Public Dog Boxes The Next Big Business In New York!

#1 Chelsea Brownridge is responsible for the fast growing number of Dog Parkers.

Dog owners in Brooklyn have a new option when patronizing businesses that don't allow pets. Rather than tying their dogs to parking meters or bike racks, they can now use a device exclusively designed to keep them safe.

Dogs are left outside storefronts all the time, patiently waiting for their humans to return from their shopping. Normally they won't mind muchthese pups usually get plenty of smiles and pats, but it's a different story when the weather is too hot or cold, and the risk of being stolen becomes significantly higher.

Since we have yet to reach the point where dogs are allowed in all stores, parking your pup is the next best thing. Brooklyn-er Chelsea Brownridge is responsible for the fast growing number of Dog Parkers around the city, with as many as 100 becoming available by late spring 2016.

#2 Schechter also said dog safety was a big inspiration behind the invention of Dog Parker.

"The same way you can access a mailbox that's tied to the street - why aren't temporary-use dog kennels on the street?" said Todd Schechter, co-founder of Dog Parker. Schechter also said dog safety was a big inspiration behind the invention of Dog Parker. "Dog theft, the dog running away, the dog getting anxious or getting into a fight with another dog on the street," he said, listing some of the incidents city pet-owners face.

#3 Brownridge also says it was her own complications with her dog that sparked the idea.

Brownridge says it was her own complications with her dog that sparked the idea; Winston was forced to wait at home while his human and her friends took a long walk to Prospect Park. Unfortunately, he couldn't tag along because the group planned to stop for breakfast along the way. Sorry, Winston.

If only there were some way he could visit the park and wait safely outside the restaurant while his humans ate huh.

#4 At select locations in Brooklyn, dog owners can now park their pups outside of businesses that prohibit pets.

Even store managers are psyched about the boxes' appearance; coffee shop owner Keith Goldberg told the New York Post: "You get a range of responses from 'Wow. great' to 'Seriously?' to 'Do you have one for kids?'. We've had a couple of people use it in the past couple of weeks.... I'm just glad to have another service to offer my customers."

Here's how it works: You have a membership card which you hold over a sensor until it turns green. Once it does that, you can open the device and close it. By the time the boxes are in the hundreds, you can stowe your dog for 20 cents per minute or $12 per hour using an app on your phone. Each "parker" is secure with radio signal locking capabilities, and you won't have to worry about how your pup is doing insideeach box comes equipped with a webcam and is fully temperature controlled. That means no more shivering pupsicles in the winter months.