Just in time for Mother’s Day, Pet360.com is giving away a Heyrex dog activity tracker to a follower of its Instagram account.
To enter, follow @Pet360 on Instagram, post a photo of your dog(s) and answer the question “What would you like to better monitor in your dog’s life?” Tag the photo and answer with the #PetMOMitor hashtag. That’s it. You’re entered to win the random drawing.
Entries must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST, on Sunday, May 11 (that would Mother’s Day, in case any of you have forgotten…).
The Heyrex is a wireless system (valued at $200) that includes a receiver and clip-to-collar, waterproof transmitter. It measures activity levels, mobility, scratching, resting patterns and sleep disturbances, and then gives you the information in infographics and charts over a rolling period of days, weeks and months – all of which can be accessed by desktop computer or mobile tablets and smartphones. Essentially, you can have near real-time info on your dog’s activity and can then track behavior changes or other issues over time.
The system has grabbed my attention for two reasons. First, the monitoring of sleep patterns is interesting to me because ...