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  • matty456
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    Afternoon, can anyone recommend a GPS tag for a dog collar? Something small and not too expensive so after a walk I can plug into laptop and upload to Strava / Garmin etc. Be nice to see what sort of “mileage” our Border Terrier does.
    Thanks.

    gobuchul
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    I did this a few years ago, I used a Holux GPS plotter, which I got quite cheap on Ebay. They seem a bit more expensive now????

    When I was on the bike the dogs did about 50% more than me.

    tonyg2003
    Full Member

    After losing our BT for an hour this week (he went off into the woods like a guided missile after something) I’ve been looking at these. £40-50 including a phone app to see where they are on a ride.

    Drac
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    I’d thought about doing the same but my issue is the increased hazard of catching on something, especially if they bolt down a hole or into the undergrowth.

    matty456
    Free Member

    tonyg2003, which ones are you looking at for £40-50? Iv’e only seen £80 plus, but they look a bit bulky. Cheers.

    gobuchul
    Free Member

    This one looks a small, cheap option.

    £25 on Amazon

    matty456
    Free Member

    Actually thinking of a cheap or used gps watch and modding the strap! Maybe an old Garmin Forerunner!

    cheddarchallenged
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    I spent ages looking at trackers for dogs and landed up getting one of these:

    http://www.traccauk.com/tracca-dog/

    A lot of the trackers will only use 3g data services but the Tracca one also works on 2g and also without a data signal at all.

    There’s an app for the tracca collar but you can also just call the mobile number and it will text you back the map coordinates in a format that google maps uses. The battery life is extremely good – the only downside is that the GPs unit needs to be zip tied into the rubber mount as it can pop out if the dog runs through undergrowth.

    I used a sim from anywhere sim that roams across the uk networks – so far we haven’t found anywhere it could t get a signal on one network – the £60 a year pre paid “annual sim
    Lite” sim has more than enough texts and data included (our dog runs off – – lot!).

    http://anywheresim.com/buy/#anywhere-sims

    nuke
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    I-gotu GPS logger. Ive been using a gt-600 for years for logging rides, way before strava…still going strong with excellent battery life. Reckon the smaller cheap gt-120 would do for dog tracking at £40…
    http://m.expansys.com/mp.aspx?i=178536

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