GPS Collar for your dog
Soon, sat-nav collar to track lost dogs
10 Mar 2008, LONDON: Soon, dog owners will be able to hunt down their
missing pet pooches, thanks to a high-tech dog collar based on the sat-nav
technology.
The lockable collar, which was previewed on the first day of the
Crufts Show is made of anti-cut material to thwart thieves and can
trace an animal even if it inside a building.
The device works by sending texts to the owner's mobile telephone if
the dog crosses a fixed boundary.
After receiving the text message, the owner can log on to a website
where using the sat-nav technology of the collar, they can locate
the pet's position.
Makers Retrieva say that the collar is due to go on sale in July
costing about 200 pounds, plus a monthly fee.
"Dog theft is out there but it's not high on the list of policy
priorities, for obvious reasons. But for owners or families, if a dog
gets lost it is a traumatic experience," Times Online quoted Andrew
Stuart, the company's director, as saying.