Having a dog isn't just a joy to be around, it's also a huge responsibility. To make life easier for owners and assist with care, specialized mobile apps have been developed, which we'll discuss below.
Dog Health
This free app helps you monitor your pet's health. No registration is required. Simply add your pet by entering their personal information (weight, height, name, date of birth, and chip number).
Application functions:
- Reminds you of upcoming vaccinations, antiparasitic treatments, veterinary visits, and medications. All information about these can be entered into the app;
- finds nearby veterinary clinics and their contacts;
- allows you to specify details of any veterinarian and restore backup copies;
- in the settings you can select units of measurement (grams-pounds, meters-inches);
- By activating the paid professional version, you gain access to your puppy's weight and growth progress.
Dog Health is only available in English, but the interface is intuitive. Download it on Google Play.
Doglogbook
Another free English-language app, available on Google Play and the App Store, it lets you monitor your dog's activity, socialization, and health. Registration is required before using it.
Application functions:
- Stores information about your pet's activity, behavior, socialization, feeding, and health. All data can be shared with a veterinarian or behavior specialist;
- reminds you of upcoming vaccinations, medications and scheduled veterinary visits.
Dogo - Train Your Dog
This free and colorful dog training app is available in Russian. It's easy to teach your pet new commands and correct their behavior. Download it from Google Play and the App Store. Here are the app's key features and functions:
- This tutorial provides clear, step-by-step explanations of how to master many commands and correct unwanted behavior. It includes both a descriptive section and a video. All commands are presented from the simplest to the most complex.
- The training uses a clicker reward signal built into the app.
- Once you've mastered a trick, you can send a video of it to a professional trainer. They'll evaluate how well your dog performed the command.
- Allows you to participate in competitions and share your successes with other participants. Each week, a new challenge is launched.
- Through Dogo you can contact experts with questions about training.
- It is possible to set a reminder for the next workout.
Animal and Pet Care Diary
This free Russian-language app keeps track of all your pet's life events. You can create a schedule:
- meal;
- walks;
- training;
- periodic procedures (washing, combing, haircuts, cleaning teeth and ears, cleaning the litter box or house);
- medical care (doctor visits, vaccinations, medications and vitamins, menstrual cycles);
- measurements of weight, height and temperature;
- purchases of food, accessories and medicines with vitamins;
- exhibitions.
It allows you to take notes, add your own events, upload photos, and set reminders. The paid version includes automatic backups, an unlimited number of profiles, and is ad-free. The app lives up to its name—it's a true pet diary. Download it for iPhone and Android.
BringFido
A convenient and useful app for people traveling with their pets. Its main function is to search for hotels, restaurants, and active recreational areas that welcome pets and their owners. It also lists various dog-friendly events and special services for them.
To search, simply enter your destination, city, or country. 24/7 support is available. The app provides information on top pet-friendly hotels, pet transportation policies for various airlines, and travel blogs and forums. The app is available only in English on Google Play and the App Store.
Rundogo - Tracking Dog Workouts
A free app that tracks the activity of the owner and their dog. Paid content is available. Features:
- You can choose from various activities: running without a leash, cycling, scootering, skiing, sledding, regular walking, and more;
- With Rundogo, all training sessions are stored in one place. This allows you to evaluate and analyze the activity of both owner and pet.
- GPS tracks distance, average speed and average pace;
- You can share photos and routes with your friends;
- The premium account syncs with Garmin Connect and also supports the auto-pause feature.
The application is available in Russian on Google Play and the App Store.
11Pets: Pet Care
A free app that allows you to provide complete care for your pet. It's very easy to use, yet includes a wealth of information. Key features:
- Stores data on all vaccinations, antiparasitic treatments, bathing, hair and nail trimming, medications administered, and much more. Notifies you when necessary procedures are scheduled.
- Creates a complete medical record for your pet. This includes tests, documents, labs, genetic studies, medical histories, allergies, surgeries, and veterinary visits.
- Helps to monitor disease symptoms and take notes and photos.
- There's a feature for adopting a pet. You can choose a friend—the app currently features shelters in Spain, Greece, and Cyprus.
You can download it for iPhone and Android in Russian.
Barfastic – BARF Diet for dogs, cats and ferrets
A useful free app for owners who feed their pets natural food or special diets. Its features:
- selects the correct nutrition and its quantity based on age, type and other indicators;
- calculates the daily menu and percentage ratio of different types of products in grams;
- contains a complete list of products for raw foodists and their photos;
- Enters information about all pets, including dogs, cats and rodents.
The app is easy to use, even though it's entirely in English. It's available on Google Play and the App Store.
Whistle — Pet Tracker
This app works exclusively with Whistle devices. It's designed to track your pet's location and activity. It's only available in English on Google Play and the App Store. Key features:
- Notifies when your pet leaves a safe place.
- Instantly tracks its exact location.
- Shows temperature, weight and pulse in real time.
- Tracks activity levels, calories burned, distance traveled and more.
All the presented applications are simple and easy to use; they differ only in their functionality.
