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GPS Tracker for Dogs
A collar clip-on that shows a bolting scent hound's live location on your phone, worth having before the day a nose-driven dog goes under a fence.
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Our take
A beagle follows its nose first and its owner second, which is exactly the combination that leads a scent hound under a gap in a fence or over a low spot in a hedge before anyone notices it is gone. This clips onto any existing collar and reports live location to a phone app, plus a virtual-boundary alert the moment the dog crosses a line you set around the yard, so a nose-led disappearance turns into a five-minute retrieval instead of hours of calling and driving around. It runs on an ongoing data subscription for the live tracking, which is worth knowing before you buy, it is not a one-off cost.
Good to know
- Clips onto any existing collar
- Live GPS location in a phone app
- Virtual boundary escape alerts
- Requires an ongoing data subscription
Who it is for
- Scent hounds and other dogs prone to bolting on a trail
- Homes with an imperfect fence or gate a determined nose can find its way around
Who should skip it
- Anyone unwilling to pay the ongoing subscription for live tracking
- Dogs that never leave a securely fenced yard unsupervised
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