Pet Tracker

[grouseking]

This looks pretty interesting, and in light of what just happened with that dog who wandered off into the Sandwich Range Wilderness, it could definitely be very useful. Anything related to GPS interests me, so I'd be a sucker to buy it if I had a pet.

http://www.pettracker.com/

 

[nartreb]

The website stubbornly refuses to divulge any useful information, but there are some clues that the uplink is via a cellular network. Notably, there's a "coverage map" that shows significant gaps in in places like the Presidential Range and the Adirondacks.

 

[DougPaul]

Garmin sells what appears to be a similar product (GTU 10, https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=209&pID=67686) using the cellphone system to report the pet's location. Obviously, any tracker that relies on the cellphone system is of limited use in the hills.

They also sell a product for tracking hunting dogs (Astro 220, https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=209&pID=8576) which uses MURS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-Use_Radio_Service) radio (151, 154 MHZ) to send the location from a remote to a GPS-like receiver. This might only have a range of a mile or less in heavy cover, but even a fraction of a mile would make finding a lost dog much easier. This would be more appropriate for tracking a hiking dog.

I have no experience with either product.

Doug

 

[una_dogger]

http://www.gpsreview.net/global-pet-finder-gps-for-pets/

This one has been out for about 6 years...I've never given serious consideration to owning one (cost vs need) but I can see how they could help in situations such as the one Kamala faced.

I wonder if Police/Military Dogs wear them?

 

[DougPaul]

http://www.gpsreview.net/global-pet-finder-gps-for-pets/

This one has been out for about 6 years...I've never given serious consideration to owning one (cost vs need) but I can see how they could help in situations such as the one Kamala faced.

This system reports the pet's location via the internet and thus almost certainly uses the cellphone system. See my earlier comments.

Doug

 

[Maddy]

Just saw this one on the news today.

http://www.spotlightgps.com/tracking.aspx

I don't think I will need to invest in any of these with Molly. She has a "guerilla glue" problem. I can't pry her off me. She's closer than my own shadow! It's a Bernese Mountain Dog thing. Bernie was the same way.

 

[una_dogger]

Just saw this one on the news today.

http://www.spotlightgps.com/tracking.aspx

I don't think I will need to invest in any of these with Molly. She has a "guerilla glue" problem. I can't pry her off me. She's closer than my own shadow! It's a Bernese Mountain Dog thing. Bernie was the same way.

Also an Aussie thing......if I lost one of my dogs it would be because they were stolen. Actually, Terra *did* find a hole in our fence (now repaired) when she was home with Michael one afternoon and patrolled the neighborhood for a short while -- worst train ride home ever for me until he called to say he had her safe and sound!!!! I can't imagine what Kamala's peeps went through. :-(