UPS has issued an apology to a dog owner and to their customer, a senior living facility in Atascadero, California, after a video of one of their drivers sparked an uproar on social media. In the video, the driver is shown kicking a small white dog and then proceeding to assault the owner, who watched […]
If there is one thing people love, it’s their pets. Delta Air Lines is well aware of this and has announced it will offer pet GPS tracking on select flights. Sendum Wireless designed the PT300, and up to 10 airports will offer the service that will cost $50 per flight. The company hopes it will […]
Consumers and critics alike are still split on the usefulness of wearable tech, but one gadget will likely stick around: wearable tech for service dogs that would include GPS tracking. Dr. Melody Jackson, director of the Center for BioInterface Research at Georgia Tech, is the lead inventor of the vest, which is part of the Facilitating Interactions for Dogs with Occupations […]
A Swiss company is using Indiegogo to introduce a kitty GPS-tracking collar. The company is hoping to raise $100,000 by January 6th in order to launch the new collar designed specifically for felines. The majority of GPS collars on the market are targeted at dog owners and are generally too heavy and bulky for cats, […]
Wüf isn’t just another doggy GPS tracker, it, in theory, aims to improve the relationship between dogs and their owners. Trackers and sensors in the collar keep tabs on the dog’s sounds, movements, and activities while at home alone. Pet owners can speak to their dogs through the speaker and also make the collar vibrate […]
Pet owners who have trouble keeping track of their furry friends can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to a new pet tracker hitting the market. Get ready for Pod, a tiny GPS tracking device that attaches to your pet’s collar. Not only is it the smallest and lightest pet GPS tracker, it’s waterproof as […]
Luke Robinson and Indiana, his Great Pyrenees, are walking 2,000 miles from Canada south to the Mexican border to raise funds and bring awareness to an area of cancer research called comparative oncology. Robinson founded the Puppy Up Foundation whose mission is to discover “the common links between canine and human cancers and the causes of […]
Black bears in Yosemite National Park are the latest wildlife to be outfitted with GPS collars, a move park officials hope will help them gain more insight into the bears’ lives. Wildlife managers will be able to track the animals’ movements, even in the most remote areas, through the GPS tracking equipment according to Park Ranger […]
Most pet owners worry about losing their furry friend, but most pet owners are hunters. Garmin International, based in Olathe, Kansas, first used GPS tracker on hunting dogs about eight years ago. Since then, hunters have found the GPS dog collars highly effective for keeping tabs on their dogs while in the field hunting. The […]
Curious about what your feline gets up to in the great outdoors? Now your furry friend can participate in a Cat Tracker, a GPS tracking study that monitors cats’ outdoor behaviors. To participate, owners must be willing to make a DIY GPS harness, allow the kitty to roam free for nine days, and then upload […]
In a sea of GPS tracking devices for both humans and animals alike, Iota is making strides to set itself apart. Iota doesn’t run over a normal cell network and instead asks users to create the tracking network using an in-home hub device. Which, the company claims, will help people find their missing stuff (or […]
A recently released report by IDTechEx projects the pet tracking industry will grow to $2.6 billion by 2025. GPS trackers aren’t just for humans and cars anymore. The pet industry has seen exponential growth of GPS trackers, activity trackers, long-range Bluetooth trackers, health monitors, training devices and other wearable tech gadgets for both our furry […]
The Whistle Activity Monitor, produced by Whistle Labs, now offers GPS tracking. WhistleGPS is roughly the size of a silver dollar and attaches right to the pup’s collar. Now, in addition to tracking how much activity the pooch gets during the day, owners have access to GPS information. WhistleGPS syncs through Bluetooth as well as […]
The daring feline has been named “Britain’s bravest pet” after his GPS collar showed him sleeping in the middle of the busy A15, a main road in England. Four-year-old Archie was fitted with the GPS collar after disappearing for weeks at a time. His owner was shocked to find at night he would leave the […]
GPS Trackers are now the favorite accessory at a company offering off-leash dog walking. Clever Canines puts each dog in a harness equipped with a GPS tracker allowing the animals to participate in a mix of on and off leash activities. Dog walkers can walk up to 10 dogs at a time and can keep […]
Pet GPS Trackers are certainly nothing new to the market, but Beluvv offers an alternative to the usual GPS tracker. The Puppy Tracker attaches to a pup’s collar, is water resistant, and uses Bluetooth technology rather than GPS or cellular technology. Using only Bluetooth means a longer battery life and smaller overall size. It also […]
Most pets have a microchip embedded under their skin that holds identifying information. However, these microchips are only useful once the lost pet has been taken to a facility with a microchip reader where it is scanned and eventually the owner of the animal can be reached. Although these microchips have helped return many lost […]
