This startup could be a dog owner’s best friend as it uses machine learning to help guide key decisions
Summary
After adopting his first dog last year, Patrick Opie was struggling with figuring out what Orin, his mini Australian shepherd, needed and when. The struggle went beyond coping with normal puppy stuff, like when a dog chews up a favorite pair of shoes or pees where he’s not supposed to. Opie was frustrated by his own mess-ups when it came to buying the right food and the right type of kennel as well as milestones he missed including when to start socialization and training for Orin. Scout works by scouring the internet for relevant information and learning along the way what the human user accepts and rejects. Using Orin as a test case for the first year, Opie said he went from spending $1,700 on supplies down to $1,100 using his tool, for a 35 percent savings.