![]() And, for $1,000-per-collar, with a $2.70 monthly subscription fee, it better. Haloīy offering a shock-based training and geo-fence aid, Halo promises substantially more function than Whistle or Fi. Fi’s monthly subscription starts at $7.50 per month. Its main advantage appears to be battery life, with up to three weeks of run time if your dog is away from WiFi signal (which I assume it will be on any walk). It provides GPS location tracking and alerts if your dog leaves a designated area, as well as activity tracking. The $150 Fi Series 2 collar offers a very similar feature set to Whistle. Battery life for the GPS tracker is said to be three days if the dog is away from your WiFi connection. Fitness tracking plans start at $5 per month location tracking starts at $8.25. In addition to tracking exercise intensity and duration, Whistle’s motion sensors are equipped with algorithms designed to identify and alert you of problem behaviors like licking and scratching. Using the Whistle app, you can define a perimeter around your yard and receive an alert if your dog leaves that area. Both are small, unobtrusive, and clip to your dog’s existing collar. Whistle currently offers two devices: an $80 motion-based fitness tracker and a $150 unit that adds live GPS tracking. These aren’t the only connected dog collars on-sale right now, but these three products are the most well known, and together represent all technologies currently available in the space. Each one offers some degree of location or activity tracking-or in the case of Halo, training and geofencing-while connecting to your smartphone through Bluetooth, cellphone signal, or WiFi. Whistle, Fi, and Halo all fall into a new category of product known as connected dog collars. ![]() Let me save you time and money by explaining where they went wrong and point you toward the products and training approaches that actually work. ![]() ![]() But after some testing, I found them all lacking. I’ve tried connected dog trackers with great enthusiasm. So I understand the desire to apply the same tech solutions that have made work and home more convenient, more connected, and safer to dog ownership. I can use all the help I can get trying to manage my three big, willful dogs at home and in the outdoors. ![]()
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