Maybe don’t play Pokemon Go while you’re walking the dog: New York dog trainers and vets weigh in

Dog owners are recruiting their dogs to hunt for Pokemon with them. Photo via Twitter @CooperDowell On Tuesday, an animal shelter in Muncie, Indiana put out a Facebook ad calling for Pokemon Go players to volunteer walk their shelter dogs, which has since gone viral. The shelter director Paul Peckinpaugh got the idea after seeing hordes of folks out and about all over the city chasing Pokesmon. “It would be great if every one of those individuals had our dogs with them,” he told the Huffington Post. On the one hand, it makes sense to merge the two — dog walking and Pokemon hunting. If Pokemon Go players are logging so many steps on the hunt for Pikachu anyway, why not give them something real to accomplish while they’re at it, like contributing to the greater good by getting a shelter dog some exercise? Dog owners who play Pokemon Go are constantly bragging on… Read More

Maybe don’t play Pokemon Go while you’re walking the dog: New York dog trainers and vets weigh in : Brokelyn