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| Global Pet Finder GPS Pet Tracker | 
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| Brand: globalpetfinder
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 50753
Media: Electronics
Batteries: 3
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 1.5 x 1.5
MPN: GPFCO-5105
Model: GPFCO-5105
UPC: 852936001008
EAN: 0852936001008
ASIN: B000CEN0YC
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| Customer Reviews:
 Totally worthless February 13, 2006
42 out of 43 found this review helpful
This product keeps changing home addresses; none of which are the address I typed in the initial field. It does not stay charged so that it is actually able to function as advertised if you are gone from home any length of time and you put your dog in a yard. Additionally, gravity takes it down to the lower neck area in common use so that when the dog is doing normal dog things, the device sinks downward so that the antenna is pointing toward the ground. The pictures are misleading. We tried all of the advise the company gave us. It's just not a device that works when and where you need it to work. It was a lot to invest to have this many problems.
 Excellent customer support. Product Works - there is just a learning curve February 2, 2006
33 out of 43 found this review helpful
[owner of siberian husky escape artist]
I have had this product a few weeks. I am still in the learning process of all the settings and getting it to work the way I want. I am very happy with the unit. Customer service has been wonderful. I have received answers to my emailed questions within hours.
If you are considering this unit and you have read the negative reviews you should know that 1) My unit has had no problems with quality or water resistance 2) If you thoroughly read the information on their website you will know that there is a monthly service fee. I did not have to sign up for a 2-3 year plan. 3) You are not a bad pet parent if you get one of these units. You are getting extra peace of mind.
A few comments to the other reviewers:
To "Dog Lover" from Florida: GlobalPetFinder must have taken some of your advice. There is now a rubber seal around the battery opening and an optional neoprene-type holder. My dog tromps through snow and the edges of a marshy pond. We have not had a problem.
To Melinda from Austin: I had some difficulties getting my unit set up the way I wanted. I actually had to set up two small fences to cover my yard. The directions (perhaps online directions - I can't remember) said that the address for the unit may not actually match your address exactly. For instance, my house number is 416 but on the unit it is 422. After I understood that I was okay. I highly recommend contacting customer service. They helped me "tweak" some settings.
To Meg in Cincinnati: I agree with you, people need to be responsible for their pets. I always see stray dogs. I reunite strays pets with their families at least once a month. Buying this unit does not automatically mean the purchaser is an irresponsible pet owner with no sense.
Have you tried the unit? Some people are responsible pet owners and their dogs just get out. I have sense, but my dog only has dog-sense. She loves to run. My husband takes her running more than 20 miles a week. He teaches her different ways to come home. However, she still gets out on occasion. Being that she is a siberian husky, once she is out she RUNS FAST. There is no way to catch her. This unit at least gives me some idea of where to go find her.
***REVIEW UPDATE*** (4/24/2006)
The unit does give an accurate location and is still the best product of its type available. However, I don't always get a location as promptly as promised and the "low battery alert" doesn't work at all. Have sent the unit back to the company twice and have simply been told it is working normally.
It works! February 1, 2006
9 out of 17 found this review helpful
After reading some of the bad reviews I wasn't sure how good this product would be, but after setting it up and learning how to use the device I am very impressed! It takes a little while to get used to, but once I understood how it was working, it has been very useful
This product is worthless January 30, 2006
22 out of 28 found this review helpful
Don't pay $350 for device that doesn't work. GPS location at my house keeps changing addresses, none of which are my actual address. So even if it were to actually text me that my dog is out of the fence (Which he is currently according to the command center) I would never really know where he is. Bad product literature. You have to sign up for 2-3 year service cellular service plan that only gives you a certain number of "out of fence" alerts per month(3 on my plan and then additional charges for each alert) has yet to text me that my dog is out of the fence even though the web site clearly states he is out of fence. Batteries only last a few hours when fully charged. No piece of mind when out of town, or if he gets out and you were to actually know it, you would have very short amount of time to locate a dog that may be within a few blocks in any direction of the address it claims to be.
There's this cool new technology... January 25, 2006
13 out of 64 found this review helpful
... it's called a leash. Or a fence. How about keeping your pet safe the responsible-- not to mention cheap-- way.
I've been a volunteer at a no-kill animal shelter for 5 years, and I'm still amazed at the lack of guardianship people show for their pets. So your dog has this $350-dollar doodad on its neck. It's not going to keep it from running out into the street and getting hit by a car, or picked up by somebody who wants to use it for dog-fighting bait or sell it to a lab (yes, these things happen-- often).
Have some sense, people. This is ridiculous.
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