Best Stuff recently went to the dogs (and cats) testing some of today’s top pet products. Here are our favorites:

Best Idea
The Co-leash is a dog collar and leash combination that features a leash permanently attached that neatly tucks away by wrapping around the collar and securing with Velcro. Available in 3 sizes from 12 inches to 24 inches and each collar expands 3-4 inches to adjust the fit as the dog grows. $21. www.co-leash.com

Best Cat Toy
The Panic Mouse keeps your cat active if you are gone all day. When you turn it on, it waves this little catnip filled mouse all over the place. You can set it at varying speeds depending on how your cat likes to play. $30. www.panicmouseinc.com

Best Dog Toy
The Talk To Me Glowing Treatball is a battery powered glow in the dark interactive ball that lets you record your own personal 15-second message for your pet, which is motion-activated and will playback over and over when your dog plays with the ball. As an extra bonus, you can fill the ball with treats, which will dispense randomly during playtime. $20. www.talktometreatball.com

Best Cat Product
The Litter –Robot. Sorry Litter Maid, but the Litter- Robot officially takes the self-cleaning litter box throne (pun intended). Your cat enters this igloo shaped litter box, goes to the bathroom and leaves. An automatic sensor trips the Litter-Robot 10 minutes later and then it begins to rotate. It has a very ingenious contraption inside which separates the dirty litter from the clean litter and automatically places it in a removable tray. What the Litter-Robot does is makes it that you don’t have to clean the litter box everyday. All you have to do is clean it one time a week. You simply empty a very easy reusable tray. $329. www.litter-robot.com