console for dogs. yep, really. it plugs into your tv and it s called go dogo. i would have gone for x barks. i have come to the company s headquarters here in copenhagen in denmark, to meet leo and louie and falke. they have all been testing the device for years during its development, so we will see how well they respond to it. here is how it works. the main console contains a little carousel of traits. the presenter on screen issues commands like sit or lie down. doggo! sit! ..and two image recognition cameras analyse what your dog is doing. one in the console and one off to the side. when the dog does what it s told, it a reward. good boy! it starts off very easy. the dog just has to approach the tv when it s called. the next level requires the dog to make eye contact with the front facing camera.
it starts off very easy. the dog just has to approach the tv when it s called. the next level requires the dog to make eye contact with the front facing camera. from there it gets increasingly difficult, with the dogs having to sit or lie down on command. down! machine chimes. obviously this isn t something you canjust plug in and expect the dog to understand. so i chatted to the go dogo founder hanne jarmer to work out how much would be needed to train to get started. the dog doesn t need to know anything upfront. we have developed this together with dog trainers, the dog will understand that it gets a treat in a certain area, and that it has to be there in order for the treats to come out. and then we build on that. is there a risk here that you are encouraging your dog to interact with your expensive television and potentially jump on it or something?