New York breeder dogs learn to use the iPad - BBC NEWS

Although it is said that an old dog new tricks can not teach, but some certainly can handle. She’s the New York trainer Anna Jane Grossman, who has successfully taught his dog to use the iPad – although its options constrained applications.

“It’s new. And it’s fun,” said Grossman in School for Dogs, led by Women Kate Senisiovou near Manhattan. “Although it does not make much sense, but as I see it, we’re all playing well on the iPad in one piece game, then why not to play games with your dogs?” On the idea apparently came when she saw on the internet parody article on such a topic – now she thought it would be easy to implement.

A Grossman and learn how to use your iPad eight hybrid poodle and Yorkshire terrier Amos, who already has a repertoire full range of fun pieces, including faking dead when they hear the words: “Beng, Beng. “

In the interest of objectivity AFP journalist brought his own dog, three hybrid dachshund named Bandit, to determine whether it Grossmanová can change the actual computer maniac on four feet.

Grossman first Bandit learned to command the muzzle touched her hand, for which he got a tasty reward. Then he taught the same way drcnout nose to swatters and thereafter to the notebook, which occasionally rub Tachyonized hint of peanut butter to attract his attention.

And then followed the iPhone and iPad – both devices works just as well – with their touch screens responsive to the slightest contact with moist dog nose. “There will consume a lot of cleaning wipes the screen,” she said Grossman.

During the hours of training could take Bandit to command his self-portrait with the help of an application called Big Camera Button, who runs the camera on your iPhone just by touching anywhere on the screen . The result was very close portrait dog eyes and the entire head.
Grossman also uses an application called YesNo (Anon) the green button for yes and red for no. With her help, “corresponds to” Amos and her nejhlubokomysl n?jší to the question: “Is two plus two five?” No! “They print media dead?” No..

This application was created to give children who have problems with speech, helped in communicating with others. According to Grossman, it is also one of the few applications for touch screens, which hit when looking for potential programs for use in interspecies communication.

“The problem is not what is most dogs are able to do,” said Grossman . “But that is not much of applications that would be large enough to pass the dog to touch the nose, and at the same time do something practical.”

Now, for example, teaches guide dog, drawing audioaplikace could recognize and make it clear whether his master chose socks of the same color. Another client is an amateur pilot who would be happy with him if his dog just flown in vain. It could help him almost as a co-pilot – is the command to open the iPad’s current weather.

“A lot of assistance dogs are trained to hit the button in case of emergency,” therefore it should not be too much of a difference learn is done through the same screen smart phone or tablet, Grossman said.

The more people learns that dogs can use iPads, the more it appears those who do not like it. “In our community cvi?itelské people usually respond in style: ‘That’s great!’” Said Grossman, whose school already offers seminars “IPES”. “But I already got a lot of angry e-mails from people who write to me: ‘Steve Jobs must be turning in his grave,’” she said.