How to Make a Pet Rock

By eHow Pets Editor

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Animal, vegetable or mineral? In 1975 Seattle advertiser Gary Dahl began selling pet rocks. They sit. They stay. They roll over (with a little help). They came with a care manual. Dahl sold 5 million of them - at $3.95 to $5 a pop. And now you want one? Well, you'll have to make your own.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Brushes
  • Googly Eyes
  • Elmer's Glue-All
  • Enamel Paints
  • Polishing Cloths
  • Rocks Or Stone
  • Superglue
  • Rotary Hobby Tools

Step1
Consider all other pets too messy. This is the best way to take pleasure in your pet rock.
Step2
Find a smooth, uniformly shaped rock. Dahl used Rosarita Beach stones, but they may be difficult to locate (unless you live on Rosarita Beach).
Step3
Use a rotary tool and sanding disk to round sharp edges. Your pet rock should be pleasant to pet, not dangerous.
Step4
Use a polishing cloth to give your pet rock a healthy shine. Don't polish it too much; you don't want your pet to show fingerprints (or lip prints).
Step5
Observe your stone carefully for a few days. Get to know its personality. Determine what its face should look like.
Step6
Glue on googly eyes or use enamel paints to enhance your pet rock's face.
Step7
Don't add pipe-cleaner legs, glitter or other garish ornamentation. Your pet rock will feel stupid in public and may grow to resent you for it. You may, however, provide it with a fashionable hat.
Step8
Name your pet appropriately.

Tips & Warnings

  • Don't worry about grooming, training and feeding - this ideal pet needs none of that!
  • "Rocky" is not a clever or funny name.
  • Pumice is difficult to decorate and impossible to polish, but more fun in the tub, since it floats.
  • Never throw your pet rock, especially in a glass house.

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on 12/27/2007 i have a pet rock named charlie mercury hyukateh (im not japaneese i just thought that name would be funny.) his middle name is mercury (he is a boy i checked) because resembels the planet mercury. i did not put googly eyes on him because on my first rock i put eyes on him and he wasn't very happy. rocks are awsome. for their nest i suggest a box of any kind with shreded paper for bedding.

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on 12/27/2007 i have a pet rock named charlie mercury hyukateh (im not japaneese i just thought that name would be funny.) his middle name is mercury (he is a boy i checked) because resembels the planet mercury. i did not put googly eyes on him because on my first rock i put eyes on him and he wasn't very happy. rocks are awsome. for their nest i suggest a box of any kind with shreded paper for bedding.

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on 8/29/2006 The Ancient Rocky Sword of Rocks, if your pet draws it, he will be all mighty.
What you need:
Pipe cleaners
tape

Once you have a pipe cleaner, fold it so that it has two sides. Next get another pipe cleaner, and fold it the same way, and then use tape on both so that the side that has no pipe cleaner will stay together. Get another piece of tape and put it through the other, and ta da! Rockcalibur!

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on 8/8/2006 Pet rock Training:
Sleep- Say "sleep."
Roll over- Roll it over.
Play dead- Do nothing.
Attack- Throw it at a nearby person's head.

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on 8/8/2006 Rocks near flowing volcanoes are usually especially aggressive. They often will burn you if you attempt to pick them up, also this is a common place for mating rituals as igneous rocks are created from the
molten rocks.

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