Dog reviews GPS tracking collar September 10, 2007
Posted by Rich in : GPS pet tracking , trackback
Over at GPS Tracklog, I’ve posted a Garmin Astro GPS dog tracking system review, linking to hands on reviews of this GPS collar. But the fun one is a “paws on”, um, “on fur” review:
I’m Rusty and I’m a 3 year old Brittany that loves to RUN! Dad likes to know where I’m at because when I find a bird I can be a long way away and I’m not gonna move a muscle until he finds me. Dad bought the Astro and put it on my training collar, pressed the buttons on both units and in about 30 seconds said he knew exactly where I was. Wow that’s fast! Dad turned me loose and could see the pointer showing just where I was at and how far away I was. With a press of the menu button and selecting “show info” he could see how far I’d traveled and how fast I was moving. I ran over a hill and doubled back and dads buddy wondered where I’d gone off to. Dad said he’s coming up behind us ’bout a hundered (sic) yards. How’d he do that! The collar unit is a little heavy and did want to slip to the side but Dad always knew where I was. Then he made me stay back at camp and took the truck down the road over a hill in heavy cover and still had three bars of signal 2 miles away. Dad says that switching between the Dog tracker and the map is a snap because the buttons are right where they should be so he won’t get lost either. It has lots of features but the stuff you need is easy to use right from the start. This unit is made for hunters and is well worth the cost.
The review also has places to compare prices, links to the manual, specs and more.
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I’m quite impressed that this dog can write, but calling its owner dad is just weird!
The tracker still needs to be smaller before i even think of buying one