Animal husbandry – Animal controlling or handling
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-03
2001-11-06
Price, Thomas (Department: 3643)
Animal husbandry
Animal controlling or handling
Reexamination Certificate
active
06311644
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to animal training and, more particularly, to an apparatus and method to assist in animal training.
2. Prior Art
Housebreaking a puppy can be a very trying experience; one marked by periods of great exasperation. Small successes are often marred by frequent accidents. Most of the time when a dog being housebroken has an accident it is actually the failing of the owner, more than the puppy itself. This is usually because one of the fundamentals of animal housebreaking training was broken. These basic tenets include:
Walking the dog after every meal
Walking the dog after a high level of activity
Walking the dog as soon as it wakes up
Walking the dog before bedtime
Walking the dog on a regular schedule in between the above events
In actuality, it is the owner that needs to be trained more so than the pet. Once the owner has learned to adhere to a schedule tailored to the “cycle” of his or her puppy, the housebreaking process proceeds far more smoothly with fewer accidents and less stress. Dogs are actually quite reliable when it comes to timing their bowel movements and urinations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, a behavior tracking apparatus for use in training a dog is provided comprising a memory; a user input, means for associating a time and date with the training event information input by a user into the user input and recording the associated time in the memory, and an output. The user input is for inputting predetermined training event information into the memory. The predetermined training event information includes an eating event of when the dog eats, a bowel movement event, and a bladder relief event. The output is for displaying the training event information and associated time recorded in the memory.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus for communicating information regarding dog behavioral training among multiple users is provided comprising a memory, a user input, and an output. The user input for recording predetermined training event information into the memory. The output is for outputting the recorded predetermined training event information from the memory. The recorded predetermined training event information which is input by a first user at a first time can be output for review by a second user at a subsequent time.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, an animal behavior tracking, predicting and signaling apparatus is provided comprising a memory, a controller connected to the memory, a user input connected to the controller for inputting predetermined animal behavior events, means for predicting when a predicted animal behavior event will approximately occur based, at least partially, upon the predetermined animal behavior events previously input by a user into the user input, and an output connected to the controller for signaling when the predicted animal behavior event should approximately occur.
In accordance with one method of the present invention, a method of housebreaking a dog is provided comprising steps of inputting occurrence information of a predetermined dog behavior event into an electronic memory; determining when a predicted dog behavior event will occur based, at least partially, upon the input occurrence information; and signaling when the determined predicted dog behavior event is expected to occur.
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