Re: [pyrnet] GPS Tracking for lost Pyrs ?

Thanks Amy, Trudy and Roz,

That feeling of being sick with guilt and panic is simply overwhelming.

Roz, I can only imagine your relief when you returned to the campground to see your Pyr, (Mellow?) on that picnic table. I'd like to think our local police and the fire department would help us with a search but a lot has changed in our little "city" and I just don't know. I mean, everyone knows Kodi and likes him.

In the past few hours I have not read much hopeful info about collar devises since we kind of live in a remote area.

Take care all,

Christine/Kodiak

From: "Amy Bailey" <bailey.amy@myfairpoint.net>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 6:52:10 PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] GPS Tracking for lost Pyrs ?

It's not just the pyrs that do this --- Harry Pugger has found himself going for a ride in the police car to the SPCA twice when he wanders down the road. Last time he spent the night and according to the people at the SPCA was quite enjoying the visit! It was me who was the wreck trying to find him. First time the Pyrs were aiding him in his escape, he slid out the door under them as they came in so I did not notice his departure. Second time, it was an open gate and he made a dash for it.

Amy with Charlie. Sweetie and Harry Pugger

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On Jun 28, 2010, at 7:32 PM, Trudy and the pack <trudysdogs@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Christine - I know exactly how you are/were feeling - Bad Boy Orso puts me through that from time to time!!!!! The GPS tracker (which is www.spotlightgps.com) didn't work for us as we live out in the country and have poor cell phone service - the collar devise uses a satellite to read where the dogs is but sends the info to your computer via cell phone connection - I was VERY disappointed when the unit didn't work for us - I'm hoping some day they will come up with a better system.

Why do these pyr's have to do this to us! Don't they know we love them!!!!!!

LoLa and Bad Boy Orso's mom, Trudy in Northern California

On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Christine <chrissy@instant.net> wrote:

Isn't there a way to have a collar that has a GPS chip like a cell phone? Is this practical?

Kodiak has the chip but those only work if someone finds a way to scan him if they find him.

I just spent the worse two hours of my life hunting for Kodiak. It was a freak thing but he somehow got out of the gate this morning. We live on top of a cliff and in one direction there is a steady, steep gradual drop off into a dry creek. It floods during heavy rains but is dense with trees and brush otherwise. My husband enlisted the support of every neighboring construction worker, yard worker and the like and one of them tracked Kodiak down.

He led us on an intense, merry chase and we finally caught him. His legs are black in covered in...I don't know what and he is coated in burs.

It has been two hours and he is still breathing heavily.

We were lucky today as it is clear a Pyr can cover miles in a short period of time.

I was so frusrated and the only thing I could think of was wishing there were a better way to track a missing dog like a Pyr.

Does anyone have any ideas or experience with this?

Thanks

Christine/Kodiak