Hi all,
My family chose to get a beautiful male black lab. We love him already, but he has shown the ability to be quite adventurous which has me a bit worried.
I am leaning towards getting one of these little devices that isn’t as expensive as some of the older ones that I have seen newsdailynow.com/2015/11/16/pet-tracking .
I feel like something like this would make my family less paranoid. That little device is about the size of a small coin so it doesn’t seem like it should bother him much. As a pet owner, I can’t see why it wouldn’t be a good idea to use one.
Does anyone think wearing one could cause any problems?
This forum is not really the best place to enquire about this kind of thing as it is about nutrition. You might get a better answer on a general pet forum.
I have no experience of tracking devices but I did have a look at some on the Internet a few years ago when someone who I know had one of their dogs go missing. She got the dog back and was going to buy a tracker in case he got loose again. They were expensive and I wasn’t impressed because they have a limited range. IIRC the price increased in line with the range.
My advice would be to keep your dog on a lead or long training lead if you do not have a sound, solid recall. Labradors can cover a lot of ground in a very short space of time. They are also very good jumpers and with a good run can clear some height when it comes to fences/gates. As well as getting lost and harming themselves, a loose dog could cause a serious road accident. IMHO it would be best if you spent the money on making sure that your garden is totally secure. Also consider purchasing a training lead but only use with a harness, not on a collar. Of course teaching a good recall is also a good thing.