If your dog is the runaway type or your cat tends to wander all over the neighborhood, here is an accessory that will prevent you from losing your pet.
New technologies improve our daily lives but also the safety of our pets! Indeed, thanks to the tracers, it is now possible to locate live his 4-legged companion. Devices which are especially practical for people who let their animals roam free. And this is more often the case in the countryside rather than in the city. In fact, city cats are generally confined to apartments and dogs walked on a leash.
But for country cats, life is better because they can explore their neighborhood. The same goes for dogs who are sometimes allowed to walk alone. But this does not remain not without danger Unfortunately. The animal can get injured, be hit by a car or even have a bad encounter. Hence the interest in having a tracker to have peace of mind.
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How to use the animal tracker?
Trackers for dogs and cats are very easy to use. And for good reason, they use exactly the same location technology as car or person trackers. The magazine 60 million consumers analyzed several trackers from different brands in order to compare them. And according to the magazine, the best tracker for dogs and cats is that of the brand Tractive. The device weighs 40 grams and attaches easily to the animal’s collar.
To get it, you have to pay 50 euros. But like most other tracers, you then have to pay for a subscription to use the interface on the application. In the case of the Tractive tracker, the subscription costs 84 euros per year. Only the Girafus brand tracker does not require a subscription. Indeed, “it communicates by radio frequency with an associated receiver, which indicates the direction of the animal and its approximate distance”, specifies the magazine 60 million consumers.
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The best tracker app
According to 60 million consumers, the Tractive application is the most attractive. “Not only does it allow very fine adjustment of the control zones, but it displays a precise route (with a few errors) movements of the animal”, explains the magazine. Furthermore, the Tractive application has a very practical functionality : “it keeps the history of movements, allowing to understand the habits of your little companion. The application sometimes allows you to adjust the location transmission frequency”, details the magazine.
Furthermore, with the Tractive tracker, the owner can delimit a security perimeter. Thus, when the animal moves away, the owner can be notified by notification. The tracker also analyzes your pet’s movement habits in terms of frequency and can alert you when it notices a difference. A very useful alert which can often be a sign of a health problem in the dog or cat. For example, if your dog or cat has remained inert all day, the tracker will tell you, even if you yourself have noticed it with your own eyes.
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