Whistle Go Explore Dog GPS Tracker

I seldom write reviews. I bought this Whistle tracker about a month ago just to try out how well it tracks my dog's health, location and fitness. I was skeptical in terms of health tracking but IT SAVED MY DOG'S LIFE! I received a mobile alert today alerting me that my baby's scratching behavior has elevated from normal to SEVERE which I didn't even notice. Dogs scratch themselves daily, I thought it was normal behavior. After getting the alert and looking at the health report in the Whistle app, I called my vet immediately. Turns out that my baby is having a severe allergic reaction to something. I had to take her to my vet for a cytopoint shot to control the allergic itch! THANKS Whistle I seldom write reviews. I bought this Whistle tracker about a month ago just to try out how well it tracks my dog's health, location and fitness. I was skeptical in terms of health tracking but IT SAVED MY DOG'S LIFE! I received a mobile alert today alerting me that my baby's scratching behavior has elevated from normal to SEVERE which I didn't even notice. Dogs scratch themselves daily, I thought it was normal behavior. After getting the alert and looking at the health report in the Whistle app, I called my vet immediately. Turns out that my baby is having a severe allergic reaction to something. I had to take her to my vet for a cytopoint shot to control the allergic itch! THANKS Whistle. If it's not because of you, I wouldn't have known! … more

I've had the Go Explore whistle tracker on my new dog (18 month old Shepherd mix) for over a month now. The tracker has allowed me to give him more freedom to be outside in my unfenced neighborhood since I am notified when he leaves the property and can then quickly reign him back into my yard ... and I know exactly which side of the property from which to call him. The only glitch is that the tracker will randomly (at least once every 1-2 days) tell me that Andy is a significant distance from my home when he is not ... Sometimes Andy will be at home right next to me and the tracker will send a notification that he is one mile away. The tracker usually rapidly self corrects but that notification I've had the Go Explore whistle tracker on my new dog (18 month old Shepherd mix) for over a month now. The tracker has allowed me to give him more freedom to be outside in my unfenced neighborhood since I am notified when he leaves the property and can then quickly reign him back into my yard ... and I know exactly which side of the property from which to call him. The only glitch is that the tracker will randomly (at least once every 1-2 days) tell me that Andy is a significant distance from my home when he is not ... Sometimes Andy will be at home right next to me and the tracker will send a notification that he is one mile away. The tracker usually rapidly self corrects but that notification would be frightening if I received it when I was away from home. Despite the glitch, I definitely recommend this tracker since it gives me a peace of mind that I could find my dog if he wandered off and got lost. … more

I bought this device for my husky; 'Snoop', on recommendation from a close friend. She told me how this device not only tracks her puppy's location, but also how it monitored its health. So, I've had the device a while now and I can honestly say, I have no idea how I didn't find out about it sooner. My Husky is an escape artist, so it's of great peace of mind that I know where he is at all times. There's also notifications if he leaves the back garden. The health reporting is literally amazing!!!! I can see how Snoop has been drinking, or sleeping. It even tracks scratching, as well as far he's moved! Would recommend this to anyone who owns a dog. It's seriously one of the best kept pet secrets I bought this device for my husky; 'Snoop', on recommendation from a close friend. She told me how this device not only tracks her puppy's location, but also how it monitored its health. So, I've had the device a while now and I can honestly say, I have no idea how I didn't find out about it sooner. My Husky is an escape artist, so it's of great peace of mind that I know where he is at all times. There's also notifications if he leaves the back garden. The health reporting is literally amazing!!!! I can see how Snoop has been drinking, or sleeping. It even tracks scratching, as well as far he's moved! Would recommend this to anyone who owns a dog. It's seriously one of the best kept pet secrets. … more

This is a good product. I got the Whistle Go Explore in case my Chihuahua, Sleepy, made a run for it. It accurately tracks location and has a very easy to use app. It also notifies you about scratching and water intake, which is great. It does require a subscription service in order to track your pup, but, if you’ve ever had a pet run away it’s worth the peace of mind the tracker gives you. #ChewyTeamRated

My Shibas love to run, so having this tracker has relieved soooo much stress. There is so many cool features on this tracker. I am able to set it to so I know when my dogs leave the house with another family member via their phone. It's so easy to put on, charge and set up. Not to mention it helps me monitor their activity levels, scratching and water drinking! I know more now then I ever did about my pups all while knowing exactly where they are. I cannot imagine not having this. #chewyteamrated

Needed the peace of mind that if my dog got out, I would know immediately and be able to track the little rascal down. Whistle definitely makes keeping track of Jackson easy. What is even better are all the health features ... our four legged friends sometimes have a hard time telling us what is going on with them, but with Whistle much of this mystery is solved. It is so good to know if my furry buddy has an itch that is unusual or if he starts drinking too much or too little. More than the simple activity other products have, much more!

This tracker is a game changer! I've been able to be a lot more proactive about my dog's health so far with the health alerts for licking, scratching, drinking and sleeping! In addition, the ability to track my dog if he gets out provides me with peace of mind. Cell coverage is from AT&T so just make sure you had good LTE coverage otherwise it seems like it doesn't work great when the coverage is limited (have to remember it's not a $1000 cell phone).

I recently bought the Whistle Go Explore because I wanted to track my dog allergies. The app is just amazing, it basically tracks how often my dogs licks and sends me alert when his level are changing. I also didn't realize that I was over feeding him until I used the Whistle Food calculator. Now I know exactly how much activity my dog needs everyday and how much food he is supposed to eat, the graph features are really helpful to understand my dog's overall health. I highly recommend this product.

We recently moved to a new neighborhood and were concerned about our two escape-artist pups. A friend recommended we look into a GPS collar. From my research there are two brands that compete for the best GPS collar category, Whistle and Fi. I decided to buy 1 of each brand and test them both for a week. **Size / Appearance** Whistle: The Whistle collar isn’t really a collar, its more of a device that you attach to your dog’s existing collar. It is huge and ugly. My husband said it looks like one of those house arrest ankle monitors, and he’s not wrong — it’s a big grey block. Fi: The Fi GPS collar is an actual collar with the device integrated into the collar itself. This results in a much sleeker We recently moved to a new neighborhood and were concerned about our two escape-artist pups. A friend recommended we look into a GPS collar. From my research there are two brands that compete for the best GPS collar category, Whistle and Fi. I decided to buy 1 of each brand and test them both for a week. **Size / Appearance** Whistle: The Whistle collar isn’t really a collar, its more of a device that you attach to your dog’s existing collar. It is huge and ugly. My husband said it looks like one of those house arrest ankle monitors, and he’s not wrong — it’s a big grey block. Fi: The Fi GPS collar is an actual collar with the device integrated into the collar itself. This results in a much sleeker appearance that basically blends in and is hardly noticeable. With Fi I’m not worried about the GPS unit getting knocked off like I would be with the Whistle. Winner: Fi **GPS Accuracy / Phone app** Both devices pair with an app on your phone. You’re able to designate a ‘safe area’ (aka your house/yard) where the dog is considered home/safe. If they move out of that area you will get an alert. Whistle: I’m not sure if it was an issue with the unit we received or in general, but we received a lot of false positives with the Whistle app. We’d be sitting on the couch with our dog next to us and we’d receive random alerts from Whistle that she was outside her safe zone! It was so annoying my husband turned off Whistle notifications, which defeats the purpose of the collar and app. Fi: Exact opposite experience with Fi's app. We haven’t received any false positives. My husband took our dogs for a walk the other night without his phone, and I immediately received both a text and push notification from Fi app that our dog had left their safe area without an owner. Winner: Fi **Battery Life** Battery life is a big deal for us. We don’t want to constantly be charging our GPS units. Whistle: Despite their claims, I wasn’t getting anywhere near the battery life Whistle advertised. Over the course of a week the battery seemed to drain much faster than expected. Maybe it’s an issue with our unit, I don’t know, but I had to charge the unit twice in the week. Fi: I know I sound like a broken record, but we did not have any issues withFi's battery. During our week trial, Fi had yet to drop below 90%! That’s insane. And we went for several long hikes. I don’t think I’ll have to charge the collar the rest of the month. So much more convenient. Winner: Fi In case it’s not clear, we will be returning our Whistle collar and buying a second Fi collar for our other dog. I really appreciate how fast Chewy shipped both products, and thank goodness they have a great return policy! At the end of the day it comes down to which collar gives you peace of mind, and I’m happy to say we’re very pleased with Fi. … more

Met and exceeded expectations, great for tracking where our pup goes (intended or not). Amazing seeing the health data come to life. Seeing that my dog increased scratching and found she needed stronger allergy medicine. Whistle has 24/7 eyes on our dog when we can't. Highly recommended