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I guess we'll need to download some custom ring tones, too.

You know I laughed at that at first, but after a little more thought, that might be a useful training tool. Might be handy to be able to "whisper in your dogs' ear" at a distance.

For the pet that has everything. That is hysterical, but I have to admit… being a gadget hoarder… I love it. The only thing it is missing is a little stim if the dog doesn’t come back.

With a GPS enabled system, it would be worth the $400 in case of a lost or stolen dog. And if it came with the little web camera, imagine the possibilities. Not likely that anyone could close enough to steal my dogs, but I want one too. I wonder if there will be a monthly service charge? And how many times can you call your dog's cell to check up on him? Gotta make sure they're not having wild dog parties while you are at work. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

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Gotta make sure they're not having wild dog parties while you are at work.

ROFL...

And the webcam… would be an excellent touch. Especially if you were traveling and had to board your dog… the “Doggy Cam”

`Why did i even open this thread??
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Unfortunately the thing that I would like to see is not avaible for less than 1K which is a GPS (with a GOOD antenna for in the woods) that stores a track log forupload to computer AND either sends out coordinates by radio or allows you to retrieve them by phone. I have seen some in development but nothing reasonable that meets the needs of hunters and SAR folks.

For now it is the Garmin foretrex on the harness.....

I dread the day my dogs runs a deer (we have trained against that) but had a team member loose his dog for a day. He was an old coon hound hunter and he just left his coat on the ground and came back for her the next day. That would kill me..............and radio collars / tranceivers are bulky and expensive too....

Thanks alot for posting this here... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />my dog checked his email and the Web Board while I was out for coffee, and now he won't stop talking about "what a great Christmas gift" his new cell phone would be. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

What exactly does this thing do other than allow you to talk to your dog over the phone? Yeah it says that there is a button to push that someone can use to call you if they find your dog. I Hate to break it to them but there have been brass plates with phone numbers for that very purpose as long and longer than I have been alive. And brass plates dont have batteries to run out, and it does'nt matter if they get wet. What a worthless peice of junk. They say it has GPS but it has no functions that use GPS. I guess by GPS they mean Great Piece of S***.

Nancy........You are right. It would be great to have a Good GPS tracking system that would actually be usefull to hunter and other working-dog owners. While the current radio tracking systems are great, they are limited by range and terrain. If they had a GPS, would'nt there be no limits as to how far you could track the animals? If you are worried about lossing a dog, you should get you some of the good brass plates that can be put on collars. I am not talking about the ones that come from the vet that fall off. I am talking about the ones are riveted to the collar and have your full Name and Phone number ingraved on them. And it always helps to leave something with you scent on it (like a coat or gloves, or hat) where you turned the dog loose or where you last saw it. I cant tell you how many times we have lost dogs while hunting, and leave a coat and they will be laying on your coat when you come back. We lost a dog for 9 days one time and we figure the worst. That 9th day we got a call. Some one had found her and saw the number on the collar. Its a cheap investment and definatly worth it if there is a chance in loosing your dog. The biggest thing is not to panic if you loose your dog. Most people go tromping all around the woods and the only thing they do is thier scent every where, which only confuses the dog. The best thing to do is go to where you last saw the dog and wait for it to come back. Almost all of the time they will come back to the spot where they last saw you unless they have been hurt some how. A dog will rarely get lost in the woods and not be able to find its way back. This will only happen if it crosses a river, major road or rail road tracks. there is something about railroad tracks that messes with dogs.

Wayon