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Report Lost or Found Dog and Print The pdf

29 points by resca79 13y ago

resca79 13y ago
Hi, the api for developer are available https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6185275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6185275 http://www.dog-finder.org/api-for-developers http://www.dog-finder.org/api-for-developers
pippuzzu79 13y ago
nice app!
resca79 13y ago
The workflow is: 1) Report Your dog by iPhone, android o Web app 2) Share the position of your lost/found dog with other users 3) Get the pdf of your report and print it 4) hang poster in strategic places
- harlock81 13y ago
  very nice app!
- diminish 13y ago
  Very good idea, for dogs, and other pets indeed; as the ThePetfinder. 1. Needs to get significant traction to be of use. Why not start from one city cover it fully; go US and global, similar to FB/harvard->unis->world. Traction and promotion on facebook seems to be more important than other networks. 2. A classification by users or automatic through image processing, for pet photos may be valuable for found pets to be searched by attributes.
  - resca79 13y ago
    Yep thank! very interesting suggestions
MasterScrat 13y ago
Next step: an "Amber alert"-like notification system?
- resca79 13y ago
  Thanks for the idea!
  - deleted 13y ago
    [deleted]
    - resca79 13y ago
      Iphone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dog-finder-mobile/id395668242?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dog-finder-mobile/id39566824... Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ct.dogfinder&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ct.dogfinde... With this apps you can get the list of the dogs around you, send messages, or report a dog with picture, location etc....
      - deleted 13y ago
        [deleted]
      - gadders 13y ago
        I think you have pasted the same link twice...
willholloway 13y ago
I really like this idea. Thanks for building it! Can I make a suggestion? It might help find some dogs. A lot of breeds have a society for that breed, for example Jack Russell Terriers have the JRTCA. These societies have lost and found forums. When someone finds a breed they often go and look for information about them [1] This worked for me around 1998, I made a post there and my Jack Russell was returned to me by a family almost an our drive from where I lived. How he got there, I don't know but I was very happy to get him back! Maybe add a reminder to the apps workflow with a link to the forum for that breed. If you automate the process you could charge for it. I paid $39.99 to a dog finding service back then that I suspect did little. 1. http://www.therealjackrussell.com/misc/lostdog.php http://www.therealjackrussell.com/misc/lostdog.php
prawn 13y ago
Might be worth proofreading your site or, if English isn't your first language, having someone look over it for you. Good luck with the site!
- resca79 13y ago
  You're right :)
grimtrigger 13y ago
Your PDF really should have your URL prominently. That way every poster hung up spreads awareness about your site (and dog owners who don't know about it).
uptown 13y ago
And please - if you have a pet - consider getting them microchipped. It does wonders for connecting pets with their owners. To the site creator, you may consider adding the microchip # as an attribute for the lost pets.
- toomuchtodo 13y ago
  Can you read the microchips used in pets using an RFID scanner in Android? Everyone knows pressurenet, right? Distributed barometer network? Distributed RFID network is the next step.
  - uptown 13y ago
    Nope, but virtually any shelter or veterinarian will be able to read the microchip.
    - toomuchtodo 13y ago
      RE: Nope. Why?
      - uptown 13y ago
        Maybe I'm wrong but my understanding is that they use passive RFID technology with a variety of frequencies that aren't compatible without specialized readers. Until recently there hasn't been a standardized frequency for these implants - but I think that's started to improve. With that said, this isn't based on first-hand knowledge - just things I've read online, so I may not be correct based on current technology in phones and what's being implanted in pets.
  - gohrt 13y ago
    Tile App does that. http://www.thetileapp.com/ http://www.thetileapp.com/
amateur89 13y ago
Hi, are you selling your web site? https://flippa.com/2958049-dog-finder-web-and-apps https://flippa.com/2958049-dog-finder-web-and-apps
- resca79 13y ago
  yes it's a project that I love, but I have never got money from this.The "visitors" is a "Feature" for this app and a it need a good marketing strategy
mathattack 13y ago
This is remarkably practical. Is the next step putting a GPS on the dog's tag?
- resca79 13y ago
  I think so, some company today offer a service like your suggestion. But i think that dog finder could be an Hub, because it has a very simple structure, and a set of Rest Api ready to works
dave_sid 13y ago
Is it supposed to say "Sing In" when you press the "Add Dog" button?
- dave_sid 13y ago
  I do like it.
alexhawdon 13y ago
Great idea. Any reason you don't appear to have registered cat-finder.org? I see that pet-finder.org is taken but unused. At least one quick win to be had methinks.

29 points by resca79 13y ago

Hi, the api for developer are available https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6185275 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6185275 http://www.dog-finder.org/api-for-developers http://www.dog-finder.org/api-for-developers

pippuzzu79 13y ago

nice app!

resca79 13y ago

The workflow is: 1) Report Your dog by iPhone, android o Web app 2) Share the position of your lost/found dog with other users 3) Get the pdf of your report and print it 4) hang poster in strategic places

harlock81 13y ago
very nice app!
diminish 13y ago
Very good idea, for dogs, and other pets indeed; as the ThePetfinder. 1. Needs to get significant traction to be of use. Why not start from one city cover it fully; go US and global, similar to FB/harvard->unis->world. Traction and promotion on facebook seems to be more important than other networks. 2. A classification by users or automatic through image processing, for pet photos may be valuable for found pets to be searched by attributes.
- resca79 13y ago
  Yep thank! very interesting suggestions

MasterScrat 13y ago

Next step: an "Amber alert"-like notification system?

resca79 13y ago
Thanks for the idea!
- deleted 13y ago
  [deleted]
  - resca79 13y ago
    Iphone app: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dog-finder-mobile/id395668242?mt=8 https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dog-finder-mobile/id39566824... Android app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ct.dogfinder&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=it.ct.dogfinde... With this apps you can get the list of the dogs around you, send messages, or report a dog with picture, location etc....
    - deleted 13y ago
      [deleted]
    - gadders 13y ago
      I think you have pasted the same link twice...

willholloway 13y ago

I really like this idea. Thanks for building it! Can I make a suggestion? It might help find some dogs. A lot of breeds have a society for that breed, for example Jack Russell Terriers have the JRTCA. These societies have lost and found forums. When someone finds a breed they often go and look for information about them [1] This worked for me around 1998, I made a post there and my Jack Russell was returned to me by a family almost an our drive from where I lived. How he got there, I don't know but I was very happy to get him back! Maybe add a reminder to the apps workflow with a link to the forum for that breed. If you automate the process you could charge for it. I paid $39.99 to a dog finding service back then that I suspect did little. 1. http://www.therealjackrussell.com/misc/lostdog.php http://www.therealjackrussell.com/misc/lostdog.php

prawn 13y ago

Might be worth proofreading your site or, if English isn't your first language, having someone look over it for you. Good luck with the site!

resca79 13y ago
You're right :)

grimtrigger 13y ago

Your PDF really should have your URL prominently. That way every poster hung up spreads awareness about your site (and dog owners who don't know about it).

uptown 13y ago

And please - if you have a pet - consider getting them microchipped. It does wonders for connecting pets with their owners. To the site creator, you may consider adding the microchip # as an attribute for the lost pets.

toomuchtodo 13y ago
Can you read the microchips used in pets using an RFID scanner in Android? Everyone knows pressurenet, right? Distributed barometer network? Distributed RFID network is the next step.
- uptown 13y ago
  Nope, but virtually any shelter or veterinarian will be able to read the microchip.
  - toomuchtodo 13y ago
    RE: Nope. Why?
    - uptown 13y ago
      Maybe I'm wrong but my understanding is that they use passive RFID technology with a variety of frequencies that aren't compatible without specialized readers. Until recently there hasn't been a standardized frequency for these implants - but I think that's started to improve. With that said, this isn't based on first-hand knowledge - just things I've read online, so I may not be correct based on current technology in phones and what's being implanted in pets.
- gohrt 13y ago
  Tile App does that. http://www.thetileapp.com/ http://www.thetileapp.com/

amateur89 13y ago

Hi, are you selling your web site? https://flippa.com/2958049-dog-finder-web-and-apps https://flippa.com/2958049-dog-finder-web-and-apps

resca79 13y ago
yes it's a project that I love, but I have never got money from this.The "visitors" is a "Feature" for this app and a it need a good marketing strategy

mathattack 13y ago

This is remarkably practical. Is the next step putting a GPS on the dog's tag?

resca79 13y ago
I think so, some company today offer a service like your suggestion. But i think that dog finder could be an Hub, because it has a very simple structure, and a set of Rest Api ready to works

dave_sid 13y ago

Is it supposed to say "Sing In" when you press the "Add Dog" button?

dave_sid 13y ago
I do like it.

alexhawdon 13y ago

Great idea. Any reason you don't appear to have registered cat-finder.org? I see that pet-finder.org is taken but unused. At least one quick win to be had methinks.