Matt Lang wrote 07/28/2008 03:26 AM GPS Collar? #202985 - 07/28/2008 03:26 AM
Matt Lang Webboard User Reg: 07-11-2008 Posts: 291 Loc: Northern California Offline	Does anyone on here have any experience with GPS collars? Not the ones for hunting but the ones that track your dog if they get lost so you can find them. They are expensive and there are lots of different brands so I am just wondering how good they are. It seems like a good idea, but spending that much money means you want to get the right one from the start (and then hope you never have to use it!) Thanks -
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 07/28/2008 04:49 AM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Matt Lang ] #202988 - 07/28/2008 04:49 AM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	I never understood the point of them. Why would you need to GPS track your dog? Seems like a lot of money for nothing.
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Kori Bigge wrote 07/28/2008 07:19 AM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #202989 - 07/28/2008 07:19 AM
Kori Bigge Webboard User Reg: 10-08-2007 Posts: 611 Loc: Kansas Offline	There are people on this board whose dogs have been stolen. One even found the dogs ID tags laying on the ground where her dog had been. Anyone who steals a dog is going to take that GPS collar off. I don't know if the GPS could be worth having for a dog who just "got lost." I haven't looked at the cost, but personally I probably wouldn't buy them. Kodee got away from me once, and I am so paranoid about it happening again, that I don't think he could get lost if he tried. He's got ID tags, and is microchipped. I feel pretty comfortable that if he did get away, I'd find him. One thing they might be good for, though, is for someone who travels a lot. My husband was in the military, and we moved cross-country more than once. I got my cat microchipped, b/c I was terrified he'd get out of the car at a rest stop or something. A GPS might be great for that. But that's pretty expensive "peace-of-mind."
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Carol Boche wrote 07/28/2008 09:18 AM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Kori Bigge ] #202993 - 07/28/2008 09:18 AM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	I have three of them and use them on my search dogs. The only thing about a stolen pet would be that the individual that takes the dog would probably be smart enough to take the collar off at some point. Hopefully they would be dumb enough to take it off after they got the dog to their house. They do work wonderfully though, and I agree about the traveling part as as well. Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 07/28/2008 09:33 AM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Carol Boche ] #202996 - 07/28/2008 09:33 AM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	I can see benefit in SAR applications and other deployed type work. But I still don't get how someone can lose a dog.
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Debbie Bruce wrote 07/28/2008 10:11 AM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #202999 - 07/28/2008 10:11 AM
Debbie Bruce Webboard User Reg: 08-23-2007 Posts: 1196 Loc: Centralia, Missouri Offline	Quote: Mike J Schoonbrood I can see benefit in SAR applications and other deployed type work. But I still don't get how someone can lose a dog. It would be hard to loose a dog if you never let them out of out sight. Many people work their dogs in areas that have miles of uninhabited forest, scrub, or grassland. There are many times when baying hunting dogs cannot be heard because they are so far away. And some dogs don't bay when they track so they can be very close (within a mile) and you wouldn't know where they were. I have tried to keep up with little bitty hunting Beagles on foot and I can't do it. Add rough terrain and a bigger, wider ranging dog and you have just lost your dog. You can leave your coat for them to stay with, if they come back to the starting point, and hope they are there the next morning. GPS would be very nice.
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Carol Boche wrote 07/28/2008 10:20 AM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #203002 - 07/28/2008 10:20 AM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Quote: mike j schoonbrood I can see benefit in SAR applications and other deployed type work. But I still don't get how someone can lose a dog. Believe it or not, people in SAR lose dogs. IMHO, it happens when they allow the dog to range too far and then cannot call them back. Or the dog jumps some kind of prey and takes off after it and is far enough away from the handler that the dog just gives the furry finger. Jesea would do that when she was younger, but after a few minutes she would realize "mommy" was not there and she would come back. Depends on the relationship you have with your dog. Max got away from me once and like Debbie said, I put out my sweatshirt and a couple hours later found him laying on it looking really sheepish. I think the hound breeds are by far the most difficult as their nose takes over their brain and they "think" of nothing else until they want to. Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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Nancy Jocoy wrote 07/28/2008 11:16 AM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Carol Boche ] #203019 - 07/28/2008 11:16 AM
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Mike J Schoonbrood wrote 07/28/2008 12:32 PM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Carol Boche ] #203027 - 07/28/2008 12:32 PM
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005 Posts: 2784 Loc: Toronto, ON Offline	Carol, just to clarify, I was referring to not understanding how pets or average working dogs (sport dogs for example) get lost. If I am travelling, my dogs aren't far from me and they are secured. If I am home, even if my dogs were able to jump the fence, they'd likely sit at my back door barking to come inside rather than ending up a mile away. I can see how GPS would come in handy for dogs sent to work independently, but I'll bet most of the market is saturated by overly cautious pet owners that don't want to lose their dog. I would say the simpler solution is: Make sure the dog doesn't run out of the front door when you open it!?!??!
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Carol Boche wrote 07/28/2008 12:43 PM Re: GPS Collar? [Re: Mike J Schoonbrood ] #203032 - 07/28/2008 12:43 PM
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005 Posts: 4531 Loc: South Dakota, USA Offline	Quote: Mike J Schoonbrood Carol, just to clarify, I was referring to not understanding how pets or average working dogs (sport dogs for example) get lost. Gotcha..... Until The Tale of the Lioness is told, the Story will Always Glorfy the Hunter
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