Dog GPS Collar and Dog GPS Tracking

Never have a lost dog again. Get a Dog GPS!

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Dog GPS Tracking Systems a Godsend!

Being able to find your missing dog quickly with the aid of a dog gps tracking collar is a godsend . It’s an unfortunate fact that only 15-20% of dogs that go missing are ever found again! That is a worrying 80% that never get returned to their owners. So whether it be for a beloved domestic pet dog or a working dog, the convenience and piece of mind in fitting your dog with dog gps tracking is well worth the investment and piece of mind.

How does the dog gps tracking system work?

There are many different options and varieties of gps collars for dogs, that all have their different benefits. In the main however they work like this.

Each system comes in two parts. There is a a transmitter and a receiver. The dog is fitted with the transmitter via a collar. The owner will have a device that will tell them if the dog goes to far away via the use of a global positioning satellite.

The owner is then able to locate the dog using either a cell phone or Internet connection. There are also systems that require the owner to phone a helpline.  Within the call center an operative will monitor the dogs movements and help locate the missing animal.

What Considerations are there in choosing a dog gps collar?

First of all it is essential that the device is lightweight especially on a small dog. The longer the battery life the longer the device is active in a time of need. You may want to think about the coverage provided by the unit and that is is likely to be adequate. Wet or extreme weather may also be something you want to ensure would not impact the unit functioning correctly.

Whatever you decide upon the heartache saved by not knowing where your dog is will be avoided by using a good quality dog gps tracking system.

Garmin ASTRO DC 30 Collar Plus Astro 220 Reciever.

Are you forever searching for your dog in long grass and scrub, or worried that they may not come back?

Problem solved the Garmin Astro DC 30 transmitter collar along with Astro 220 dog tracking receiver is the ultimate solution.

Let the dog roam and leave the worrying about where he has gone to the tracking equipment.

The Astro, is the first high sensitivity GPS enabled dog tracking system ideal for hunters, sportsmen and domestic use. This great system finds your dogs location and shows you just where to find him, even if he is out of your audio range.

The Astro 220 system has a vibrant full color screen within the handheld GPS unit as well as a tough, DC 30 collar that is suitable for use in the wet. The collar itself has a GPS transmitter and is specially designed so that the antenna will always be pointing upwards to the sky for the best signal.

Getting started is easy, simply take the Astro 220 outside and turn the handheld unit on as well as the transmitter. This will engage the GPS satellite signal needed.

Next put the DC 30 collar onto your dog. That’s it! You can let him run as nothing further is needed.

Approx every five seconds, the DC 30 collar transmitter will send a signal depicting his whereabouts to your handheld unit. You will see the current location and past trail that he went on visually on the unit’s map page.

On the Dog Tracker page of the Dog GPS you can view a compass pointing to the dogs location. It will tell you the detail of if he is running, sitting, or on point etc.

This unit is a high sensitivity GPS receiver that will track where your dog is in even in the densest of cover.

Multiple transmitters can be used with the Astro 220 so you can keep tabs on up to ten dogs at one time. Within a distance of up to seven miles away, which is slightly variable depending on the terrain.

The farthest distances will be obtained in flat areas as the system transmits information by line of sight.

The Astro 220 and DC30 bundle is a superb quality dog gps system and comes highly recommended.