better human kids toy/game. Parent loads it up with small candy treats, kids (minimum age probably 4 or 5) put on safety goggles and stand back 10 feet then parent sits & watches thier favorite TV Show or catches up on Facebook while shooting treats out to the kids. The kids will love the game, parents will get some uninterupted time - its a win/win! Of course caution should be excersized to only use this game in the morning so they have the day to get the sugar out of their systems; not a good pre-bedtime game!