It is said that dogs are man’s best friend and no man would like to lose their best friend. Dogs have a very strong sense of smell and they have the ability to track their owners no matter where they are with this power of smell. But yet sometimes they tend to lose their track and get lost. The owner becomes helpless and can do nothing about it but wait and hope for his dog to return one day. But these days are now past. The world is changing with the blink of an eye.

To the rescue of these masters GPS dog tracking systems have been introduced. The system of tracking your pet by the GPS equipments is very new. So many options are not there and the limited options available are quite expensive indeed. Most owners use dog tracking collars which have GPS systems.

GPS dog tracking collars are the most efficient among all the other pet tracking equipments. They can locate your pet inside the house or outside with a diameter range that varies for different companies. Not all pet tracking units can locate the pet indoors. GPS dog tracking collars are very fast in tracking both indoors and outdoors.

RoamEO is a GPS tracking device that does not use cell phone as modem but MURS band at 154.60MHz to locate your pet. It locates your pet within one mile in every direction and can track up to 3 pets at a time. But best part of it is it can be used even when there is no cell network coverage and there is no additional cost.

The Garmin Astro pet tracking device also does not use cell phones as modem and instead use VHF radio signals. Garmin Astro has a receiver which can track your dog’s position in the densest covers. It is said to locate your dog within 5 miles in every direction depending on terrain and cant track up to 10 dogs at one time.

Micro chips are not GPS tracking systems like dog tracking collars. Micro chips are inserted in the bodies of the pets and they provide information about the owner of the dog such as your name, phone number, address and Vets number and phone number. So if your dog is lost, this information will help the person who finds the dog to return it to you. In order to use a microchip you have to sign up with a microchip company to activate the chip.

With the help of GPS dog tracking facility you do not have to worry every now and then where your dog is. You do not have to be alert for him all the time. These systems benefit the pet owners a lot and give them peace of mind.