Are You Kidding, Poo Trap?

I was very troubled this weekend trying to decide if the new product, the Poo Trap, is real or just a form of social experiment to prove that people will buy ANYTHING. Sadly, I think this apparatus is for real (or, "fo' rizzle," as I think the kids are saying it these days).

Are we really so lazy that it is now too much trouble to bring a baggie along to dispose of the doody when we walk our dogs and ? If you are creative enough, you don't have to touch it; you just turn the baggie inside-out, snatch up the stinky, and off you go. I'm so disheartened to discover that we would rather strap a ridiculous-looking contraption onto our furry companions to hold a baggie over their bums while they do their business. Will people actually use this? Or, is it targeted to late-night shopping channel addicts who have a closet-full of Snuggies and a case of ShamWow towels sitting in their foyer? Were the creators of this product sitting in their board meeting and somehow made a bet?
Guy 1:"Dude, guys, check this out. No, seriously, this is funny. Listen. So, we develop this really complicated harness thingy for a dog, and it has a slot where you can juxtapose a baggie right over his rear... to catch his poop!" (Uproarious laughter follows)
Guy 2: "Oh, man, that is hilarious. I bet you couldn't sell a single one of those! I mean, people are stupid, but they aren't THAT stupid!"
Guy 3: "This sounds like the perfect bet."
Guy 1: "Hey Guy 2, I'll bet you a hundred bucks that we sell a crapload (no pun intended) of these things!"
Guy 2: "Okay, but here's an extra challenge to make it interesting: You have to name it the Poo Trap! Ha!"
Guy 1: "You're on, sucka'!!"

I'm sorry, but if you are seriously too lazy to clean up the ca-ca after your dog lays the cable, then maybe you should reconsider taking care of another living thing in the first place. Two reasonable exceptions I can see: 1. You are physically disabled or otherwise injured and are unable to reach the poo 2. You are elderly and afraid that bending down to pick up poo would be a falling risk. Okay, if you're in one of those situations, you get a pass. The Poo Trap is probably right for you. But the rest of you? You have no excuse! And let's not even delve into the embarrassment you are sure to cause your poor little pooch if you make him/her wear a plastic bag over his/her ass. Seriously. They say that dogs don't have the power of reason, but I don't buy into that. I see the look in my mom's dog's eyes when he has to do his business in front of all of us - that is pure doggy humiliation.

Come on people, dogs already can't help it that they have to hump things (legs, trees, other dogs, stuffed toys) every now and then. Can we really not let them keep one tiny shred of canine dignity?

Please tell me this is a joke.