Archive for August 26th, 2012
Technology can help find a lost pet
You come home from work to find your dog missing. You notice that you left the back door open. Now how are you going to get him back? A little foresight of course could have prevented the problem. First of all your dog should be micro-chipped. This way if someone finds him and takes him to the vet, the vet will read the micro chip and see all of the owners information.
The i-phone has a new app called lostpettracker.com. Anyone who finds a lost pet can open up the app on their i-phone, photograph the pet, provide details and hit the “send” button. Owners of missing pets get an e-mail showing the photo and the details as well as a map that shows the GPS location as to where the pet was located.
The internet has some sites that also may be helpful. Flealess Market’s Lost Pets International page (flealess.org/lostpets) lets owners post missing pet information on a state-by-state basis. There are also many GPS devices that help to track lost pets. Roam EO uses a handset to track your pet. The Tagg pet tracker (pettracker.com) links to cellphone networks. Prices start at about $100. There’s also a good tutorial on dog tracking collars at mydogtrackingcollars.com.
There are many ways that today’s technology can really help. A lost pet is one of the most stressful situations.
Remember, your pets count!