GPS locator for dogs

POSTED ON Jan 17, 2012

Many of you may have seen the posters, the tweets and Facebook updates about Rusty, the Welsh Springer Spaniel who has been missing since NYE. Over the course of two weeks, Rusty has been sighted several times in the Seaforth and Balgowlah areas and we are still urging and asking people to keep a look out for him and not give up. Rusty's sad story has had our staff thinking, 'what if we could GPS track our dogs'? Well, we researched and apparently we can!! www.trakapet.com.au Trakapet is a GPS system that works by attaching a small locator to your dogs collar. You can set up a boundary area, and if your dog travels outside the chosen area you receive a text message to let you know their whereabouts. You can then send a simple message to the locator and it will respond with a map of where the dog is located. Please remember: If you see Rusty. Do not chase after him. He is scared. The best thing to do is sit down calmly and try to encourage him towards you with small pieces of food.