Whistle 3 Dog & Cat GPS Tracker & Activity Monitor

The Whistle 3 may be the most recommended GPS pet tracker which means that our choices are poor for now. The Whistle 3 is a tracker but it only sends a signal at a minimum of three-minute intervals. An animal can go a long distance in 3 minutes. There is a button on the app to refresh but it only spins for a while. I would have even been ok with that however at one point it wouldn't regularly ID its location. For example, on a 1 hour walk the map would only show 1 location along the way. It even got to the point where it labeled a car trip as a multi-hour walk. Customer service is pleasant however they are only allowed to offer 1 replacement unit for each account. Considering the fact that I The Whistle 3 may be the most recommended GPS pet tracker which means that our choices are poor for now. The Whistle 3 is a tracker but it only sends a signal at a minimum of three-minute intervals. An animal can go a long distance in 3 minutes. There is a button on the app to refresh but it only spins for a while. I would have even been ok with that however at one point it wouldn't regularly ID its location. For example, on a 1 hour walk the map would only show 1 location along the way. It even got to the point where it labeled a car trip as a multi-hour walk. Customer service is pleasant however they are only allowed to offer 1 replacement unit for each account. Considering the fact that I had a problem with my original device and it's replacement both within 5-6 months of ownership, I wouldn't expect the Whistle 3 to be a device that lasts for a while. Customer support offered me a 20% discount to obtain a second replacement. That's $180 for two years of service plus subscription. … more

We've had the Whistle for six months and it has worked great except over the past few days, the battery won't stay charged longer than a day even though our dog has been home the entire time. Additionally, when trying to charge it, it won't fully charge and the plastic case just broke. When we purchased this, it was $100 plus we paid another $100 for the monthly tracking. For that price, it should last longer than 6 months. Looking for a reliable replacement. any suggestions?

Web site says 90 days all over it. NOT TRUE. You have to have gone thru the activation procedure and secured the connection for the unit. I knew immediately I could not use as it only fits on a cat collar The piece you snap on is hard plastic and all my collars , leather or web, are too thick . Their web sit and video says it is a rubber bracket that holds it in place.....not on mine which I just got today. On phone forever to get a shipping label sent to me on email. Still holding after 17 minutes. OK, have to wait 72 hours for the actual label.

Well, I REALLY wanted to LOVE this unit... Love the concept but unless you have good ATT coverage it is virtually useless! I got mine today and I live in Grosse Pointe MI. The cellular for AT&T is only 8% --- USELESS to track my dog in my area. SO SAD as I really wanted it to work. MAKE SURE you have good AT&T coverage if you want to purchase it. If NOT don't waste your money. I have GREAT Verizon coverage. Not sure why they won't offer it.

Ive had my whistle3 for a few days now and so far haven't had great luck. I took my dog for an on leash walk at first to test it out and it could not locate him until we were at least a quarter mile from home. After the first 1/4 mile it seemed to work great. Then today he took off into the woods and the device could not be located. Fortunately he didnt go far and returned pretty quick so now im wondering if the device will not work until he is at least a 1/4 mile away from home. According to the AT&T coverage map, i have great coverage here. I noticed in one of the FAQ that there is something about a 35meter zone around the home wifi that the location won't update which seems to be about the Ive had my whistle3 for a few days now and so far haven't had great luck. I took my dog for an on leash walk at first to test it out and it could not locate him until we were at least a quarter mile from home. After the first 1/4 mile it seemed to work great. Then today he took off into the woods and the device could not be located. Fortunately he didnt go far and returned pretty quick so now im wondering if the device will not work until he is at least a 1/4 mile away from home. According to the AT&T coverage map, i have great coverage here. I noticed in one of the FAQ that there is something about a 35meter zone around the home wifi that the location won't update which seems to be about the distance i am having trouble with. Once outside that zone it seems to work great, i would just like to be able to locate my little guy before he gets too far away from home. … more

The idea is great... real work functionality not so much. The tracking is slow and often delayed; even in a metro area such as Houston. There is a delay of when the collar leaves WiFi before an alert is sent... when refresh is set to 3 mins, it can actually be 6-10 minutes for an alert to be issued. Battery- terrible! Much better than first generation TAGG, but if you take your bud to the park or anywhere outside your WiFi, be prepared to charge. Support is on point- great group of folks. This was not the device for us... Looking forward to testing FI which has month long battery and Att Lte-m coverage!

Since these kinds of collars require a cellular network for tracking, I expected the level of constant, accurate location tracking I get navigating with my cell phone. You will not get that level of tracking from these kinds of GPS collars, but the Whistle is better than its competitors because you can adjust it to track location once a minute. I think there are $500+ GPS collars that hunters use for tracking their dogs in real time, but they're big clunky expensive things, so the Whistle is what I've stuck with. I only found out it wasn't constantly location tracking after I ordered the collar, that information is hard to find before you buy the device. My dog can cover a lot of distance in Since these kinds of collars require a cellular network for tracking, I expected the level of constant, accurate location tracking I get navigating with my cell phone. You will not get that level of tracking from these kinds of GPS collars, but the Whistle is better than its competitors because you can adjust it to track location once a minute. I think there are $500+ GPS collars that hunters use for tracking their dogs in real time, but they're big clunky expensive things, so the Whistle is what I've stuck with. I only found out it wasn't constantly location tracking after I ordered the collar, that information is hard to find before you buy the device. My dog can cover a lot of distance in a minute, so that only gives me an approximate location for her, but the competitor only logs location about every 5 minutes, and only lasts about 4 hours once it's tracking your dog. The whistle lasts 1-2 days in the once-per-minute tracking mode, and 5 days or more in the once-per-6 minute tracking mode. That is the best battery life I've seen on the market. The app is also substantially more user friendly than the competitor (although I had to pick a breed for her to use the app and since she's a mix of more than 8 dog breeds and "mixed" or "Texas swamp rat" is not an option, I just googled "brindle dogs" and picked the one that looks most like her). I don't really care about activity monitoring (I live in an apartment, I know exactly how active my dog is), however the activity monitoring is more accurate in whistle compared to others. It differentiates between play and running and it doesn't log activity when she's not active (seems silly, but the competitor logs activity while the device is sitting on a shelf). It gives you badges and achievements when you hit certain activity milestones, so I guess that can help if you want an app to encourage you to increase your dog's activity. My creature comes over and starts smacking me in the head until I take her out to run, so I have plenty of encouragement without the app. The device is also water and dust proof. My dog swims and splashes and bathes like a duck in stagnant ponds and then rolls in tall grass and sand (her version of a spa treatment I guess?), and the whistle has withstood that. The Tile I have with the same rating for waterproofing did not survive her. … more

We decided to purchase the Whistle 3 so hopefully we would not have to worry about our cat’s location again. When we let him outside the minute he leaves the designated safe zone we are alerted. We know right where to locate him to bring him home. It gives us a great peace of mind

Terrible battery life - we had to keep recharging and ultimately was too unpredictable. Despite knowing this, whistle wouldn’t let us out of contract without charging us fees.

Perhaps I missed the obvious but I was totally disappointed to learn AFTER I made the purchase that in order to use it you had to subscribe to cellular service in order for it to work. The monthly fee seems really high.