Dog gps trackers

[KJM]

Anybody use these? What are some good brands reasonably priced? I lost my 2 dogs in the woods today! hoping to find them tomorrow.

 

[topgun3690]

Can't answer your question, but I hope you find your dogs soon.

 

[aspeck]

I am no help either, but I ado hope you find the pups soon!

 

[KJM]

Both dogs were found today thankfully! I'm still wondering about gps trackers.....

 

[Scott Danforth]

check the hunting group forums. something like the duck guys or coon hunters. I would not trust many of the reviews on Amazon.

most are looking for dogs escaping their home (urban environments), not out wandering the woods. here is a list from PC magazine. https://www.pcmag.com/picks/the-best-pet-trackers-and-gps-dog-collars

you will need true GPS tracking and you may need a subscription.

 

[tphoyt]

Glad you found the pups. Mine refuses to get off the couch so I have no worries.
I was thinking a hunting group or forum as well.
Probably be a good place to start anyway.
Best

 

[KJM]

The ones that use a gps collar with an hand held devise are $1000 plus! My brother has them for his dogs. I settled on one called "tracki" it does need cell phone coverage to work and a subscription but the devices were fairly cheap so I figured I'd give them a try and if they don't work I can cancel the subscription and am out less then $100. I'm still working on convincing my wife on the need for a kicker for my boat, so I don't dare tell her I also want $1500 or so for dog collars. They would need a tracking device to find my body!

 

[Scott Danforth]

Buy a paddle for the boat, buy the wife flowers, take care of the pups, keep the wife happy

 

[ScottinAZ]

The ones that use a gps collar with an hand held devise are $1000 plus! My brother has them for his dogs. I settled on one called "tracki" it does need cell phone coverage to work and a subscription but the devices were fairly cheap so I figured I'd give them a try and if they don't work I can cancel the subscription and am out less then $100. I'm still working on convincing my wife on the need for a kicker for my boat, so I don't dare tell her I also want $1500 or so for dog collars. They would need a tracking device to find my body!

If I spent $1500 on a tracking device for the dogs, they would be found with my body, probably implanted in a posterior orifice..... but one would see how well the trackers worked......

 

[redneck joe]

make sure they are chipped and for cheap you can get custom collars with their name and your phone on them.

 

[KJM]

make sure they are chipped and for cheap you can get custom collars with their name and your phone on them.

I have the collars, thats how I got them, somebody phoned after they found them in their yard. I have trackers for them when I let them out in the woods so hopefully that will do the job!

 

[redneck joe]

good deal. I see soooo many facebook posts about lost or found dogs and while chips work that can be tough for some people to get to a vet to do that. phone call is way easier (and quicker).

 

[FLATHEAD]

good deal. I see soooo many facebook posts about lost or found dogs and while chips work that can be tough for some people to get to a vet to do that. phone call is way easier (and quicker).

Yes, you can go to a pet store and use the machine to make a tag with dogs name and a phone number, address as well. My dogs have them. I suspect that a lot of found dogs were dumped off, unfortunately.

 

[KJM]

Yes, you can go to a pet store and use the machine to make a tag with dogs name and a phone number, address as well. My dogs have them. I suspect that a lot of found dogs were dumped off, unfortunately.

Likely if you were going to dump a dog off you would be smart enough to take the tag off, but then again, maybe not!

 

[garbageguy]

Good to hear your pups are back. My son goes thru this with dogs that have roamed-off in the woods. If you're still looking I can find out what collars he got

 

[KJM]

Good to hear your pups are back. My son goes thru this with dogs that have roamed-off in the woods. If you're still looking I can find out what collars he got

Thanks, but I now have gps trackers that I attach whenever I take them out. They work pretty good. Look at my cell phone and I can tell where they have been within the last few minutes. Now if I could just get the pup to figure out WHY he is in the woods in the first place, as in chasing rabbits!

 

[redneck joe]

Yes, you can go to a pet store and use the machine to make a tag with dogs name and a phone number, address as well. My dogs have them. I suspect that a lot of found dogs were dumped off, unfortunately.

our dogs chew the tags off so we had to get the collars

 

[redneck joe]

.....Thanks, but I now have gps trackers that I attach whenever I take them out. They work pretty good. Look at my cell phone and I can tell where they have been within the last few minutes. Now if I could just get the pup to figure out WHY he is in the woods in the first place, as in chasing rabbits!

I remember dad saying the same thing 40 years ago behind our bird dogs.

 

[KJM]

our dogs chew the tags off so we had to get the collars

Funny you should say that. My dogs ate their first collars and left the tags!

 

[KJM]

I remember dad saying the same thing 40 years ago behind our bird dogs.

Yeah it takes a lot of patience training a pup, but its worth it when they finally get the hang of it. My brother has 3 pups he is trying to get going after rabbits and he posted me a pic yesterday of three of them standing side by side in the wood looking at him wagging their tales, the caption read: "let the frustration, I mean training begin."