Comments on: Garmin Updates Astro GPS Dog Tracking System with the DC 50 Collar https://www.gpsworld.com/garmin-updates-astro-gps-dog-tracking-system-with-the-dc-50-collar/ The Business and Technology of Global Navigation and Positioning Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:54:44 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.7 By: Beverly Haffeman https://www.gpsworld.com/garmin-updates-astro-gps-dog-tracking-system-with-the-dc-50-collar/#comment-372088 Tue, 27 Jan 2015 16:26:05 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=23762#comment-372088 In reply to garminvs.

Garmin alpha 100 with 2 tt15 collars was purchased to use in the US and abroad. The system was represented as compatible. Now in Europe, the gps registers the system dosen’t work although I see others using the same system. After spending $1000+, and unanswered emails to Garmin, Garmin’s response to my phone call was that Garmins’ dog tracking systems purchased in the US are incompatible in Europe.
While this information is not readily available on the Garmin website, Garmin told me I should have checked their legal disclaimer and I would’ve found that information.

My loss of time and money are of little concern in relation to finding my dog, lost in the French countryside.

At the end of the day, a product is only as reliable as the company that stands behind it.

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By: garminvs https://www.gpsworld.com/garmin-updates-astro-gps-dog-tracking-system-with-the-dc-50-collar/#comment-41055 Mon, 03 Feb 2014 14:24:59 +0000 https://www.gpsworld.com/?p=23762#comment-41055 Garmin Astro 220 price – as often as every five seconds, your dog’s DC 40 transmits his position to your handheld , and you can see his current location and a trail of where he’s been on the Map page of your handheld. Switching to the Dog Tracker page to view a compass pointing to the location of the dog as well as his current status : whether he’s running , sitting , on point or treeing quarry. Astro can also sound an alarm to let you know instantly when your dog goes on point .

My dog does great off-leash 95% of the time. But if you chase something and I miss it , she will not stop until exhaustion , and then can not find his way home ( northern mix breed ) . Yesterday he chased a coyote in the desert snow. I traced for miles , of which over a 7000ft peak . When I found he could barely walk , and was disoriented. If it were not for this GPS, you would certainly have been a meal for a pack of coyotes.

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