“The closer to humanity something is, the more you have to embrace it and respect it.”

In the US alone, pet owners shell out over $100 billion a year. Despite the rapid growth in pet parenting fostered by the COVID-19 pandemic, people still struggle with one thing: communication.

Mood-ring collars, webcams, and buttons that dogs press for basic requests are helpful, but do they completely bridge the communication gap? Current dog-human communication hasn’t reached its full potential; the future of dogs hinges on the Web3 solution.

As tech evolves, so are dogs

Dogs communicate through body, ear, and tail movements, expressing emotions like stress, excitement, fear, and more.

A dog’s bark conveys greetings, warnings, attention-seeking, or expressions of pain. The sounds are always different in expressing each of these things.

A dog’s sense of smell is also essential and another natural way of communicating. A dog’s smell is about 10,000 times more sensitive than that of a human.

Do all natural communication methods make up the dog language? We will find out in the near future.

Zoolingua’s CEO, Con Slobadchiloff, is creating an app that translates pet behavior into human language. Users record their dog’s actions, and the AI analyzes them, providing feedback. While there are currently pet translator apps available, many of them claim to interpret barks purely for entertainment purposes.

Imagine if dogs could express feelings like anger, fear, frustration, and stress through subtle cues like barks, wiggles, and sniffs that often go unnoticed. Computer scientists at the University of Cambridge have trained algorithms to understand a sheep’s facial expression. Another company in Sweden uses AI to decode dolphin communication.

​​Integration of Web3 technology could involve creating decentralized applications (dApps) for dog owners. These apps could leverage blockchain for secure and transparent recording of a dog’s health history, activities, and ownership information.

There is still a whole lot more to learn if we completely want to understand what’s going on in an animal’s head. The first few steps in understanding what each ear position and tail position mean

Do you really think a machine can completely translate what a dog really wants?

Cutting-edge technologies like accurate sensors for diagnosing dog patients, supersensitive microphones capturing the full range of dog vocalization, high-speed cameras detecting the smallest changes in their bodies, and odor sensors picking up pheromones for veterinary medicine are on the horizon. The technology could diagnose health issues, depression, and so many more.

Web3 could facilitate secure sharing of canine health records on a decentralized network, ensuring transparency and enabling better collaboration between veterinarians, pet owners, and other stakeholders.

Can you tell when a dog pack is having a play interaction or a not-play interaction?

Are we mentally ready for the pet-human intimacy?

Do we really want to hear what our dogs think?

Humans focus on verbal communication but dogs prioritize smell. How do these two parallel lines meet?

Some research has gone beyond the communication translation to build them a dog internet.

In 2019, Dr. Ilyena Hirkaskyj-Douglas wrote a paper exploring the idea of dog internet, ranging from hologram playdates to virtual tug-of-war. With the building of the dog internet, dogs could howl to log on to the internet, do face-time with other dogs around the world, smell them, and play with them.

As Web3 advances, decentralized applications could leverage AI and robotics to create virtual or robotic companions for dogs, enhancing the experiences of pet owners in the digital realm.

“The more love you show a dog, the more love its going to show you back and the more you’ll be able to understand them, says Big Boi.

Do these dogs prefer the natural joy of zoomies and running at the dog park, or are they satisfied with these inventions?

Can you imagine the rise of a dog influencer?

With the dog internet, the dogs could have virtual friends liking their posts or play with kids who are allergic to having a dog at home.

Web3’s decentralized nature could enable secure sharing and collaboration on genetic research related to dog breeds. Employing smart contracts can actively ensure fair compensation for contributions to genetic databases.

Understanding our dogs’ language increases the likelihood of them having equal rights as humans.

Blockchain in Web3 ensures clear, unchangeable dog records, enhancing understanding and the bond through decentralized training data.

In search and rescue, Web3 aids real-time coordination and data sharing among teams. Smart contracts could automate reward systems for successful operations.

Using blockchain in Web3 establishes decentralized dog databases for transparent records.