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The latest advancement in collars is the GPS dog tracking collar, using the same technology used in tracking wildlife and navigating oceans. These collars have a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver to pinpoint a dog’s location anywhere in the world, and software to record that location. They also incorporate a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) modem with special software to send the dog’s location information to you.

You simply call the mobile phone number of the GPS Dog Collar from your own cell phone. The GPS receiver of the collar, estimates the position of the dog and sends the coordinates immediately as SMS (Short Message Service) over the Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) network to your mobile phone display. On average, GPS positioning is accurate to within 15 meters

When the owner dials the telephone number of the GPS service provider, the location of the dog is sent to the mobile phone through an SMS over the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication) network.

You can also configure a GPS dog collar to work with the Internet. Then the location and activity of your dog can be tracked from specific websites.

Some GPS collars can also be set up to compel your dog to return home when he wanders away. These collars work something like the invisible fence, but can be set for the maximum distance your dog is allowed to roam. Once the dog exceeds that distance, a device in the collar emits a disturbing ultrasonic sound, which gets louder as the dog wanders further away, making him more uncomfortable, and compelling the dog to return home.

GPS dog tracking collars are compact, lightweight, waterproof and easy to use. The actual device weighs about 250 grams without the collar. There are many manufacturers of GPS dog collars. Less sophisticated models (without the GSM modem) have only about a 1 mile range and start at about $500. The more sophisticated GPS collars (described above) start at around $1,000.