A GPS Dog Collar Can Not Only Find Your Dog But Train Them Too

By Adam Webster

No one wants to lose the family dog and a GPS dog collar can help in that area. There is nothing worse than having to tell your child that your dog is never coming back after they escaped from the backyard. As a locator, the dog collar is invaluable. However, the collar can be used in tandem with consistent guidance and training to teach your dog where his running area is. With consistent training your dog may very well surprise you.

There are units that can track more than one dog at a time. Yes, they are wonderful for people that have a multiple dog home. But hunters are getting a lot for their money because some of these units can track up to ten dogs at one time.

With a GPS dog collar you can pinpoint your dog%u2019s location. Most of us are familiar with how a GPS tracking system works. For those who are not, there is a transmitter in the dog%u2019s collar that emits a signal. The satellites that orbit the Earth can pick up that signal. The satellites will then send their information back to your display unit or computer, thus giving you the coordinates of your dog%u2019s location.

There are units that can track two or more dogs at once and there are units that can be programmed to detect when Fido goes past a virtual fence line. The fence line will have to be programmed by you. Once you enter the information, it can be saved, so that you only have to do it once. You can be alerted by a hand held device or even by your cell phone when your dog wanders too far.

This technology will not only help lose who have lost their dog but hunters will find this to be invaluable tool when they are out in the woods. Many of us love to take our dogs on our outdoor adventures and just want to allow our pet the freedom to roam. This GPS technology will take away the worry of your pet roaming too far away from you.

Using a GPS dog collar does not mean that you should not follow leash laws or allow your pet to wander around unsupervised. However, this can eliminate the electric shock collars that are sold to prevent dogs form wandering off their property. With good, consistent training and the use of this technology, you should be able to train your dog so that they know when they have traveled too far off your property.

A GPS collar is not a substitute for training. In fact, your goal is to teach your dog to stay in the area provided for him regardless of whom or what might distract him. This will make him much less likely to wander off or allow himself to be taken. The more effort you put into his training the better off you%u2019ll be.

The average GPS dog collar is meant for dogs that are around 30 pounds or larger, although new technology is now developing the same collars for small dogs. These should be available soon. - 29958

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