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Inspired by Rico the Dog Rescue thread from the OT. GPS dog collar recommendations.
Posted on 11/4/22 at 8:34 pm
Posted on 11/4/22 at 8:34 pm
Link for reference. Reading that thread will brighten your day. Looking for recommendations on a GPS tracking collar or attachment for my lab. I've been saying I was going to pull the trigger and after following that thread, it pushed me over the edge. I've looked at the Tractive, Findster and the Fi series. The yearly subscription for LTE Cellular service for the GPS is not a problem. I'm not too interested in a training collar or the Air Tag/WiFi-Bluetooth only systems as they only work where those systems are available. Appreciate your recommendations.
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Posted on 11/4/22 at 9:15 pm to Fraid Knot
I have never used the gps tracking collars, but I use Garmin for all of my collars and GPSes. Surely there is a collar that syncs with one of their GPSes that could double as a regular GPS.
Posted on 11/5/22 at 12:44 am to Fraid Knot
My dogs have Fi collars they work great.
Posted on 11/5/22 at 6:10 am to Fraid Knot
I have/ had tractive for my dogs. Mixed feelings.
The way it attaches to the collar is complete BS, it's just a rubber band basically. My dogs go into the woods and it rips off. I bought a 3D printed carrier for it on Etsy, my dog lost it in the woods within 8 hours. I have the free replacement deal for the tracker but it's a pain in the arse.
As far as service, I live in an area with somewhat spotty service and areas with good service. Half the time the collar does not connect, and by the time it does, here comes my dog out of the woods. I do not recommend these cheap trackers. It doesn't even give peace of mind.
Waiting until it cools off to go hunt these 2 down. I'm not tigerdad
I've started looking at spoton and halo which seems to get better reviews, and a lot more functionality. It has the ability to set up virtual fences to keep them within a zone.
I know a lot on this board have them, a GSP can cover some ground in a hurry. I need to know where he is
ETA: couple more screenshots. I can assure you Boudreauxs big arse don't go across the pond
The activity tracker portion is cool with local leaderboards. Battery life is horrible.
The way it attaches to the collar is complete BS, it's just a rubber band basically. My dogs go into the woods and it rips off. I bought a 3D printed carrier for it on Etsy, my dog lost it in the woods within 8 hours. I have the free replacement deal for the tracker but it's a pain in the arse.
As far as service, I live in an area with somewhat spotty service and areas with good service. Half the time the collar does not connect, and by the time it does, here comes my dog out of the woods. I do not recommend these cheap trackers. It doesn't even give peace of mind.
Waiting until it cools off to go hunt these 2 down. I'm not tigerdad
I've started looking at spoton and halo which seems to get better reviews, and a lot more functionality. It has the ability to set up virtual fences to keep them within a zone.
I know a lot on this board have them, a GSP can cover some ground in a hurry. I need to know where he is
ETA: couple more screenshots. I can assure you Boudreauxs big arse don't go across the pond
The activity tracker portion is cool with local leaderboards. Battery life is horrible.
This post was edited on 11/5/22 at 6:24 am
Posted on 11/5/22 at 8:01 am to Fraid Knot
Anyone know if the Fi holds up in saltwater?
Posted on 11/5/22 at 8:42 am to Fraid Knot
The garmin alpha system is the whooping shite for this.
Mine is about 10 years old and gets used every day and still works great.
Mine is about 10 years old and gets used every day and still works great.
Posted on 11/5/22 at 8:48 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I also have the Garmin alpha, hands down it will tell you where your dog is. And you can shock, tone, vibrate from up to 9 miles away. The battery life is not great, you will need to charge it every night if you plan to use it as an all day unit.
Posted on 11/5/22 at 9:00 am to Yukon7
And the handheld is a great regular GPS as well. You can turn the collar lights on if they get close to a road. You can set up boundary alerts and radius alerts.
It's vastly better than anything else on the market when it comes to this.
It's vastly better than anything else on the market when it comes to this.
Posted on 11/5/22 at 12:34 pm to tes fou
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My dogs have Fi collars they work great.
Same. Only complaint is the battery life isn't exactly as advertised.
Posted on 11/5/22 at 1:12 pm to exiledhogfan
That was my conclusion as well, at least what I've read concerning battery life. Do you know if the battery replacement is self service or do you have to send it in?
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