"Tail-talk"... Fitbit technology for your dog's tail.

[marylander1940]

A dog’s tail wagging could be worth a thousand words, and with the help of a new gadget, we’re a little closer to translating its message.

 

Believing a dog’s tail is a window to the canine soul, founders of New York-based tech company DogStar Life created a smart device to help owners decode the messages transmitted when pups wag their tails and better understand the emotional lives of their furry friends.

 

TailTalk is a lightweight sensor that sits on a dog’s tail and documents the peaks and valleys of the pup’s feelings throughout the day, according to the creators.

 

“It basically combines an accelerometer and a gyroscope much like the Fitbit, but it’s picking up on the way the tail is moving,” DogStar Life COO and co-founder Mike Karp said in an interview with Yahoo News.

 

“The idea is to capitalize on all the research that’s been done in the last two to three years on what tail movement means, and translating that into emotion.”

 

DogStar Life launched an Indiegogo campaign Monday to raise $100,000 to further develop the technology and prepare the hardware for production.

 

http://news.yahoo.com/the-secret-lives-of-dogs--emotional-sensor-helps-owners-understand-their-pup-s-feelings-193854377.html

[MsGuy]

Alternatively you could just get to know your dog a little better.

 

After 10,000 or so generations of selective breeding, dogs have gotten pretty good at both reading us and letting us know how they're feeling.

[+ poolboy48220]

Agreed. My pup's been scratching her ears a lot, but when i got out the flea medicine spray, she definitely let me know how she felt about that. I had to go upstairs & show her my hands were empty and give her some hugs and reassurance before she'd come down again.

[+ purplekow]

Hmmm. At around 8 PM my four dogs walk into whichever room I am and stand and stare at me until I get them dinner.

They leave me alone the rest of the day unless they want to be petted, then they come to me, nuzzle my hand until I pet them. I do not think they need to tell me anything else and if they do need something I an sure they will let me know.

It is kind of like my grandmother who spoke only Italian. I understood here. she understood me and we both enjoyed a good meatball.

[MsGuy]

Hmmm.

It is kind of like my grandmother who spoke only Italian. I understood here. she understood me and we both enjoyed a good meatball.

 

http://guidowatch.typepad.com/.a/6a0120a51d52b4970b0120a73e837a970b-800wi

 

And who doesn't like a good meatball?

[+ purplekow]

Well, while I like beef in my meatballs, these four have a bit too much ham.