Elsa was given a PitPat Activity Monitor when we met up with their team at Crufts! We were delighted to receive this new gadget and couldn't wait to start using it...
Unboxing & First Impressions...
The PitPat is a small, lightweight gadget that attaches to your dog's collar and measures various activities including time spent playing, walking, running and resting. You can use it to set goals to make sure that your dog is getting the right amount of exercise. Since Elsa could do with losing a few pounds this is the perfect opportunity for us to assess how much exercise she is currently doing, and how we can improve her fitness regime.
We absolutely love the quirkiness of the packaging!
Inside the box we found the activity monitor and a quick start guide. The monitor has a soft Velcro strap which can be extended if needed. This type of Velcro is perfect because it won't snag Elsa's fur, but it still fits very securely to her collar and we can easily swap it onto different collars too.
We love the fact that this product is designed and manufactured in the UK. If their name sounds familiar that may be because they were featured on Dragon's Den when PitPat’s founder Andrew Nowell sought investment to grow the business in the UK and abroad, and to raise awareness of pet health.
The tracker has an accompanying app, available to download for free from both the App Store and Google Play. Once installed, setting up the app is quick and easy. Syncing the PitPat to the app is done via Bluetooth and takes a matter of seconds.
Once you enter your dog's details, including age and weight, the app will then recommend an exercise guideline. Elsa's initial recommendation is to do 40 minutes of exercise per day. So that's it... we're ready to go!
After Elsa wore the Pit Pat for a few weeks: Elsa's most active day so far has been Sunday 2nd April when we took her for a walk around Trentham Gardens and then spent an hour at the Luosko Freedom Field; over the course of the day she was active for 170 minutes and she had so much fun! Although we had a few days where she didn't meet her goal of 80 minutes, her average activity level is still high at 85 minutes so we're quite pleased with that.
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| Luosko Freedom Field |
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