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Meet Big Red Bark Chat: Your Clinic’s New Canine Companion!

Give your practice a powerful, science-backed sidekick—Big Red Bark Chat, a new generative AI chatbot from the Cornell Richard P. Riney Canine Health Center, part of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine. It’s here to support veterinary teams and pet owners 24/7 with trusted canine health content and the latest animal health research.

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Trusted Info, Instantly

Answers to common canine health questions, pulled from Cornell-vetted content and veterinary science.

  • Client-Friendly Access: Makes it easy for pet owners to learn more before or after a visit—without hitting up Dr. Google.
  • Time-Saver for Your Team: Frees up your phone lines and front desk by handling FAQs, while clinicians get instant access to current research.
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Built by Cornell Vet Experts

From the same people advancing veterinary research and canine wellness around the world. 

Big Red Bark Chat pulls from several vetted data sources from Cornell including: 

  • Riney Canine Health Center articles-  health information developed for and found across the Riney Canine Health Center website to deliver the public with the latest vetted canine health resources 
  • The Cornell Consultant – a highly sourced veterinary reference database curated by Cornell researchers, which compiles information from peer-reviewed journals, making this tool a trusted friend to our veterinary professionals as well as the canine loving public
  • The latest teachings from Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Course materials 
  • eClinPath – a Cornell resource for veterinary clinical pathology 

How to use it

  • Big Red Bark Chat is free and does not require you to sign-up. Simply click here to try it out.

  • To make this resource more accessible, and to drive your clients to your website to use it, we've created easy instructions to embed it on your practice website. To receive information on how to do so, just fill out the form at the top of the page. 

     

    This project, developed in collaboration with the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Generative AI Innovation Center, aligns with the Cornell Richard P. Riney Canine Health Center’s mission—to make canine health research more accessible, relatable, and actionable for dog owners, veterinarians, and researchers alike.

“Big Red Bark Chat is transforming how we share our expertise with the public, we see tremendous potential for this tool to support pet owners, veterinary students, practitioners in remote areas, and animal welfare organizations around the world.”

– Dr. Rory Todhunter, Director Riney Canine Health Center