LuPo Health

Wearable Tech

An exploration of how AI-supported biometric sensing can create a portable, ethical health infrastructure for rescue dogs navigating fragmented care systems.

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Problem Exploration

Rescue dogs often enter shelters or homes with no reliable medical history and may hide pain or illness, making early detection of health issues difficult. Care is usually shared across shelters, fosters, and adopters, yet information rarely follows the dog. This results in fragmented care and preventable health complications that disproportionately affect rescue animals.

Existing pet wearables assume a collar-always-on lifestyle, which is not the reality for many rescue dogs who may not tolerate devices, remove them indoors, or cycle through multiple environments.

  • Rescue dogs need proactive support, but caregivers often lack resources, clinical insight, and consistent vet access.

Wearable Concept Exploration

Different rescue dogs tolerate different types of wear so I explored multiple sensing formats to ensure accessibility, comfort, and adaptability across shelters, fosters, and adopters.

Microchip Concept

Harness Concept

Clip-on Sensor Concept

  • Ethical, portable data is essential when many people support one dog. Current tools don’t meet the realities of rescue care.

    Non-technical users require simple, actionable information, while vets need reliable trends (not anecdotes).