What Dog Experiment

What Dog Experiment

A Microsoft Garage Project

31 ratings
51 reviews

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Released
February 11, 2016
Updated
August 22, 2019
What Dog Experiment screenshot #1 for iPhone
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About

This experimental project allowed users to search for dog breeds using images. While the experiment has concluded, its functionality is now integrated into Bing Visual Search.

βœ“Image-based dog breed search
βœ“Experimental project
βœ“Integrated into Bing Visual Search
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What users say about What Dog Experiment

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What's New in What Dog Experiment

1.5.2

August 22, 2019

This version removes all functionality and provides a link to the new Bing Visual Search landing page for dog searches.

User reviews

Still up for download and doesn’t work

Still up for download and doesn’t work

Why?

I really liked this app but now they shut it down for no reason and the link they provide doesn’t give humans their dog persona. Pathetic. Screw you bing.

Don’t waste your time

Why is this still available to download when β€œthe experiment has ended”

Why is this app still here?

The app links to a Bing search page, so don’t waste your time downloading it.

Sad to see it go.

;(

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User experience

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Reported Bugs

92 issues

Still up for download and doesn’t work

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Link doesn’t give humans their dog persona

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The experiment has ended

Bug

App links to a Bing search page

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Works good on humans though

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Not accurate at all

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I didn’t get to do anything

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The web version does not work on photos of people

Bug

Errors are to be expected with new technology

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Gives me a different breed

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It didn’t even look like her

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It gave me two breeds for the same thing again

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The app is not accurate at all

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It took a while for it to get my dogs breed

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Tried it with a few photos that weren’t actually dogs and it still gave me some results and sometimes it didn’t

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Some of the info is wrong

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Had some glitching in the start that prevented me From choosing a photo

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Different pics of him came up with different results

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It called a JRT a Pointer

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Called a staffie a Bull Terrier

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Doesn’t work!

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It said, β€œIt is not a dog.β€œ

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It said 60% or so that it was a Miniature Pincher

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It still came up with Min Pin

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It just loads and loads and loads

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None of the readings were accurate

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It doesn't work AT ALL

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It just sits there and you can't access or take pictures

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4 pictures of the same Rhodesian ridgeback I own all net different answers

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She went from miniature pinscher to Rhodesian to basenji and finished off with the app telling me she's not even a dog

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It wouldn't access my camera or open at all

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Still doesn't work

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All I can access is the list of dog breeds

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The app wouldn't work on my phone

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No response except for a sound effect of pushing the button

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Needs an update for iOS 10

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My iPhone 5 is just having a rough time with it

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Last update was before IOS 10 or even years ago

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Doesn't always correctly identify my chocolate lab

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It does usually at least list it in the top three options or so

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It's not 100% accurate

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It gives you different answers often

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App needs learning

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Funny to see it guess a rat terrier is a blue tick coon hound or call an English pointer a chihuahua

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Multiple photos of same dog has different results

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Not gotten even one of many correct

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Description of the American Staffordshire terrier and the Staffordshire bull terriers

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My golden retriever, one of the most recognizable dogs, wasn't even recognized!

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Marked every single person I've tried it on as one dog or another

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Said my other golden retriever mix was a hound

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Potatoes will still be considered pomeranians

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Correctly named our Labrador

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A little more issue placing the more anatomically correct stuffed animals

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First guessed that it was 99% sure he was a Leonberger

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There should be something that can identify the pictures you already used and utilize them to improve the accuracy

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I tried 10 different pictures to match my husky/wolf/German shepherd

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Instead I get 1 100% match to a chihuahua, 3 90% to a Pembroke welsh corgi, 2 border collies, 1 match to a shiba inu, 2 matches for a husky and 1 match to a German shepherd

Bug

Cute for younger kids to play with

Bug

FAR from being accurate

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Could see how the app got my mixed breed dogs wrong

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Showed an obvious picture of my chihuahua it said it was a beagle

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Showed a picture of my cat it said it was a basset hound

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It pegged her as human every time

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Recognized the cats, too, unless the lighting and framing was bad

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Sad it didn't have my American Bulldog Performance- or Scott-type dog, but too bad

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Identified my dogs as AmStaff with a scary description

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It pinpointed it!

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Uploaded multiple photos of my golden retriever and it was able to properly identify him no problem

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Tried my friend's Sussex spaniel it didn't get it right even once

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The closest it has come is cocker spaniel

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Accurately identified quite a few photos that I presumed would have been misidentified as different breeds

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Isn't always accurate

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The first pic I did of my 10lb mini long hair Docksin came up as a Brittney

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Tried a better pic and then it gave me a Docksin

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Tried it on my Aussi and it guessed right the first time

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Tied my cat and it told me nice try!

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It struggles if the dog's face isn't right-side-up

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Needs to be a clean shot from the front or a profile of the face

Bug

Correctly picked the breed of both of my dogs

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Figured me for a Labrador retriever

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Able to trip it up with a photo of my cat

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Not always accurate

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Not once did it get her right

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She got matched as an Italian greyhound, a collie, a Boston terrier, and a Great Dane

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None of these are similar to her build

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Very flawed software

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Most of them came up with Tibetan Spaniel or Chihuahua

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Got it right

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Called me out on it saying it was not a dog but a cat

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Arctic fox, it said it was a Samoyed

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Dingo, it said it was a Sheba Inu

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Got my bosses white lab right

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Requested Features

9 requests

Bring back the app

Feature

Update the app

Feature

Allow viewers to send in photos with real breed identified to help app learn

Feature

Add more breeds

Feature

Possibility for mixed breeds

Feature

Allow reporting correct results

Feature

Improve accuracy

Feature

Recognize bodily structure and different poses

Feature

Dark mode option

Feature

FAQ

What did the What Dog experiment do?

The What Dog experiment was a project that allowed users to upload an image of a dog and identify its breed. It utilized image recognition technology to provide breed suggestions.

Is the What Dog app still available?

No, the What Dog experiment has ended. The functionality for searching dog types by image has been integrated into Bing Visual Search, which can be accessed via a provided URL.

Where can I find the dog breed identification feature now?

You can now find the dog breed identification feature as a native part of Bing Visual Search. The direct link provided is https://www.bing.com/visualsearch/microsoft/whatdog.

Is there a cost to use this feature?

The What Dog experiment was a free project. The integrated feature within Bing Visual Search is also available for free to users.