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By Greg Bartlett

A couple weeks ago, I was down at the Humane Society and saw a number of dogs and cats which were hoping to find their home. Maybe they want the home they’d come from, or maybe they want a new home because they’ve never had one in the first place.

Pet Tracking Collar

Sometimes pets wander off and get lost and are turned in to the Humane Society or Animal Control. When that happens, the pet could be adopted by someone else, or could even be put to sleep if no one claims it.

Naturally you don’t want that to happen to your pet. After all, it’s a member of your family, not someone else’s family, and you certainly don’t want your pet to have to be put down.

While you’re busy this summer, put a GPS tracking device on your pet to ensure that your pet, if it does escape, won’t be picked up by the Humane Society or Animal Control.

If your pet manages to escape from your yard, perhaps digging under the fence, figuring out how to work the handle, climbing a tree, or scrambling over the fence, the GPS tracking device will alert you immediately by phone call, email, or text message. You can then monitor your pet’s location and retrieve your pet before someone else does.

A GPS device can also be fun and informational, as well as practical. Some of my family’s cats wander around routinely, usually returning at night to be fed.

We can use a GPS tracking device to follow the cat’s movement and find out where it’s been and what it’s been doing. When one of our dogs started visiting a neighbor’s house to be fed regularly, a GPS collar would have told us exactly what was happening. Perhaps you’re just curious about where your pet has been, or maybe you need to know what your pet is doing while you’re not at home, whether because it’s eating too much and having health issues or because it’s returning home injured.

Knowing the whereabouts of your pet is important for your peace of mind and your pet’s safety. Your pet is like a family member to you, and it should stay in your family, not get sent to the Humane Society or Animal Control and get adopted by someone else or even put to sleep. Use a GPS tracking device so you can make sure you know what your pet’s doing this summer.