Or, you could just walk your dog
Here’s a simple do-it-yourself project I won’t be doing.
I’m not totally against technology. I just think something as simple and basic as walking a dog should stay simple and basic. And this device that records how far your dog has walked — at least the home-made version — seems a whole lot of work to go to for that information.
In this video, Becky Stern of Adafruit Industries — sort of a Martha Stewart for the geek set – shows how to make a GPS collar that shows how far your dog walks on a typical trip around the block. It also displays a progress bar “to make sure you and your dog achieve a set goal.”
I got dizzy just watching it. Maybe, technologically, I’ve been left behind.
After viewing this, I’m pretty sure I don’t want to catch up.
Posted by jwoestendiek July 17th, 2012 under Muttsblog, videos.
Tags: adafruit industries, animals, collar, device, do-it-yourself, dog, dog collar, dogs, geeks, gps, gps collar, pedometer, pets, project, technology, video, walking
Comment from vida
Time July 18, 2012 at 6:22 pm
With you all the uncounted, unmeasured way on this one. A walk should be fun, why make it into something like work? If the dog is happy and you are happy it’s a good walk.