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A device for playing back messages recorded by a pet owner or the parent of an infant at selected time intervals so that the pet or infant is comforted in the owner's or parent's absence. The device includes a housing containing a voice chip that is utilized to record and play back the comforting me

A device for playing back messages recorded by a pet owner or the parent of an infant at selected time intervals so that the pet or infant is comforted in the owner's or parent's absence. The device includes a housing containing a voice chip that is utilized to record and play back the comforting messages. Accordingly, a microphone and speaker are in communication with the voice chip. A clock function is programmed into a microprocessor chip and is in communication with a switch and the voice chip so that the time interval for playbacks may be selected by a user. The device also features a number of indicator lights or a digital display to indicate the selected time interval for playback. The device may optionally include a system for recording and playing back emergency information such as a pet owner's name, address and telephone number.

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1. A device for recording and playing back at a selected time interval a comforting message for a listener comprising:a) a housing; b) a microphone disposed within said housing; c) a speaker disposed within said housing; d) circuitry for recording the comforting message through said microphone and f

1. A device for recording and playing back at a selected time interval a comforting message for a listener comprising:a) a housing; b) a microphone disposed within said housing; c) a speaker disposed within said housing; d) circuitry for recording the comforting message through said microphone and for playing back the comforting message through said speaker; e) a plurality of indicator lights each of which corresponds to a time interval positioned upon said housing; f) a switch for selecting a time interval attached to said housing, said switch in communication with the plurality of indicator lights so that a time interval is selected and the indicator light corresponding to the selected time interval illuminates when the switch is actuated; and g) a clock in communication with the switch for selecting a time interval and the circuitry so that the comforting message is repetitively played back at times corresponding to the selected time interval.