How do you track your dog with this chip?
2031968
Most veterinarians and shelters carry a reader that gives them the "code " contained in the chip once they scan your dog. You have to register your dog with Home Again for the vets and shelters to know that the code belongs to your dog.
2031969
You can't track your dog with the chip. The chip is passive and needs to be scanned. The benefit is that if someone finds your pet and brings it to a vet, the vet can scan the chip and quickly look up your contact info. Its not really better than a collar with your phone number, except that the chip can never come off. If your dog slips out of its collar or runs away while the collar is off, the microchip will always be there.
2031970
You don't "track" your dog. If your dog is found and is taken to an animal control facility, shelter, veterinarian, etc., they have a scanner that can read the chip and give them an identification number that is linked to your account. They can use the national database of microchip ID numbers to match it to your contact information.
2031971
When the chip is scanned by a vet or shelter, it gives the address and phone number of the owner. You can't track your pet in the sense that it doesn't have a GPS locator, but it comes in handy if someone steals your pet and tries to take it to the vet, or if it turns up in a shelter, so the person who scans it knows who to contact to return your pet to you. You do have to register the chip online and pay a fee to the company that collects the info to provide it to anyone who scans it though.
1215898
It's just a normal microchip. Whenever they get scanned a number will show up on the scanner and the shelter or vet clinic will call a microchip company and give them the number. They will then look up who it's registered to and call the phone numbers on file that you registered.
1152420
You can constantly track the dog. But it will only update every few seconds, and then shows the direction and signal strength. (not like a GPS location)Note that the more you track, the sooner the battery wears down. The collar unit is always "listening". When the locator sends out a query (think "Marco"), the collar has to transmit back a reply (think "Polo"). The handheld unit then tries to determine what direction the signal came from, and what the signal strength was.Transmitting takes far more power than listening. So, constant tracking would wear the battery faster. You can constantly track the dog. But it will only update every few seconds, and then shows the direction and signal strength. (not like a GPS location)Note that the more you track, the sooner the battery wears down. The collar unit is always "listening". When the locator sends out a query (think "Marco"), the collar has to transmit back a reply (think "Polo"). The handheld unit then tries to determine what direction the signal came from, and what the signal strength was.Transmitting takes far more power than listening. So, constant... » Read More You can constantly track the dog. But it will only update every few seconds, and then shows the direction and signal strength. (not like a GPS location)Note that the more you track, the sooner the battery wears down. The collar unit is always "listening". When the locator sends out a query (think "Marco"), the collar has to transmit back a reply (think "Polo"). The handheld unit then tries to determine what direction the signal came from, and what the signal strength was.Transmitting takes far more power than listening. So, constant tracking would wear the battery faster. « Show Less
1189203
In my experience, using this twice in the past couple of years, the chip is slightly visible after using, however, in a few days it is impossible to find where it was used
1033240
You would need to carry the tracker with you. May be cumbersome on a hike to carry it. If she were to get lost, the tracker is the device that will point you in the right direction of your dog.
1146354
You need to be close. Sometimes the chips travel from their implant location and I have scanned animals along their coats and not found a chip because it had traveled away from the implant site. For this reason, I don't think it will locate a cat trapped between walls or buildings.
57798
#1. Recharge the TAGG every night. #2. When your dog gets out you get a text or email or whatever you want. So you know the MINUTE they're outside the tag zone. At that point your dog is out only a couple minutes. If you do not keep your phone with you, you could have a bigger problem. #3. Check to make sure your area is covered by Verizon. That is the company they use. #4. I have an uncharted area behind my house. If my dog goes to another house the text reads something like, "I'm 19 feet from 1234 Oak St." If not it will be more vague. But switch right over to MAP and you can push TRACK or text it in. Then you'll get an every 3 min read on where the dog is for 30 minutes. What you see is an aerial view of the forest and dots where your dog is...and if you get onto a puter you can get to see exactly where they went....every few minutes dots. A fully charged tracker can handle a couple of those 30 min sessions at least I think. My dog goes into areas that I can't get to....too much dense forest. So I know where she can get out of the forest and go to that road by car. The longest it has taken to get my dog is less than 15 minutes. Unless they do not come when called. But you will know where they are, marked every 3 minutes, and you will see a blue dot of you, so you'll see when you're close even if it's just thick woods. Recharge time varies, but it's a few hours. My older trackers are slower and discharge faster than brand new ones. So they do not last forever. Your option is the more expensive Garmin collars. I don't know how long they last, but the problem is GPS uses a lot of energy and you do not have the capacity of a cell phone on that collar. I have a dog that will jump every day. I don't pay attention until I get that very well recognized sound on my iphone. Then I go outside to where it says she is and usually in 5 minutes she is back home...to which she gets a very nice piece of steak or something for coming to me.
1391744
Yes because you need to enter the code that is in the device. This is the way you track the device.
2031641
Only if the tag is scanned with a phone that has gps turned on. It can not track without being scanned
1984591
Yes. It will constantly tell you which direction your dog is from you and it will tell you how many yards away.
1034356
As you may know, there is a new model nearly ready for release, so this may change at that time, but for now as long as your dog is away from the base station (beyond the "close to base" area) you can simply restart the tracking command from your cellphone and it will work for another 15 minutes or until your dog (or at least the collar) re-enters the safe zone
1627746
It works with Sure Flap chip-activated pet door. The syringe comes with a phone number to register your chip, seems like it should be read by any reader, but I do not know that as a fact.
903431
The tracker on the collar plugs in to the charger included! Make sure you disconnect the charger from the collar before putting it on your dog and going on in the woods tho..... I know this sounds like a no brainer but my husband has overlooked it twice.... Luckly he noticed before it was too late!!! LMAO
2127423
No you can't but the blinking light moves around making it look like it tracks you. With a good battery it last for months at a time.
1260520
Yes, you can use any cell phone to get the location of the tracker. You will need a smart phone to locate it on a map.
2078458
This tag works similarly to a microchip. The tag has to be scanned by the person finding the dog.
1602287
I'm sorry for your loss...we too suffered such a loss and wished we could have traced her through the microchip, but since it doesn't have GPS capabilities we could not. This is exactly why I'm looking at some type of a chip we could trace the where abouts of a pet. To Cherry who callously answered your question with a very unfeeling smart#@$ remark...shame on you...we have felt the pain of this type of a loss NOT FUNNY! Someday I hope they will be able to figure out a gps chip that will work. The not knowing is so painful.