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Dog Walker

Plan it, walk it, track it — an iPhone app for people with dogs.

iPhone · iOS · Swift

Dog Walker

Dog Walker is a working iPhone app built around the ordinary routine of owning dogs: knowing when the next walk is, getting out of the door, and having the right information to hand when it matters. It opens on a PIN, because everything it holds — your dogs, their medical history, your address, the photos from your walks — stays on the device rather than on somebody else's server.

The home screen is a summary of where things stand: walks this month, how many dogs are on the account, and the next walk in the diary. If a walk is being tracked right now, it says so and gives you the distance so far. Everything else — the calendar, planning, tracking, medical records, first aid and the photo gallery — hangs off that one screen.

Tracking uses the phone's GPS to draw the route on a map with live distance, elapsed time and pace. While you walk you can log the things you actually need to remember afterwards: a wee, a poo, water, a treat, a written note or a voice memo. Hold the button to finish, and the walk joins the tracked history with its distance, duration and any pauses.

The app is sold as Tameside Tails on Trails, and it has its own site at tamesidetailsontrails.co.uk — that one advertises it, this one is about how it was built.

  • PlatformiPhone, portrait, iOS 17 and later
  • Its own sitetamesidetailsontrails.co.uk
  • Built withSwift and SwiftUI, MapKit, Core Location
  • StorageOn device only, PIN protected
  • ScreensHome, calendar, planner, tracker, profile, medical, first aid, gallery
  • StatusWorking app, tested on device

Every screen in the app

All 22 screens, three at a time — swipe, or use the arrows and dots. Tap a screenshot to see it full size.

  • Opening the app PIN unlock

    The app opens on its own PIN screen. Your dogs' details, walks and photos stay on this device.

  • Opening the app Home

    Walks this month, dogs on the account and photos taken, then the next walk in the diary. A walk being tracked right now shows its live distance.

  • Opening the app The main menu

    The rest of the app from one list: profile, calendar, planning, tracking, medical records, first aid and the photo gallery.

  • Planning a walk Calendar

    A month at a glance with a marker on every day that has a walk. Tap a day to see its walks, who they were for, how long they ran and whether they were completed.

  • Planning a walk Whose walk, what kind

    Pick the dog, then the kind of walk — solo at their own pace, a group walk with dogs they know, or a short gentle puppy walk — and how long it should be.

  • Planning a walk When and where

    Date, start time, where you are going and anything to remember — take the long lead, avoid the road. The summary confirms it before it goes in the calendar.

  • Tracking a walk Who are you walking

    Choose who you are walking — one dog or several — and start tracking. The map is already showing where you are.

  • Tracking a walk Walking now

    The route draws itself as you walk, with distance, elapsed time and pace underneath, plus how accurate the fix currently is.

  • Tracking a walk Moments

    One tap records a wee, a poo, water, a treat, a written note or a voice memo against the point on the route where it happened. Hold the button to finish the walk.

  • Tracking a walk History

    Every tracked walk kept with its dog, distance, duration, moments logged and any time paused — 23 walks and 82.66 km this month.

  • You and your dogs Profile

    Your name, contact details and home address, plus someone who can collect your dog if something happens on a walk and you cannot be reached.

  • You and your dogs Your dogs

    Every dog on the account with breed, age and weight, and a way in to their medical records.

  • You and your dogs Medical

    Annual booster, kennel cough, flea and worming, each with what is due. Weigh-ins are charted over time so you can see the trend rather than a single number.

  • You and your dogs Allergies and medication

    Allergies, medication with dose and timing, and any ongoing condition a walker should know about.

  • You and your dogs One record per dog

    The record runs from allergies and medication through to the vet practice, microchip, neutering and insurance details.

  • You and your dogs Vet and insurance

    The vet practice with a tap-to-call number, the 15-digit microchip number, neutering status and the insurance policy.

  • You and your dogs Nothing leaves the phone

    The medical record is kept on the device for you and your walker. It is not shared with your practice, and it does not replace their advice.

  • First aid First aid

    A searchable reference of sixteen topics, filtered by emergency, injury, illness or environment, with the 24-hour emergency vet line pinned to the top.

  • First aid Choking

    Numbered steps written to be followed one-handed under pressure, with different instructions for a small dog and a large one.

  • First aid Not breathing

    What to do when there is no breathing or pulse — clear the airway, two breaths, thirty compressions, and keep going until the vet takes over.

  • First aid Poisoning

    Keep the packaging, ring the vet or the poison line with what, how much and when, and do not induce vomiting. Every topic ends by telling you to get it confirmed by a vet.

  • Photos Gallery

    Photos taken on a walk land here, filtered by dog or by favourites.

Interested in an app like this, or in something else for iPhone, iPad or Android? Get in touch.

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