Patent ID: 8276544

Claim:
A portable pet abode with sound dampening characteristics comprising: an interior space of the pet abode having sufficient dimensions to allow a pet to comfortably reside within the interior space, wherein said interior space is a fully enclosed volume, wherein the interior space is formed from at least three walls, wherein at least one of the walls exhibits sound dampening characteristics, wherein the sound dampening characteristics mitigates a plurality of sounds transmitted to the interior space, wherein the plurality of sounds originates from a source external to the interior space, wherein the sound dampening properties reduce a sound pressure level of sounds heard within the interior space by at least half of the sound pressure level detected at an exterior point of the pet abode; wherein said interior space is climate controlled by a primary climate control; and wherein said portable pet abode comprises: at least one climate sensor for detecting an environmental state of said interior space of the pet abode; a fail-safe climate control system electronically or communicatively coupled to the at least one climate sensor, wherein the fail-safe climate control system automatically opens a door of the abode to permit the pet to pass through the door opening of the abode upon failure of the primary climate control as determined by the climate sensor.