The Heyrex Story

The hero of the Heyrex story is David Gibson, a tireless innovator, inventor and dog lover. David adored his two Cairn terriers, Harry and Becky. But he was also very busy, and worried that his terriers weren’t getting the attention they deserved.

In the spring of 2004, while walking Harry and Becky, the teeth of an idea began to nip at David’s mind. David believed that, while dogs can’t speak, they communicate through their actions and their behavior. By recording and analyzing those actions and behavior, he thought, he’d have the solution to understanding their needs.

His idea would change the way dogs communicate with their owners. Not only would it help build a closer bond between dogs and humans, it also had the potential to identify a number of medical and psychological conditions that could otherwise go undetected.

So David set to work. For three years he worked furiously, developing a wireless monitor that could record a dog’s daily activity, transmit the data wirelessly and interpret it through a set of complex algorithms.

At last David had a working prototype. He called it Heyrex. Early units were trialled in homes and animal hospitals with great success. At the same time, an independent trial in the UK proved that Heyrex was highly accurate.

It was a victory for Heyrex, now a faithful team. But David was fighting another battle. Tragically, he passed away in late 2011, never to see his invention reach the market.

Heyrex remains true to David’s innovative spirit and continues to develop his legacy, his vision to improve the lives of our canine companions. We hope that you and your dog will join us on this exciting adventure.

The Heyrex Team