Does Fido keep running off during walkies? Or is Harry getting too familiar with the bitches in another postcode? Well the yanks have come up with a novel tecchie solution to ensure that you need never have to worry exactly where your pampered pooch is hanging out.
You simply stick a huge GPS transmitter on their collar. Yep as from today you'll be able to buy the Globalpetfinder a GPS system that send messages to mobile each time your dog strays from its designated area.
And if you fancy stalking your hound, there is a personalized website for your mutt which has details of all their travels over the previous months
According to the company it works not only in the US but also across Europe.
The price for this peace of mind of $349.99, plus a monthly subscription of $17.00 per month. More here
GPS goes to the dogs
Does Fido keep running off during walkies? Or is Harry getting too familiar with the bitches in another postcode? Well the yanks have come up with a novel tecchie solution to ensure that you need never have to worry exactly where your pampered pooch is hanging out.
You simply stick a huge GPS transmitter on their collar. Yep as from today you'll be able to buy the Globalpetfinder a GPS system that send messages to mobile each time your dog strays from its designated area.
And if you fancy stalking your hound, there is a personalized website for your mutt which has details of all their travels over the previous months
According to the company it works not only in the US but also across Europe.
The price for this peace of mind of $349.99, plus a monthly subscription of $17.00 per month. More here
If it works (and there is no doubt about it)it's fine.
But the monthly fee will run up to a considerable sum over the years.