High-tech collar aims to stop dogs dying from heat, sends text alert
We've all experienced a situation like this: Walking through a parking lot during the dog days of summer, we pass by a car with a dog inside panting at the window and the owner nowhere in sight. Sure, the windows are cracked, but the dog is whimpering and looks miserable. Rethink Toronto developed an Internet-connected "Dog Caller" that alerts negligent owners when their dog gets too hot.
The project, an Internet-connected dog collar from Rethink Toronto on behalf of the Toronto Humane Society, uses a coded chip, a SIM card and a thermistor to send a text when the temperature eclipses 26 degrees Celsius (about 79 degrees Fahrenheit) around the dog. Rethink told the Toronto Star the the “Dog Caller” should be available next year for around $20.
This sounds like a wonderful device that will prevent so many dogs left in hot cars from death. Dogs left in cars are one of the leading causes of unnecessary dog deaths. I would love to sell this in my store http://www.DazzleDogDelight.com
Posted by: Joy | August 22, 2012 at 06:35 PM
Do most dog owners almost always leave dogs inside hot cars? Isn't that not the most unsafe thing to do? If they would come up with such an application, then maybe its becoming a serious problem.
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