Down to one

With the 3 concepts to be narrowed down, the design process rolled on. I felt there was a lot of interesting features i touched on within the initial three concepts that i didn't want to lose so i had to put a lot of thought into keeping them. The main aim for this project is to keep the dog healthy and finding the best way to do that is my goal. With this in mind i am going forward with the smart collar/ wristband and app combination. I chose these because i feel people only give when they get and by encouraging them to stay healthy, with their dog, then in turn the dog will also stay healthy.

3 Concepts

The three concepts that i decided on are as follows:

1) Smart Collar and Wrisband


The smart collar and wristband work like a fit bit and keeps both parties healthy.

2) Walk My Dog app.


An app designed for the elderly or disabled to call someone to walk their dog.

3) A fitness app.


A fitness app that tracts the user and their dog.

Obesity In Dogs Pt.2

So now that i face the problem of obese dogs, i must look at the causes of obesity and find out who and where are the highest number of at risk cases. From this information i will then develop 3 concepts to explore different routes to take. The thing i want to take through is that a close family member is overweight and so are her two dogs. Her last dog died of heart problems directly related to the food she fed him. This is not fair on the dog but yet without the dogs she would be lonely. I aim to find a balance for both owners and dogs to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Obesity in Dogs

Following the interview with Laura Cooke i decided to look a little more into obesity and what that meant for dogs. Now Laura gave her opinion that with this modern fitness craze people are more focused on personal fitness that they don't bring their dogs on long runs and such. I feel  the same and decided to abandon the autism side and now focus on obese dogs and their owners.