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Nicely done! How hard would be to add a GPS based beacon?

GPS would make the product cost twice as much - and we want to make this accessible to more dog owners. Perhaps version two though! Thanks for your input.

Cost twice as much, worth ten times as much, in my opinion. I've had many times when a dog got away and gps tracking would have been very useful.

Keeping track of exactly where my dog is within 150ft radius, not so much. The "leash" analogy is also entirely misplaced. "Leash" implies having control over your dog, so it can't get away. With playtag it seems, there's not really any element of "control" at all, and if my dog gets more than 150 feet away it's basically useless.

I hear ya but check out the crowd sourcing feature where other app users can pick up the location of you dog & get a monetary reward. If you're a dog owner, I would love to get more of your input - maggie@play-tag.com

Take a look at the Tagg. http://www.pettracker.com/

So pricey though, and there is a subscription fee. Not to mention the hassle of recharging for 24+ hrs.

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