Built in public — iOS beta soon

This is Lulu.

She's a twelve-pound toy Aussie. Last summer she broke her leg chasing a chicken. The vet set her up, the cast came off, and she came back — but something felt off. Her stride was shorter on one side. She tired faster on familiar loops.

We built BarkPace so we'd actually know when she's back to herself. And so she performs at her best, every run.

Get early access
Free during beta. iOS 17+. Works with any Apple Watch Series 4 or later.
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Lulu, outdoor, portrait-ish (4:5)
Post-recovery, happy, full-body
or a tight portrait that feels editorial
Last run
1.8 mi · 22:14
Symmetry 94
Balanced
The chase

What a twelve-pound dog can do to a chicken. And what a chicken can do to a twelve-pound dog.

This is the part that makes everyone wince. It's also the part that made us stop guessing and start measuring.

The chicken got away. The leg did not. Six weeks in a splint, then a long quiet comeback.
August 2025
The chase.

Full sprint into a flock. One wrong landing. A small dog, a big injury — left tibia fracture.

Sept — Oct 2025
The quiet part.

Six weeks splinted. Short leashed walks. Stairs banned. No idea, day to day, if she was recovering evenly.

Spring 2026
The comeback.

Back on the trails. But her right stride was 11% shorter than her left — something you only find if you can measure it.

What it tracks

Four things we wished we had for Lulu.

Gait symmetry

Left-right balance, measured every stride.

The accelerometer on the Watch catches what the eye can't. A symmetry score from 0 to 100, tracked across every run, so you know when she's actually back — not just when she looks like it.

94/100
Last month — 11% asymmetric
Today — within 3% of her baseline. Her stride is back. The data said so before she did.
Route + elevation

Every trail, every loop.

GPS from the Watch records the full path, with elevation. Replay it on a map later. Spot where she slowed, where she sprinted.

1.8 mi
Distance
22:14
Duration
+84 ft
Climb
Pace over time

How she actually ran.

Pace curve across each mile. Smoothed, honest, and easy to scan at a glance.

12:20
Avg pace /mi
9:14
Fastest mile
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Lulu with Apple Watch strapped to collar
(square crop — shot close, watch face visible)
How it works

An old Apple Watch. A dog collar. That's it.

Instead of buying another tracker with another subscription, repurpose the Watch you already replaced. Strap it on. Start a session from your phone. Get everything she did.

  1. 01
    Pair any Apple Watch — Series 4 or later. Turn off wrist detection. That's the only setup trick.
  2. 02
    Strap it to her collar. Any small-watch collar mount works. We use a $14 one from Amazon.
  3. 03
    Tap Start. The Watch records accelerometer and GPS. When you get back, BarkPace pulls it in.
Early access

Be on the list when
BarkPace ships.

We're bringing in a small group of early users first — people who run with their dogs, people coming back from a recovery, people who like looking at data. If that's you, drop your email.

No spam, no newsletter. One email when we let you in.
You're in. We'll be in touch from laura@meansalot.com.