Tractive XL Smart Dog GPS Tracker | Live Pet Tracker with Virtual Fence | Vital Signs Monitoring of Heart & Respiratory Rate | Up to 1-Month Battery Life | Dog Collar Attachment (Green)

Update: Now in my 3rd week with the product and battery life is at 48% on one tracker and 55% on the other tracker with just the initial charge. My dog Tank has "ESCAPED" 3 times since then and I've been able to recover him within 10 minutes each time, except for once when it took me 30 minutes to find him because he kept moving and I kept driving past him, but I had him tracked the whole time. It can be kind of difficult to track them when they are on the move, but I use the tracker of the first dog who is with me, to guide me to the second dog on the run. Works pretty good. Thus far I'm pleased as punch with this product. I used to have to wait for him to come back, have a neighbor bring him back, or get him at the dog pound. So, the peace of mind alone is worth the price! Short Story: My units arrived on one day, my dog Tank ran away the next day, and the notification alarmed me the he was out of the safety zone within minutes, I brought up the search grid and found him two neighborhoods over and recovered his bad ass within 10 minutes of his great escape! Bravo Zulu tractive it proved its value within 24 hours of its purchase! Long Story: Both of my dogs showed up on my door step, Brutus (Belgian Malinois) 5 years ago and Tank (American Pitt Bull) 5 months ago, and in both cases I tried to find the owners but never could. So, my dogs are wanderers, runaways and accomplished escape artists from day one. They will get out on the lamb at any time because escaping is in their nature. Twice Brutus has disappeared over night in the forest behind the high school which is full of hungry coyotes where I sat in my car all night worried and crying with no idea of where he could possibly be, only to have him show up in the morning 9 hours later, tail wagging like he had done nothing wrong. Tank has run away now four times in the past month and a few days ago and I had to go on Ring.com to find him in a cage in the neighbor's house. Somehow he had miraculously lost his name tag so the neighbors had no idea who he belonged to and were planning to KEEP HIM had I not found him on Ring.com. A few months ago he was gone for two weeks only to show up at the dog pound with whooping cough sick "as a dog!" After the Ring.com incident I decided I had to do something so I bought the tractive dog collars for both of them on Black Friday to make use of the sale. I couldn't afford the premium service for both dogs plus the collars because that would have cost $406.00 that I didn't have at the time. I was concerned that the basic service wouldn't be adequate but when I thought about it I didn't really need world wide coverage, free replacement, dog tracking history, and the other bells and whistles. What I needed was to find these bad ass dogs when they pulled their disappearing acts, fast, efficiently, and precisely. They are way too big and intimidating to be running around on the loose and the coyote problem around here put them in constant danger the entire time they are out there. So, I chose the monthly option on the basic plan. I would suggest the company offer a monthly subscription on the premium plans as well, if they had, I would have definitely bought the premium plan. As I said above these trackers proved their value within the first 24 hours of my purchase as I successfully found tank so quickly that I was totally impressed. The virtual fence let me know when tank fled and it allowed me to track him in real time. It doesn't get any better than that. I've heard a lot about problems with battery life and that will be a problem if you are away from the safety zone (Home) that you setup with the virtual fence. If you are at "Home" the units go into a power saving mode that is incredibly efficient. Since my dogs spend the majority of their time in that zone I've had my units on and running for the past 6 days and they are both still at 80% battery life. I estimate the battery could last a couple of weeks in the power saving mode based on what I see now. I will continue to monitor but thus far I am very pleased with the battery life which is considerably better than my cell phone and smart watch that have to be charged daily. I can also say, if you are traveling with the dogs you could always turn the device off until you get out of the car with the dogs, this will extend the life. Cons: The upfront price is stiff for folks like me, especially if you have to buy two units. I bought mine for $59 each on sale which wasn't so bad, but the subscription price is tough because they want it up front on the premium plans, $144.00 each. The basic subscription is $15. I can absolutely see that I want the premium plan just for the tracking history alone, so I will be getting it when I can. I wish tractive would offer a monthly subscription on the premium plan. For that reason I am deducting one star. I wish the GPS real time tracker would provide directions to get you to where your pet is. Yes, it shows the precise location of your animal but if you don't know where Red Stone street is from your location on Brown Stone street, knowing where your dog is doesn't help you GET TO YOUR DOG. In my case I had a second phone that I was able to ask it to navigate me to the location where Tractive said my dog was. It would be helpful if Tractive could navigate you to drive or walk to where it shows the dog's location to be. Untested: I don't know how this product will work when I'm out in the bush but it does use GPS satellites, cell phone towers, blue tooth and radar mode to track your pet, so I will be testing to see how effective it is in the bush in upcoming winter months. But as far as using it in the city, I'm very pleased thus far. Overall: I like the damned thing. I think I might give it the fifth star back. It gives me peace of mind in knowing that my fur babies are okay and safe! I wish I would have bought this before I lost my beloved Brave Heart (Jack Russell Terrier) who was also a great escape artist. If I would have had this I would not have lost him a year ago. My heart is still broken at the disappearance of his sweet soul from my life. Daddy misses you Brave Heart and I pray you are well.

I have been using teactive for about 2 years now and it works awesomely. I have an escape artist dog who loves to run and whenever she get out running I don't even have to chase her. I just get in my car and track her down. The tracker gives a location until you get close and it then connects to Bluetooth and gives a real specific location. This tracker has never failed me and has not only saved my doggie from traffic due to finding her quickly, but it has also given me piece of mind. I have used other trackers and was unhappy with the interface or it did not provide a specific location. Tractive is the best on the market in my opinion.

Works very well. Not complicated. Has tracked my dog without fail or misreads. Has made my life much less stressful as my GSD male tends to visit remote neighbors on occasion. This product is definitely worth its cost. Battery has held up well for more than a year.

Love the Safety on this ..Nothing will work until the buttons on the remote are pushed !! I do like the correcting System,we have had this for 6 months now .I don’t believe in leaving a review when you just review something ! Really,how can you ? Ok ,I got the 2 dog collar system … They recommend Three Different Stages for training ..only if you need them ..The first stage .. You have different beep variations as they recommend to start as a warning when your pet does something wrong, you can adjust the different levels on each setting as how strong you need it for your pet to respond Then if your pet doesn’t listen to the beeping ,they recommend,the next step be the vibrations..with also different levels ,but doesn’t hurt them … The Third is the Shock ,,they also send rubber caps to cover the metal probes,so it doesn’t hurt them as much ,but I like you don’t have to shock them.if choose not to use these setting !! All these choices are made only by the master ,none are automatically gonna to do anything to your pet ,until a human presses a button on the remote control !! Plus I’m a little hard at seeing ,and I can clearly see and know what I’m doing with this remote ,that’s A Winner for me. Now ,it’s getting to the point where all I have to do is show them the remote ,and they listen !! Also I have had to get on Amazon ,and order a replacement remote that disappeared and the instructions is with the ordering details on here ,so no need for waiting on long phone calls ,for customer service ..I really like this company has replacements for all the devices needs ,and I don’t have to,order the whole package again ,just because I lost the charger … I still recommend the system ,and hope the company would read about what we ask for the upgrade the collar as our dogs don’t need to wear two collars,it’s just ;;to much weight on their neck We had to replace our collar ,because our puppy outgrew the original,only because our fault ,as my husband cut it short,so don’t do what we did .Though I don’t like this band though ,we are always having to tighten it up ,it doesn’t have a clip w/ holes to keep it in place in the size you want ,nor does it have a leash clip Qhich means your puppy or dog has to have 2 collars at the same time !! I don’t like that at all !! So just a quick recap. Though I do like the correcting System,it works very well,You have different beeps ,first stage then vibrations the second ,the third is shock ,of course is only by your choice All these choices are made only by the master ,none are automatic ,I can see it well ,,that’s what I like most my Fur baby is safe !! I recommend the system .I left one star off because of always having to tighten up the collar and that it has no clip for a leash .This should be made for dogs so they don’t have to wear multiple collars. So I’m hoping the company hears our request and upgrades the collar for our Lovable Fur Family soon and make this a Five ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Training Device !! I will update my review if anything changes.Have a Good Day with all Dogs !!

Less than a month of ownership of the Tractive XL Adventure and this tracker paid for itself 10 times over. My dog, a very curious and energetic Blackmouth Cur who is an inside / outside dog at my house which is in rural Louisiana always stayed close to my house. She decided one night while I was out of town that she was going to go on an adventure, from what I can tell she sprinted 2 and a half miles away from my house into the woods, most likely chasing something. I got back the next day and immediately went to where her location was, at a neighbor’s house about 2 miles from my house. It turns out after chasing whatever she was chasing and realizing she had gotten lost she found her way to a friendly neighbor’s residence and made friends with them and their dogs. As I was pulling into their driveway she looked at my truck and ran to me when I called her. I thanked them for looking after her for me and had her load up in my truck for a ride home, a bath and a long nap that she needed after a night out partying in the woods. This was an interesting little ordeal for me but having the Tractive XL prevented a very long and possibly unsuccessful search for her around the area and allowed me to find her within 5 minutes of getting back into town. She was dirty, the tractive xl had dried mud on it, but it worked exactly as advertised and stood up to Louisiana’s forests and humidity. What I will say about this product, it is not a GPS fence, yes it will alert you if your pet leaves your house / the safe zone but it will do nothing to prevent it. I have another product for that. What this product is, is a GPS pet recovery tool that takes the search out of recovering a lost pet, and it does that exceptionally well with longer battery life than any GPS fencing collar. It also will take the Tractive XL a few minutes at times to recognize that your pet’s tracker has left the wifi safe zone and left the area, however for my purposes for this product this is fine. Long story short, think of this as a GPS dog recovery system, not an electronic fence like for example Halo collars are, however Halo collars have a battery life of around 40 hours, this collar sits in standby for over a month until it detects your pet has left the safe zone and then will keep on tracking for several days in GPS mode, more than enough time to find your furry friend and bring them home. If you’re worried about losing your dog and not finding them get this device right now, it may just pay for itself sooner than you’d expect, mine did.

A Traveler's Must-Have: Tractive GPS Dog Collars Provide Unbeatable Peace of Mind As the owner of two adventurous dogs and a frequent traveler across the U.S. East Coast, reliability is non-negotiable when it comes to pet safety. I've been using Tractive GPS collars—one purchased three years ago and the other two years ago—and they have proven to be the single most important tool for ensuring my dogs' safety, whether we are home or on the road. The core function of these devices is location, and Tractive delivers consistently. The peace of mind knowing that if the dogs somehow slip out of the car during a rest stop or wander from an unfamiliar vacation rental, I can locate them instantly, is invaluable. Even when we're deep in wooded areas where my phone signal struggles, the Tractive tracking signal has always come through, offering reliable real-time updates. Dependability and Durability The longevity of these devices speaks volumes about their quality. Both units are over two years old and still perform flawlessly. The battery life is strong, holding a charge well enough that managing two collars is never a burden. Equally impressive is the waterproofing. My dogs love the water, and we spend plenty of time near the ocean and in pools. The Tractive devices handle salt water, fresh water, and splashes without a single issue, proving they are truly adventure-proof (IP68 rated). I never have to worry about removing them before a swim. The App: A Crucial Companion The accompanying Tractive app is intuitive and robust. It's especially useful when traveling, but provides daily value even when we are home. The ability to quickly check the map, set up Virtual Fences for new locations, and monitor activity is seamless. This feature has also been fantastic for verifying that our pets are being well-cared for by a sitter while we're away. A quick glance at the app confirms they are active and secure within their safe zone. In summary, Tractive GPS collars are an essential investment for any pet owner, especially those who travel frequently or have active, adventurous dogs. The combination of reliable signal, excellent battery life, true waterproofing, and a user-friendly app makes this the best long-term safety solution on the market.

This is a really great tracking device and a good priced plan. We went with the 2 year plan so we don't have to worry about it for two years. It holds an awesome charge and is very accurate. Our Great Dane got out of our front door and we weren't home and it alerted us she was out of her fence zone. We called our son and he found her and put her back in the house. I would highly recommend for anyone that wants just a tracker with health tracking as well for their dog or cat.

Does a great job overall at tracking my hounds. I will say that I recently found out that it doesn't work when my hound is tunneling underground, but that's to be expected in a 10+ foot long tunnel, and is only a problem if you have a tunneling dog 🙄. Buildings and heavy tree cover in the summer can cause issues with connectivity, but that's also understandable when you live in the woods. I live in the middle of nowhere with very little to no cell reception, yet I can still track my dogs all over our property (35 acres), at our cabin on the lake, and at my parents farm in Northern Minnesota (also in the middle of nowhere). We do a lot of ice fishing and we're able to track them easily on and around the frozen lake. Sometimes if it's really cold and we're outside for a while, the extreme temp will cause the tracker to glitch, but I'm talking below -10°F. Once, my dog's collar fell off of her while she was wrestling with her brother in a blizzard on the lake, and I was able to find it (with the tracker on it) the next morning, even though the battery had died overnight. Since it hadn't moved after it fell off, its last location was saved and I was able to easily retrieve it using the app. I had to dig in the snow for it a little bit, but the location was accurate and I was able to find it relatively quickly. One of my dogs likes to pull the other by the collar and frequent bites the tracker, but it keeps working, which I find very impressive. We live off a busy highway, the driveway is about 1/4 mile long, and the "home" zone and "no go" zones with their alerts have helped us keep the dogs off the road and helps keep them alive. They're really good at knowing not to go that direction, but hound's noses tend to lead them astray, especially if there's roadkill involved. It definitely gives me peace of mind knowing that I'll be alerted almost immediately if they've wandered too far in that direction. I've been using the old version of the tracker for a little over a year, and now I've had this version for about a month and the battery life on this version is awesome. It's been lasting several days at a time, whereas we were having to charge the old version almost every day. The new version is larger than the old one, but doesn't seem to bother the dogs at all.