Our Story

Improving the welfare of companion animals requires using scientific data to demonstrate your interventions are having the desired impact. But multiple barriers exist that prevent those working hands-on with companion animals to collect, store, and analyze their data properly.

We wanted to change that.

Our scientific background includes wildlife monitoring, population modeling, and adaptive management. We also love companion animals and care about their welfare. We quickly noticed that many of the approaches to studying cougars and coyotes can equally be applied to cats and dogs. But, we also recognized some important distinctions that did not apply to wildlife that would apply to companion animals, for example, we might not observe an indoor-outdoor cat while walking in our neighborhood because it might be inside our house, but this same situation does not apply to cougars (at least, we hope no one is inviting cougars into their homes). So, when we saw the disconnect between scientists who had the knowledge to apply wildlife ecology principles and animal welfare practitioners, we stepped in to fill the void.

Our goal is to provide the expertise for data to be collected properly and analyzed appropriately to lend science-based evidence to support companion animal management to reach our societal goals.