Question:
GPS Tracking System for Dog?
canada
2013-04-29 21:27:18 UTC
I'm looking for the equivalent of an inserted microchip that I can hide in the skin of my dog so that in the even that he is lost or stolen, I can track him down. I don't want one of those GPS collars, I'm looking for something less obvious like a microchip, but that allows me to trace and locate him. I haven't found anything like this, other than the big GPS collars. Any ideas?
Three answers:
lostdog
2013-04-29 21:53:50 UTC
We are not there yet, you can mirochip your dog. Here is the latest information:

A GPS Chip for Pets















Microchip Identification







The typical pet identification chip is a tiny device made of silicon and other inert “biocompatible” materials that are nontoxic and hypoallergenic that are implanted into the flesh between a dog‘s shoulder blades. According to VetInfo.com, these chips are “radio frequency identification (RDIF) technology [that] does not active [sic] transmit information.” These chips have no batteries, so they last for the lifetime of the animal without replacement.





Advantages and Disadvantages of Microchips







Microchips are an affordable method of permanently identifying many, if not most dogs. Although some discomfort is involved in the process it is relatively short in duration, being similar to a regular vaccination. Microchips cannot be removed or altered. However, not all shelters have microchip readers that can access the information on all kinds of chips. In addition, on rare occasions microchips might migrate from their implantation site, making them difficult to find and to read. The dog owner must also register the chip information with a recovery service in order for it to be of any use in relocating the dog if it is lost or stolen.











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Microchip Pet Recovery Services







Several independent pet recovery organizations exist in the United States, each of which uses a different brand of microchip. Both the American Kennel Club and the Canadian Kennel Club have microchip registry services; Canadian chips also differ from those in use in the United States.





GPS Collars







The LandAirSea website explains that, “Most GPS tracking collars for dogs utilize a combination of satellite and cellular technology called Assisted Global Positioning System (A-GPS).” The dog’s position can be located on a computer, a cell phone with Internet capabilities, or by the pet location registry. However, many GPS collars are too bulky for many small dogs.





GPS Microchip







Ordinary RFID microchips are often referred to as “GPS microchips.” While such a device might be available in the future, current technology is too limited to create a GPS device that is both long-lasting and small enough to implant under a dog’s skin.









Read more: GPS Chip Embedded in Dogs | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_6216742_gps-chip-embedded-dogs.html#ixzz2RvIbMmVl
Nekkid Truth!
2013-04-29 21:29:28 UTC
microchips are not GPS capable



GPS systems are kind of bulky.. and also require a battery. it would be impossible at this moment to make a GPS system small enough to insert it in the skin, and then also run into the problem of having power get to it.



Sorry, only GPS collars are available at this time.
mcgilton
2017-01-13 22:38:44 UTC
there turned right into a organisation observed as digital Angel which became arising injectable GPS gizmos, yet i trust they abandoned their progression before the undertaking became finished... the staggering I heard about it became perhaps seven or 8 years in the past. I choose that there became one of those element... it may make me sense more effective safeguard, too!


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