Yes, you’ll need an annual plan so your Whistle™ Health can connect to the service needed to collect your pet’s health data.

It can last up to two weeks on a single charge. We recommend charging once it hits 25%. Battery life is also affected by WiFi and network coverage, so keep that in mind if you have a shaky connection. Your USB charger will bring your Whistle™ Health back to a full charge in about 90 minutes.

Technically speaking, we use a three-axis accelerometer to estimate the total amount of energy your pet used each minute. Then we use that energy estimate to determine if your dog is resting, wandering around the house, or in full squirrel chase mode.

Short answer: We learn from your pet’s behavior over time and use that data to understand their activity levels.    

Short answer: sensors and a lot of measuring. Your Whistle™ Health has sensors that take 150 measurements of your dog’s motion every second. We then use our behaviour detection algorithms, courtesy of our partners at Pet Insight Project, to detect specific movements like scratching or licking.

We use a device called a three-axis accelerometer. It senses how much your pet is moving, up to 50 times per second. We use that data from tens of thousands of pets to create an algorithm that accurately calculates a distance estimate.

Whistle™ Health is a Bluetooth device, which means that it requires a close-proximity connection to your mobile phone in order to sync updates with the app. We recommend syncing often by opening your mobile app within eyesight of the Whistle™ Health device to get the most updated data about your pet.

You can think of your pet’s Whistle™ Health device as an always-on watchful companion that gathers your pet’s activities and syncs them all to your phone at once so you can get an updated picture of their overall health. It translates everything your dog has been doing throughout the day into an easy-to-digest format that makes it easy to track overall trends. Whistle™ Health speaks both “dog” and “data” fluently and keeps tabs on your pet’s activities so you don’t miss a thing.

Your Whistle™ Health will track your dog’s health and activity metrics accurately in any orientation, as long as it is attached to your dog’s collar and not another accessory like a harness or leash. Whistle’s algorithms account for 360-degree rotation around a dog’s neck to ensure every run, roll, and rub is captured.

In order to establish a baseline of your dog’s unique behaviour and lifestyle, WHISTLE™ collects calibration data over a 7-day period. Once a baseline is established, we can then provide insights regarding any new changes in your dog’s behavior relative to the baseline.