The Dog Owner Handbook

Smarter, Safer Care for Your Dog

A practical guide for dog owners on using chatbots, trackers, cameras and clinic AI to prepare better, notice problems sooner and find lost dogs. It also shows when to put the app down and call the vet or a poison line.

Inside this book

• Use a chatbot to organise symptoms, test results and questions before a vet visit, and recognise why its confident answers can still be wrong
• Raise an AI-generated idea with your vet without damaging trust, and get a second veterinary opinion when needed
• Know which emergencies mean calling the vet or a poison line immediately, and why you should never induce vomiting without advice
• Ask your practice how AI tools in the clinic, such as radiograph or cytology readers, are checked by a vet
• Choose and set up GPS trackers, Bluetooth tags and photo-matching services, alongside a microchip with up-to-date details
• Use cameras and activity data to spot separation-related distress, pain and ageing changes, and understand their accuracy limits
• Protect your privacy and home security when using pet apps, cameras and chatbots
• Use AI to research breeds, pet food brands and travel rules, then check its answers against official sources

By Valentin Nagacevschi