Airtag as a Dog Tracker

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Whether your pup loves exploring the great outdoors or simply has a knack for disappearing around the house, the Apple AirTag might just be the solution you've been searching for.
But, for some weird reason, Apple says that you shouldn't do it...
That is why we tried using the AirTag with our dog, as a dog tracker for a couple of months to see if it is good, or if it is horrible.
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[@SethInSD]

With ALL of the runaway and stolen pets, it absolutely boggles my mind that there hasn't been numerous companies who have made GPS tracking locators for pets. They'd make $$$.

[@PocketPuppySchool]

I agree! I would love to create one by myself but it's kinda hard... because to send the GPS data from anywhere at any time, you normally need a mobile network. And those things aren't free. Apple made the most practical non-mobile one, with Bluetooth, because of their power. I think Samsung made one too, but it's kinda ugly and I don't know how practical it is yet. But non-Bluetooth ones are also available, they just cost money: Tractive is the least expensive one to us: tractive.com/r/6GGS8o Buit there's also this for the US: tryfi.com And another one: www.halocollar.com And one more: doglo.eu/en/ Apart from mobile GPS ones and Bluetooth ones (Airtag), there's quite a few basic ones - QR code pet tags. Which is just a advanced Facebook profile page for dogs that lets you know when someone visits it (because they opened the page thanks to the tag on the collar). But those don't do really anything unless scanned.

[@universalsoldier008]

There are several

[@luckyneko1]

There are several

[@waynewayne9693]

Quite a few on the market. They are expensive but you clearly haven’t looked into it yet commenting a lack it! 🤦‍♂️ idiotic

[@Asterio1337]

Garmin gps for dogs?????

[@BeLoud13]

Well hell. I was so enraptured by your lovely voice, I had to pull myself together and watch it again.

[@hargs]

Good review - we had an airtag and it was pretty useless when walking in the fields and woods/hills etc. Tractive is the way to go if you really need to walk long and far or if your dog takes himself for walks on his own (like ours) and you want to know where he is going.

[@giao2380]

I just bought an AirTag. Tractive requires a subscription. 👎

[@hargs]

@@giao2380 What is the value of the asset you are attaching the airtag to? If it is valuable to you, then you would want the best possible insurance....no? The Airtag is useless on dogs. If a dog runs away it will generally always make it further than 30Meters away (meaning you cannot track it unless it is in range of another iPhone somewhere - hope). So you would need to be in an urban environment. It would be totally useless on a large beach, forest, rural location etc. The Tractive has no range limit - has amazing app and heat maps... the two a incomparable. The airtag is useful for car/car keys or suitcase - outside of this, I do not see a use for it.

[@NickofTimeDogWalks]

Thanks for the video. I think I’m going to use your code to get the AirTag.. I want to use a tracker for my dog walking business. Would you recommend AirTag over other pet trackers? I want something that will last long battery life

[@PocketPuppySchool]

Yes, in terms of battery, nothing beats the AirTag. For us, when we dog-sit dogs, then we put a Tractive on them and "Family share" it's location with the owners. An AirTag will just be yours and yours alone, so you could say it's just a security feature. But again, Tractive's battery won't last forever and you would have to pay a monthly charge per device.

[@lucianaverde994]

This is a super interesting review! 🙌

[@PocketPuppySchool]

Glad you found it useful! 😊

[@triple_sec0]

Don’t the AirTags start to beep if the host iPhone moves more than 33 feet away from the AirTag? Also, I thought Apple updated it’s anti-stalking efforts by making this speaker on an AirTag beep constantly after its been separated from its host iPhone for more than six hours. Any input on this is appreciated!

[@marcelhorisberger9256]

I put a AirTag on my dog it works perfectly. I took the battery out of the AirTag for the car and motor bike.

[@PocketPuppySchool]

I've noticed it beep a few times. But to me, it hasn't been a never ending beeping. It's just softly beeped for like 7 seconds and then it stopped. So yes, it might make a sound. No, it hasn't constantly started beeping.

[@bgregg55]

I think it makes much more sense to hide it as best you can in a harness. And of course you need to remove its speaker.

[@PocketPuppySchool]

Dog theft is typically much much lower than dogs just running away and getting lost. If theft is an issue in your region, sure! But typically, people help others' dogs get home.

[@bgregg55]

@@PocketPuppySchool Neighbor's dog was stolen from the yard & held for $1500 ransom. It's become a real problem in the US.

[@michaeljohnmuller]

The music doesn’t add anything to your wonderful presentation and is actually a bit distracting

[@PocketPuppySchool]

Thanks for the feedback! 🙂

[@Audited_Forex]

I’m confused. Why tractive and airtag used together? The tractive alone would render airtag useless, correct?

[@PocketPuppySchool]

Tractive has a battery that doesn't last forever (maybe a week max from charge to charge), especially if your dog runs away just when you forgot to charge it / are about to charge it. The airtag is a nice backup, because the airtag's battery lasts a year and it doesn't have a monthly cost.

[@frat1672]

@@PocketPuppySchoolSo why you don’t use just airtag? to be able to find the location in bush areas?

[@PocketPuppySchool]

@frat1672 yes, exactly. The Airtag only gets updated when it goes near Apple devices. In the city, you could totally get away with using just the AirTag. But when the stars align and you encounter a bad situation where your dog happens to run to the woods, or just avoid all Apple devices, then that is where your choice of prevention will come to light. We don't want Any dogs to get lost, so a multi-level backup makes the most sense to us. Covers as many usecases as possible.

[@Radyradrad]

I was actually thinking of starting a business retrieving dogs with these, with a monthly subscription of 14.99, what do you think?

[@i16i16]

Благодарю за обзор и ответы на интересующие вопросы!)

[@anaogle-watson9561]

Good info

[@PocketPuppySchool]

Glad you think so! 💙

[@user-rj1vx1zs4q]

😅😢

[@acemcflanders4904]

Nice review! One suggestion however… Could you please turn your voice volume DOWN and the background music UP? I really enjoy that music and you talking all the time is really distracting!

[@PocketPuppySchool]

Alright alright, I'll try better 😅