We're Vets. We Built This Because We Had To.
Too many dogs were arriving at our clinics with advanced joint disease that could have been caught months earlier. We decided to change that.
The Moment That Started It All
As veterinary surgeons, we spent years on the front line of canine mobility care and pain management. We saw the same pattern play out hundreds of times: a devoted owner brings their dog in, and we have to deliver the news that their dog has significant joint disease. The response was almost always the same.
"But I had no idea. They seemed fine."
And they weren't wrong. Dogs are evolutionarily hardwired to mask pain. The changes happen so gradually that even the most attentive owner — someone who sees their dog every single day — simply cannot detect them. By the time a limp becomes visible, months of progressive damage have already occurred.
We realised the problem wasn't negligent owners or inadequate vets. It was a systemic gap: the months between appointments where problems develop silently, with no way to track what's changing. We initially built a tool to help our own patients and clients. It became clear very quickly that every dog owner and canine professional deserved access to it.
"We kept hearing the same thing: 'I wish I'd known sooner.' So we built a way to know sooner."
The Problem We Set Out to Solve
Traditional lameness detection is fundamentally limited. The research confirms what we saw in practice every day.
Dogs instinctively hide pain — it's a survival mechanism. A single clinical assessment gives your vet a brief snapshot of a constantly changing picture, often with a stressed dog on an unfamiliar surface and no baseline for comparison.
Even among specialists, agreement on subtle lameness is poor. Visual assessment alone misses the majority of measurable gait abnormalities. And because owners see their dog every day, gradual changes are essentially invisible.
The only reliable way to detect early mobility problems is to measure change over time — objectively, consistently, and in an environment where your dog moves naturally.
Your Dog Is Their Own Baseline
Every dog moves differently — breed, age, build, personality. Comparing your Labrador to a "normal dog" is meaningless. The only comparison that matters is your dog today versus your dog last month.
PAWSCHECK uses precision gait analysis to track subtle changes in your dog's movement over time. A short smartphone video, recorded at home where your dog walks naturally, gives us the data we need. Our system maps skeletal structure, measures joint angles, stride length, and weight distribution frame by frame — then compares everything to your dog's own history.
It's the difference between a single photograph and a time-lapse. One tells you what things look like right now. The other reveals change that would otherwise be invisible.
Track Change, Not Snapshots
Longitudinal comparison catches what single assessments miss. We track the trend line, not isolated moments.
Vet-Reviewed, Always
Every report is reviewed by a UK RCVS-licensed veterinary surgeon. Technology supports clinical judgement — it doesn't replace it.
Your Home, Your Dog
Assess in a familiar environment where your dog moves naturally, not a stressful clinic with unfamiliar surfaces.
Built by Vets, for Everyone on Team Dog
PAWSCHECK wasn't built by a tech company that hired a vet consultant. It was created by qualified veterinary surgeons with hands-on experience in canine orthopaedics, gait analysis, and pain management — vets who identified limitations in lameness detection and early osteoarthritis diagnosis that were affecting canine welfare and family life every day.
We built the tool we wished we'd had for our own patients. Today, PAWSCHECK is used by dog owners and canine professionals who want objective, trackable insight into mobility health.
PAWSCHECK is developed by Concierge Vet LTD, a UK veterinary technology company.
What We Stand For
Dogs First, Always
Every decision starts with one question: is this better for the dog? Not the investor, not the metric, not the roadmap. The dog.
Science Over Marketing
We cite our sources. Our technology is built on peer-reviewed research. If the evidence doesn't support it, we don't claim it.
Accessible to All
Advanced health monitoring shouldn't be reserved for specialist clinics. We built PAWSCHECK so every owner can track what matters.
Your Dog Can't Tell You. We Can Help You See.
Start tracking your dog's mobility health today.