# Smart Home-Connected Dog Collars 'Pup-eeze' Turns Dogs into a Node in One's Smart Home Landscape By Joey Haar | Published 2018-02-28 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pupeeze Smart home functionality is becoming all the more common for people around the world, but 'Pup-eeze' is a new device that's aiming to make it a normal part of life for dogs around the world as well. The [connected dog collar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halo-collar) turns consumers' pets into nodes in their [smart home](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-driven-pet-ecosystem) landscape, effectively allowing dogs to serve as a proxy for their owners' control over their home devices. Pup-eeze comes with functionality to control everything that a dog might need while their owner is away from home during the day. Thanks to the [smart collar](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/satellai-dog-collar), users can remotely turn their lights on and off, control the thermostat to keep dogs comfortable, and even turn on music or the television to give their dogs some company. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 90% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Pets](https://www.trendhunter.com/pets) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Smart-home Enabled Pet Accessories:** There is an opportunity for companies to create other smart home-enabled pet accessories beyond collars, such as feeding and watering stations or litter boxes. - **Pet Activity Tracking:** An innovation opportunity exists for companies to track and analyze pet activity for health and behavioral purposes, similar to human activity tracking. - **Personalized Pet Care:** As smart home technology continues to improve, there is an opportunity for personalized in-home pet care through the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning. ### Where This Applies - **Pet Care Industry:** The pet care industry could benefit from integrating smart home technology into their products, creating a new market for pet owners. - **Consumer Electronics Industry:** There is an opportunity for the consumer electronics industry to expand into pet devices, creating new revenue streams. - **Artificial Intelligence Industry:** As artificial intelligence technology continues to improve, there is a potential for its use in predicting and understanding pet behavior and needs. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Digital Canine Caretakers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pupfi.md) - [Connected Pet Care Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pingpong-pet-system.md) - [AI-Powered Dog Collars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/petpace-health-20.md) - [Biometric GPS Canine Collars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/invoxia-smart-dog-collar.md) - [AI-Powered Dog Collars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fi-series-3-plus.md) - [AI Canine Health Collars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cotons-ai-lifetrack-collar.md) - [Health-Monitoring Pet Houses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hommew-pet-house.md) - [Pet-Monitoring Activity Trackers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pawmate.md) - [AI-Driven Dog Collars](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aidriven-dog-collars.md)