Dogged Health

 "Everyone who works on this project, as well as the company's CEO, is available 24/7 and 365 days a year. I consider the fact that we were able to work with people as skilled, energized, professional and proactive as everyone as OSFGlobal Services has consistently proved to be a major component in our company's success. We at DoggedHealth feel utterly confident putting our technology needs in the hands of OSF's team. They go far and beyond to anticipate any problems before they occur and interact seamlessly with all members of the DoggedHealth team. They immediately respond to any need and not only do they tackle projects efficiently with an eye to detail, but they also have a keen understanding of our larger objectives”. Elizabeth Ross, CEO DoggedHealth

The Client

DoggedHealth is a New York based internet start-up, and it is now one of the most comprehensive and authoritative canine health and wellness sites on the Internet. It is both an information resource as well as a communityempowering users to make educated healthcare decisions for their dogs. All content is provided by a vet or, when appropriate, a certified trainer.

The Idea

The idea behind DoggedHealth is to provide dog lovers with competent and relevant information on the health and wellness of their pets. The website is organized into multiple sections, from diseases and nutrition, to first aid and advice on choosing a dog. In addition to this, a community is being developed for dog lovers, where they can upload pictures and videos, exchange ideas on forums and get more tips on dogs.

The Challenge

The main challenges behind this project appeared in relation to the Joomla! and KickApps technologies used. During the first two months of the online implementation of this website, the OSF Global Services team had to come up with flexible ways to integrate all the design in Joomla! Furthermore, for the Community section of DoggedHealth, our team of professionals had to customize KickApps to fit with the applications that the website wanted to provide to its users.

The Solution

The OSF Global Services team worked for two months to implement the website online, and make sure it ran smoothly. Changes were made rapidly, making DoggedHealth very user friendly and all the information very accessible. After the website was functioning online, at our client’s request, our team came up with new ideas and implemented new functionalities. The most important of these is the Diagnostic DogSM - the profile of a dog, segmented into the main body parts, which the users can click on to bring up relevant symptoms and/or diseases associated with the specific body part. In the first development phase of this application, users could only find information on diseases associated with the body part on which they had clicked. Now they can also search by symptoms and multiple body parts thanks to the complex algorithm introduced by the OSF Global Services programmers to allow user to get better, more comprehensive information.

Technologies

•    Joomla!
•    KickApps

The Results

DoggedHealth has been growing by an average of almost 25% over each of the past several months. Numerous of these visitors are also registered users and members of the Community section of the website. DoggedHealth continues to grow into becoming one of the leading online canine lovers’ communities.