This is a screening & tracking tool โ not a diagnosis. Hip dysplasia, arthritis, and lameness are
diagnosed by a veterinarian (exam + X-rays). GAITKEEPER watches your dog's stride rhythm & left/right
symmetry over time so you can catch a change early and decide when to book a vet. One reading is noisy โ
the trend is what matters.
How to capture:
Tuck the phone in a harness pocket over the withers (shoulders), snug, screen out.
Pick flat, level ground and a straight ~30 m line.
Walk your dog at a steady trot โ even pace, loose leash.
Tap start, then move. It records 30 seconds.
Same pace & route each time โ cleaner trends.
30
cadence โ strides/min ยท keep trotting
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Symmetry (L/R)
100 = even
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Rhythm / regularity
100 = steady
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Cadence
strides/min
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Vigor
relative
Trend โ your dog
Stored only on this phone. Conditions (pace, ground, mount) change the numbers โ compare like with like, and watch the direction over weeks, not a single score.
Built with the phone's motion sensors (accelerometer + gyroscope) via standard web APIs. Method: autocorrelation of trunk acceleration โ the same family of math used in veterinary & human gait studies. Screening only.