Patent ID: 6910447

Claim:
A pet communication apparatus for allowing a caller to communicate with a pet, the pet communication apparatus comprising: a housing member being adapted for being selectively positioned on a support surface; a processing assembly being positioned in said housing member, said processing assembly being adapted for being operationally coupled to a telephone jack such that said processing assembly is operationally coupled to a telephone company; a speaker member being operationally coupled to said processing assembly such that said speaker member is adapted for audibly reproducing audio spoken by the user calling the pet, said speaker member being coupled to said housing member such that said speaker member is adapted for audibly reproducing sounds to be heard by the pet; and a bypass assembly being operationally coupled to said processing assembly such that said bypass assembly is adapted for being operationally coupled between said processing assembly and the telephone jack, said bypass assembly receiving signals from said telephone jack, said bypass assembly being adapted for being operationally coupled to a telephone, said bypass assembly actuating said processing assembly to allow the call from the user to be directed to said speaker member when said bypass assembly receives a code from the user after the user has called, said bypass assembly being adapted for permitting the call from the user to go to the telephone when said bypass assembly fails to receive the code from the user.