Dog Tricks--Dog Apps/ Reference & Help

Dog Tricks

Iphone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Reference & Help
Updated:  December 12, 2012
$0.99


This app is a great one to add to your phone.  This app includes several helpful features.  Included in the "Tricks" section is a list of things to teach your dog with pictures and instructions on how to do so.  This list includes both basic training (such as sit and come) and trick training (such as dance).

Also included in this app is a "Search" section where you can search different dog breeds and read basic information on each breed.  A very helpful reference.

I would highly recommend this app to any dog owner.  Keep in mind that the instructions given within the app are a basic overview of each command or trick.  If you are having a hard time training your dog on basic things like sit and come when called, this app may offer some assistance, but professional training help is recommended.  For those owners who have a good grasp on basic obedience and want to add a few tricks, I would highly recommend this app.

Pictures of the selected command or behavior.

Hit the info button to get the description of how to do this.

The "Search" section of this app.

You can search dog breeds and get basic information of each breed.

Finally, the Dog Tricks app includes a "Bark Machine" section.

This is similar to many dog bark apps.

Each button makes a different noise to tease your dog.

Barking Dog--Dog Apps/ Accessory

Barking Dog

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Accessory
Updated:  September 28, 2013
FREE

Another app to tease your dog with.  This app contains several different kinds of dog barks and noises.
There are 13 different barks, wines, or other noises to choose from.

Again, this is an app to basically tease your dog, and is therefore not something I would generally recommend.  However, if you are in the midst of training your dog to not bark when he hears other dog noises, this could be a helpful training tool.

Touching the BG button will change the background screen to another dog,

but will not change any of the sounds.

Dog Breeds--Dog Apps/ Reference

Dog Breeds

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Reference

Updated:  September 11, 2013

FREE

Another helpful app that I would recommend.  This app will allow you to select from a list of known dog breeds.  Once you have chosen, the app reveals a picture of the breed with basic information including:  description, appearance, temperament, and health and physiology.

Although this app is a great reference, I prefer the Perfect Dog app.  The applications are basically identical, except the Perfect Dog app is easier to use, and contains more information.  

Perfect Dog--Dog Apps/ Reference

Perfect Dog

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Reference

Updated:  May 8, 2013

FREE

This a wonderful app to add to your phone.  This reference gives you a list of all (or most) known dog breeds.  You may choose a breed and it will show you pictures of dogs in that breed and then give you basic information on the breed including:  breed origin, height, weight, history, appearance, temperament, and other names the breed may be known by.  

For a dog professional such as myself, this has been a very helpful go-to app during training.  For the average person, this app is still a great thing to have.  You can quickly and easily learn about your favorite breed, or look up a random dog you saw at the park.  I would recommend this app to anyone considering adding a new dog to their household.

There is also a section called "Match" on this app where you can choose characteristics of a dog you are looking for and the app will give you several suggestions.

GREAT APP!  I highly recommend this app to any dog lover or dog professional.

Select your breed.

It will first show you pictures of that breed.

One swipe over and you are given tons of info on that breed.

Dog Translator!--Dog Apps/ Accessory

Dog Translator!

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Accessory

Updated:  August 15, 2013

FREE

This is app is quite silly but can be fun.  Basically you tap to start recording your dog's barks or noises, wait a second, and the app will translate what your dog is trying to tell you (or what the app thinks your dog might be trying to tell you).

There is absolutely no science behind this app and what it translates is not necessarily what the dog is feeling.  This app is just for fun.  If you have a dog that is vocal a lot of the time, it might be fun for you.

Poodle Jump--Dog Apps/ Game

Poodle Jump

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Game
Updated:  September 8, 2013
FREE


This game is extremely simple and requires very little effort to play.  The goal of the game is to jump your Poodle up the rungs of safety while eating bones and avoiding other dogs along the way.  Simple game, but fun.  This is a game I would highly recommend for smaller children.  The Poodle automatically jumps up the board, all you have to do is tilt the phone back and forth to make him land where you want.  If you land on a bone, you gain points.  If you land on a cat, it springs you quickly further up.  If you land on/ near another dog, your turn is over.

Start screen.

Watch out for those other dogs, they will bite you.

Star Hound--Dog Apps/ Game

Star Hound

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Game

Released:  April 24, 2013

FREE

Star Hound
Run.  Jump.  Swing.  Jet pack!

This game requires two hands to play.  Your left hand presses the jump button on the lower left screen while your right hand prepares to touch buildings to swing from.  Your left button controls both your jump, and jet pack.  Don't forget to save some of your jet pack fuel for emergencies.

Overall I found the game to be a little bit of fun; however it is a fairly easy game that may tend to get a bit boring after awhile.  The goal of your Star Hound is basically just to keep going, but there's no end point to get to.  The occasional new starting point is your only real goal.  Well that, and to have fun.  You keep running, swinging, and jetting along a sky line containing space ships.  Star Hound is able to swing from the space ships, but not land on them.  Be careful not to swing into the clouds or you will have to start over.  There are little refuel packs along the way to refill your fuel bar.

Apparently the aliens have come to take over the city and our last hope is to let Star Hound run along the tops of buildings.  I will admit, the swinging from building to building is fun.

It's a game to pass the time, but will only hold your interest for so long.

Scruffy3D-- Dog Apps/ Game

Scruffy3D

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Game

Released:  July 1, 2012

FREE

The evil frogmen of Mars have stolen Scruffy's bones.  This run and jump game contains 20 levels of fun including:  secret bone hunts, day and night environments, boat levels, and a showdown with the King martian.

Overall I found the game hard to control.  I suppose that as with anything, more practice would make it easier.  But I find the way the controls work on this game to be slow to respond and somewhat annoying.

Dog Sounds--Dog Apps/ Reference & Accessories

Dog Sounds

iPhone Apps for Dogs/ Dog Reference & Accessories

Updated:  August 10, 2013

FREE

In this new series on my blog, I will be reviewing the many iPhone apps available that have to do with dogs.  This will include helpful, informative, and fun apps.

This app is much more useful than some of the other basic dog sound apps.  This app includes sounds of domestic dogs and different kinds of wild dogs.  It also includes an "Attention" section that includes the dog teasing sounds like a cat, the door bell, and someone knocking.  The real bonus to this app is the section called "Body Talk."  This section gives you body postures for different moods of your dog. For example, how a playful dog's body looks compared to anxious or aggressive dog.

As with most of the dog sound apps, I believe they are not especially useful and are generally used to tease a dog, which I don't recommend.  However the Body Talk portion of this app makes it worth while.  Noticing body language in your and other people's dogs can be very helpful and I encourage everyone to have at least some understanding of dog body language.

The different dog sounds.

Wild dog sounds.

The dog teasing portion of the app.

Body Language.

This is the best part of this app.