Behavior Tracking is a first-of-its-kind feature that uses advanced motion modeling to detect patterns in your dog's behaviors, such as activity, sleeping, barking, licking, scratching, eating, and drinking. These patterns give you important information about your dog's wellness.
These insights live in the Health Tab of the Fi App if you have the Fi Series 3+ or Fi Mini.
Reading Behaviors in the App
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Getting the Most Accurate Insights
Getting the Most Accurate Insights
To get the most accurate health and activity insights in the Fi App, follow these best practices:
- Stay up to date: Make sure you are running the latest version of the Fi App.
- Maintain a strong connection: Behavior Tracking works best when your tracker is connected to the Fi App via Bluetooth, to a known Wi-Fi network, or to a nearby Charging Base if you have a Fi Series 3+. To check what your tracker is connected to, visit the View Current Tracker Connection article.
- Position the tracker correctly: For the most accurate insights, wear the tracker with the Fi logo upright and facing forward.
What to Expect
Keep these points in mind as your dog's behavior insights build up:
- More wear means more accuracy: The longer your dog consistently wears their tracker, the more precise and personalized their behavior insights become.
- Behavior data updates with connection: Behavior Tracking insights are sent only when the tracker is connected to your phone, Wi-Fi, or a Charging Base. This means your dog must also be within a Safe Zone for insights to update. You may notice a delay in updates.
- Active Movement Focus: During walks, only step counts are recorded. Behaviors such as scratching or licking aren't captured during active movement; this can include car rides.
Behaviors Screen
The Behaviors screen is the first page you see when you tap Health in the bottom navigation bar of the Fi App.
This screen shows your dog's behavior trends on Behavior Cards, including rest, activity, barking, eating, drinking, and licking. Scroll to view more behaviors.
To change the time range, tap Today in the upper-right corner. You can filter by Today, Last 7 Days, or Last 28 Days.
Behavior Card
Each Behavior Card shows the name of the behavior and a timeline. The timeline uses a darker color to show when the behavior was tracked and for how long. A larger block can mean the behavior lasted longer or happened more often.
When available, you'll also see a trend percentage with an arrow. The arrow shows whether the behavior is increasing or decreasing over the selected time range of 24 hours, 7 days, or 28 days.
Behavior Summary
To view a Behavior Summary, tap the Behavior Card you want to explore.
The Behavior Summary screen shows how many times the behavior happened and how long it lasted.
Scroll down on the Behavior Summary screen to find the comparison.
The comparison shows your dog's behavior against the previous time period. You'll see how today's behavior compares to the same time yesterday. Colored areas show today, and gray areas show yesterday. The percentage and time difference show how much more or less your dog showed that behavior.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does the Fi tracker measure my dog's behaviors?
Your tracker has a built-in motion sensor called an accelerometer that picks up your dog's movements throughout the day. We trained proprietary machine learning models to recognize these movements on the Fi Series 3+ and Fi Mini.
How accurate are behavior insights?
Behavior insights get more accurate over time. Thanks to our adaptive learning technology, the longer your dog consistently wears their tracker, the more precise and personalized their insights become.
Why doesn't a behavior match what I saw?
A few things can affect what you see in the Fi App:
- Times and durations are approximate.
- Scratching your pet by hand can register as your pet scratching.
- Behaviors are not recorded during walks or car rides, when Fi focuses on steps and location tracking.
- Tracking only happens while your pet is wearing the tracker.
Does it track hydration or food intake?
No. Fi does not track the volume of food or water your dog takes in. The tracker can, however, surface behavior patterns such as increased drinking or reduced appetite.
Does Fi predict health problems?
Fi can help you stay ahead of potential concerns, but it does not diagnose medical conditions.
By monitoring changes in your dog's activity, rest, and behavior over time, Fi can flag unusual patterns that may be worth discussing with your veterinarian. Think of it as an extra layer of insight to help you make informed decisions about your dog's health.
My dog just barked. Why isn't it showing up in the Fi App?
Behavior Tracking data isn't uploaded in real time. Instead, your tracker syncs data when it connects to a Fi Base, your phone, or a saved Wi-Fi network. While connected, data syncs about once an hour, so new behavior can take up to 1 to 2 hours to appear in the Fi App.
My dog's at daycare or boarded. Will I get behavior data?
Behavior data is collected when the tracker is connected to the Fi App via Bluetooth, to a known Wi-Fi network, or to a nearby Charging Base. To prepare your tracker for daycare or boarding, visit the Fi Device Setup for Daycare or Boarding article.