Never Lose Your Best Friend Again With A GPS Dog Collar

By Adam Webster

Get yourself one of the greatest gifts that you can with a GPS dog collar. Nothing is worse than going to the backyard and realizing that your dog has either escaped through a hole in the fence or someone has taken from your yard. In either scenario, your best friend is gone.

Yelling at the dog as they are already running down the street is useless. Dogs learn when they are corrected when they are in act of wrongdoing. The GPS program can be programmed to alert you when your dog goes past the virtual fence that you program into your hand-held device.

Some units can also report the speed at which the dog is traveling. That will let someone know if a dog is traveling on foot or by car. If your dog is ever stolen out of their yard, you will know that right away. If you lose your dog, you allow friends and family members to be part of your network, so that they may reach the dog if they happen to be closer.

It is up to you and how your program your devices. You can define how much distance is considered safe for your pet. If they happen to wander off, you can be alerted by email, a phone call or through a notification that is sent to your hand-held device. These GPS dog collars will work in 50 states. If you happen to lose your pet and do not have the hand held device on you, you can call the customer service line and have them direct you to your pooch%u2019s location.

Strong rewards for your dog when he stays where he is supposed to be will help him maintain the boundary. Affirmation often works better than punishment and you want your dog to learn to stay close. Should the unthinkable happen and your dog is lured out of his boundary by an animal or an unscrupulous human you will have a better chance of him sticking around if he has been trained to stay within the boundaries.

Ultimately, you want to protect your dog from the dangers that are lurking out there in world. Between dog fighting rings that steal innocent pets to the highways that threaten the curious dog, you want to be able to reach your dog as soon as possible should he not be safe and secure in his home.

If you live in an area where dog fighting is popular or if you own an expensive breed of dog, this GPS collar can help you and the police locate your dog. People have had their dogs stolen right out of their yards. By using the model that will alarm when the dog is taken outside the virtual fence line, you will instant notification that something is amiss.

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. - 29895

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