GPS Dog tracker

[HTP99]

After Barry doing a dissapearing act yesterday for an hour when out with the wife and something similar happening to Daphne just before Christmas, both myself and the wife have been discussing GPS trackers for them both, something that we can check on our phones, I'm also curious to find out how far they actually walk/run when we are out; a walk may be 4 or 5 miles but with them both darting off and running back and forth, I'd love to know the kind of mileage that they are both doing.

So with the above in mind, what are people's experiences with dog GPS trackers and can anyone recommend any?

Thanks.

[HTP99]

GetCarter said:

I have one on Bertie (seen on the pic below... he's a big lad, so scale it up!)

Mine is with https://www.podtrackers.com/

Good points... it works when it works.
Can access the 'track' from any computer, mobile, ipad etc... with the login details.
It's better than nothing!

Bad... Battery lasts about 32 hours (not 6 days as they say), ... but you get 2 rechargeable batteries - have to change 4 or 5 times a week.
You need GPS (good view of the sky) and a mobile signal (where the dog is) for it to work.

Edited by GetCarter on Tuesday 16th January 18:01

Thanks, the problem we are coming up against when looking is the size of the trackers; both Barry and Daphne are small, very small, decent trackers tend to be on the large side, well too large for them.

The other is cellular coverage, we tend to walk in very wooded areas, (Surrey is very woody) cellular coverage is crap in wooded areas.

Both times the dogs have gone missing, it's been later in the day and getting dark, maybe they get disorientated with the low and decreasing light and eventual darkness, hence they get lost.

When Barry went missing on Saturday it was pitch black when he was found and he'd only been gone an hour; he happened across some others out with their dogs and practically threw himself at them and was clearly distressed, similar with Daphne; fading light. Perhaps we just need to be mindful of the time of day when out with them.