If you lock your dog inside this terrifying washing machine for a harrowing half hour, it will come out clean, dry and sweet-smelling, and most likely trembling with terror. The rather wonderful machine, worthy of Roald Dahl, is called the Dog-O-Matic. Designed by Frenchman Romain Jarry, the dog-wash will be exported across the pond to pet-obsessed Britain where dog owners will supposedly pay £13 ($20) to wash a little rat-like dog, £22 ($34) for a more reasonable canine and a huge £31 ($48) to clean the kind of animal you wouldn't want to try to force inside.

Incredibly, the dogs seem to enjoy themselves. Jarry told the UK bunk-mongering Daily Mail that "It doesn't take long to wash the dog - usually a few minutes. The longest part is the drying. The dogs don't seem to get bored. They just sit there and they come out clean."

I'd love to see one of these in action, as long as the dog really is having fun. Apparently it works for cats, too. Yeah, right. Try that without getting your eyes scratched out.

Is the Dog-o-Matic an owner's best friend? [Daily Mail via Noquedanblogs]

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