Comments on: Comparison of Dog GPS Trackers

By: Daniel Bagwell

Daniel Bagwell — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 23:28:46 +0000

We have developed a GPS tracker that weighs only 33 grams and is suitable for cats and dogs. The accuracy is 10 meters and it clips right on to your pets collar. You can find more info at http://www.thepawtracker.com

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 07:44:40 +0000

In reply to Emon Anam. PawTrax micro currently out of stock but we do have other tracking devices available. The ones here are for USA market

By: Emon Anam

Emon Anam — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 18:15:09 +0000

This time GPS trackers are essential to find out pets. I am interested in your product, but, I saw the same kind of product this website,,,http://tracker24x7.com/review-cats/pet-gps-tracker/

By: Henna B

Henna B — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 21:58:25 +0000

You can find these tracking collars at
http://www.trainingcollarstore.com

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 12:29:32 +0000

For European customers check out the PawTrax Micro

By: Shannon

Shannon — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:31:28 +0000

In reply to Jackie Phillips.

I have a Tagg tracker for my dog. The battery life depends on usage – it does seem to last for almost 3 weeks when my dog is only wearing it in the house. The closer the dog is to the base station, the less power it uses. In a large yard, the battery would probably not last as long.

What I don’t like about it is the way it attaches to the collar – my dog wears a rolled leather collar normally (she has a collie-like mane of fur) but the Tagg is designed for a flat buckle collar so I had to get a separate collar for that. I’d much prefer something that’s more like an ID tag.

It would work on large cats, but does seem much too large for medium or small cats. (I’d say 15lb-ish cats…much too big for my 6lb kitty.) That’s my experience with it, anyway.

Re: cats wearing collars…some cats take them off! Ironically, my cat tolerates her collar fine now that she’s strictly indoors…when she was indoor/outdoor (and needed it more!) she often found ways to remove it. Cats, sigh. 😀

By: Jackie Phillips

Jackie Phillips — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 02:25:36 +0000

I do like, though, that manufacturers are getting closer to something that can be put on cats. If I found something small enough for my cat, I would put it on him. In my opinion, small animals like cats and small dogs tend to be the ones that need it most. Maybe that is just the area I work in which is predominately urban and suburban. But, I do think that if they made a comfortable size for cats, maybe half the size of the TAGG tracker, most cat people would be interested.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 18:20:45 +0000

Their claim of a 30 day battery life is only if you never take your dog outside of the “home zone” where the tracker remains in power saving mode. I take my dog out of the yard for 1-2 hours a day and for several hours at least once a week. In the past two months, my tagg tracker lasted an average of 15 days before I received a low battery message. When traveling away from home, the tracker lasted an average of 3.5 days. These numbers seem to be fairly in line with their Battery Life Chart: http://answers.pettracker.com/articles/General_Info/Battery-Life-Estimating-Chart . Apparently cellular coverage can also effect battery life.

I agree that the tracker looks a bit large for your average cat. Personally I have not tried putting one on a cat yet.

I also agree that it is difficult to get most people to even put a collar on their cat. In two separate studies on cat collars, they found that between 25-40% of cats wore collars. The most common reasons given for not wearing collars were that the cat was indoor-only (20-60%) or that the cat did not like the collar (13%). Of course, anyone who helps people find their pets knows that many indoor-only cats get lost outside.

By: Jackie Phillips

Jackie Phillips — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 03:16:14 +0000

I have heard about the TAGG tracker, and I wonder about their claim for a 30 battery life. That is quite long. I wonder how accurate that is.

Also, it says it is good for 10 pound animals and up, but I have seen it on a cat, and it is huge on a standard cat. I have a hard time understanding how an average cat will tolerate something so big around its neck.

Plus, of course, getting a person to put it on their animal to begin with will be the biggest challenge, when the majority of people don’t put any type of ID or collar on their pets in the first place.