On the weekend of 7 and 8 November we took part in Canicross El Figaró for the first time. We gave the organisers a hand setting up and taking down, introduced Snifr during bib collection and prepared a challenge for the 3 km walk. Above all, we got to hear what caught the interest of people discovering the app for the first time.
A stop between registration and the vet check
On Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning, the organisers made room for us between the registration desk and the vet check. While you collected your bibs, we introduced Snifr in a few minutes and explained how the walk challenge worked.
We showed you some of the things you can do with the app day to day: record walks, find places where dogs are welcome, check alerts shared by other people and meet others to go walking with.
The map and the walk challenge
On Sunday we were also at the stand, next to the physiotherapy point. We set up the “where are you from?” map with a very simple question: “Where have you come from?”. With a pin, you could mark your county. That’s also where we handed out the reward to everyone who had completed the walk challenge on Snifr.
What you told us when you tried Snifr
“Finally, an app made for my dogs.” That’s what one of the people we met at El Figaró told us. They were most interested in the map and the alerts, and the chance to find the odd discount also seemed like a nice extra.
Another participant went through every step of setting up the app with us. They then recorded the 3 km walk with Snifr, completed the challenge and picked up their reward at the stand. Being with them from the very start helped us see which steps we can simplify so it’s easier to start using the app.
We also chatted with people who organise other races and walks with dogs. We’re taking one question with us to the next events: how can we design an activity that fits the different ways people take part?
From El Figaró to your next walk
Thank you to the organisers and volunteers for welcoming us, and to everyone who stopped to get to know Snifr, put a pin on the map or told us what their walks are like.
If you’d like to save the route of your next outing with your dog, here’s how to get started.
