#dog

Quark arrives — a second dog, and the pet-IoT baseline starts over

“Same engineer, second puppy, nine years apart — and the collar I reach for without thinking is the one that didn't exist last time and isn't owned by a pet-food company. That's the whole arc of this notebook in one purchase.”

Furbo Dog Camera — first impressions, and the treat-toss is the real engineering

“The treat-toss is the engineering achievement, and it's mechanical, not software. A spring paddle, a calibrated launch arc, a click the dog learns in an hour. Atom now stares at the thing like it's a slot machine that pays out in biscuits.”

Atom arrives — Whistle launches a dog fitness tracker

“Whistle is Fitbit for dogs. That's the easy comparison. The harder question is whether tracking activity actually tells you anything about a dog's health or whether it's just a number we like to look at.”