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This was my first thought. Is there any downside to putting one on my dog?

andrewmunsell 5y ago
No cell/GPS, so it won't track your dog if it gets lost in the forest or something. There are other (bulkier) trackers if you live in those sorts of areas, but otherwise I have a Tile on my dog's leash right now just to keep tabs on where she is when she's with a trusted caretaker like my parents. I'll probably switch it to an AirTag now because the network will have better coverage
- JKCalhoun 5y ago
  As with many things in life though it would be better than nothing since there are scenarios when it will help you find your dog.
  - millerm 5y ago
    Yeah, a lot of people applying the Nirvana fallacy here.
    - lucasverra 5y ago
      "It won't work after 72 hours of losing your dog while doing a space expedition on Mars!"
jrochkind1 5y ago
> And even if users don’t have an iOS device, an AirTag separated from its owner for an extended period of time will play a sound when moved to draw attention to it. I think there is no way to disable that feature, and that's by design. Depends on how much distance is "separation" I guess, and how close you stick to your dog at all times, heh.
- crazysim 5y ago
  The anti anti stalking crowd will probably just jam a pin or pen into the speaker and permanently disable it,
- jsmith45 5y ago
  As repeatedly reported elsewhere in this thread, the current time for this back-up anti-stalking beeps is 3 days. (Updatable remotely by apple, but I doubt they will go below 24 hours). So as long as you come within Bluetooth range of your dog once every 3 days (or whatever apple changes it to), you will be fine. This makes me wonder how long it takes for the iPhone based anti-stalking alerts to kick in. I'm sure this would be shorter, since it can be without too much annoyance. But how much shorter?
rhplus 5y ago
The removable battery might be a problem if it's easily dislodged by scratching at a the collar.

No cell/GPS, so it won't track your dog if it gets lost in the forest or something. There are other (bulkier) trackers if you live in those sorts of areas, but otherwise I have a Tile on my dog's leash right now just to keep tabs on where she is when she's with a trusted caretaker like my parents. I'll probably switch it to an AirTag now because the network will have better coverage

JKCalhoun 5y ago
As with many things in life though it would be better than nothing since there are scenarios when it will help you find your dog.
- millerm 5y ago
  Yeah, a lot of people applying the Nirvana fallacy here.
  - lucasverra 5y ago
    "It won't work after 72 hours of losing your dog while doing a space expedition on Mars!"

jrochkind1 5y ago

> And even if users don’t have an iOS device, an AirTag separated from its owner for an extended period of time will play a sound when moved to draw attention to it. I think there is no way to disable that feature, and that's by design. Depends on how much distance is "separation" I guess, and how close you stick to your dog at all times, heh.

crazysim 5y ago
The anti anti stalking crowd will probably just jam a pin or pen into the speaker and permanently disable it,
jsmith45 5y ago
As repeatedly reported elsewhere in this thread, the current time for this back-up anti-stalking beeps is 3 days. (Updatable remotely by apple, but I doubt they will go below 24 hours). So as long as you come within Bluetooth range of your dog once every 3 days (or whatever apple changes it to), you will be fine. This makes me wonder how long it takes for the iPhone based anti-stalking alerts to kick in. I'm sure this would be shorter, since it can be without too much annoyance. But how much shorter?

rhplus 5y ago

The removable battery might be a problem if it's easily dislodged by scratching at a the collar.