The novel app from IAMS , which allows you to collect your dog ’s unique nose scan , is another tool to make certain you never lose your dog for long .
Booping the snoot could soon facilitate reunite lost dogs with their owners thanks to a new smartphone app from IAMS .
The pet - food for thought brandannounced Mondaythat it ’s launching the beta version of its NOSEiD app . It let pet parents to produce a profile for their dogs that include their dogtooth ' physical description and scans of their noses — the equivalent ofa human fingermark .
If your pup ever goes missing — likemillions of favorite do each twelvemonth — NOSEiD users can cover the miss pawl on the app , alerting the other user in the expanse , according to the IAMS word release . Then , anyone whofinds a isolated dogcan flavor through the lost dog profile or rake the dog ’s olfactory organ to see if the app provides a match .
Then it ’s reunification time .
" PET are irreplaceable fellowship members , and with the NOSEiD app , we ’re hoping to help keep more pets in their loving homes and out of shelters — taking another step toward our end of ending pet homelessness , " Craig Neely , vice president of marketing at Mars Petcare , said in a statement .
So far , the app is only operating in Nashville , Tenn. , and its beleaguer area . However , you could download it from theApp Storeor the Google Play Store if you want to see to it it out . ( Pro tip : Use ZIP code 37027 to see what it looks like to the people using it in the Nashville arena . ) you may visit theNOSEiD websiteto see when it might be available in your city .
NOSEiD also tender an interactive function of missing dogs as well as a lost - dog poster generator , IAMS say . Plus , you do n’t need to own a hotdog to join — unadulterated for the firedog - love near Samaritans in your neighborhood .
This novel app , launched duringNational Pet ID Weekno less , sounds like an excellent resource , but it should n’t be your only safeguard if your dog goes missing . We ca n’t repeat it enough : Make trusted your doggie ismicrochippedand wears a collar that hasup - to - date ID tags . That way , you ’ll have all your base covered if you two are ever separated .
