Ensure your buddy is getting enough exercise and find out if they're sleeping too much or too little.
Tractive monitors your dog’s vitals so you can detect possible health issues early.
The DOG 6 tracker lets you detect changes in your dog's barking, a helpful tool for detecting signs of separation anxiety and other issues.
Get notified if your pet's tracker detects unusual patterns in their sleep or activity.
42,000+
Health Alerts sent in 2024
We keep pet owners informed if their furry friend's sleep or activity patterns show a worrying trend.
650+
Cat and dog breeds
Our diverse pet community provides insights so you can compare your pet with others of the same breed and better understand their optimal health.
86%
Of users found Sleep Alerts useful
We're helping pet owners discover potential health issues early, by alerting them if their dog is waking up a lot at night.
Why Health Monitoring is important, according to a vet
Pets are great at hiding pain, so it’s not always easy to know if your four-legged friend is unwell. By knowing which signs to look out for, such as changes in their activity or sleep, pet owners can catch issues early on and talk to their vet.
Dwight Alleyne
Veterinarian
A staggering 63% of pet cats and 59.3% of pet dogs are overweight or obese worldwide. This can cause health issues such as osteoarthritis and diabetes.
For pets to stay healthy and happy, daily exercise is essential. But they can't do it without your help. With a little motivation and the right tools, you can keep your pet fit—and enjoy a better, longer life together.
Without enough data, we won’t be able to create a clear picture of what counts as normal activity and sleep for your buddy. To make sure you get accurate, useful alerts, we recommend using the tracker regularly, also during the night.
We check your buddy’s usual activity and sleep, as well as using insights based on data from millions of dogs. If there have been significant changes that last longer, you will likely get an alert.
Activity data is calculated using a built-in accelerometer that measures your pet’s movements. Then, algorithms analyze the data and convert it into easy-to-understand Activity stats.
Your pet’s tracker monitors movement, sleep, and in the case of dogs, barking, resting heart rate and resting respiratory rate. By wearing the tracker regularly — including overnight for at least 7 days — Tractive can learn what’s normal for your pet and provide insights when something’s off. In order to get Health Alerts, your cat or dog should wear their tracker for at least 12 hours a day and overnight for 6 weeks minimum.
If you don’t know what could be causing the changes, it doesn’t hurt to talk to your vet, especially if you start noticing other symptoms. You know your dog best, so just see Health Alerts as an early warning system to help you detect hard-to-see signs.
Your dog's tracker establishes their baseline resting heart and respiratory rate after 7 days of consistent use. After this, we monitor your dog’s daily average vitals and compare it their baseline so that you know if it’s within its normal range, lower, or elevated.
This gives you a roundup of your pet's activity and sleep for the week. At the top, you'll get an AI-Powered summary based on your pet's health metrics. Your pet's report shows their daily average metrics such as active minutes, calories burned, sleep, and wakeups.
No, Tractive monitors your pet's behaviors and vital signs and if they change from day to day. We alert you to any changes or longer-term trends that might need your attention, but medical advice and diagnosis should always be sought from a veterinarian.
At Tractive, our goal is to give pet parents simple, meaningful insights into their dog’s or cat’s wellbeing – without trying to replace veterinarians or create a medical device. To do this, we combine science, smart technology, expert partnerships and one of the world’s largest datasets of pet behavior.
We work closely with leading veterinary institutions, including the Veterinary University of Vienna (VetMed) and the Max‑Planck‑Institute of Animal Behavior. Their expertise, together with Tractive’s own in-house experts, research and data science, helps us understand which behavior and activity patterns matter for early detection of potential issues. We turn these complex signals into clear, easy‑to‑use insights for everyday pet care.
Tractive’s Health Monitoring features highlight meaningful changes in your pet’s normal behavior - similar to wearables for humans. Our advanced sensors and algorithms deliver precise data, while veterinary input shapes how we share and explain the insights. Comparing your pet’s data to similar animals also helps you and - potentially your vet - understand what “normal” looks like.
Features like activity tracking, sleep monitoring, vitality monitoring (e.g., resting respiratory and heart rate), and behavior detection (e.g., scratching) all work by continuously monitoring your pet’s behavior and vital signs through motion sensors on the tracker. By learning your pet’s personal baseline, Tractive can spot meaningful changes over time. That’s why it's important that the tracker stays on your pet as much as possible - the more consistent the data, the more accurate the insights. When something shifts in a noticeable or sustained way, Tractive alerts you - so you can watch more closely or check in with your vet if needed.
The result: clear, data science‑based early‑warning insights that help you care for your pet proactively, while leaving medical diagnosis where it belongs - in the hands of veterinarians.
