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While we have little doubt that our dogs absolutely adore us , their natural inquisitiveness means they can be easily distracted by their surroundings, prompting them to wander off or run away without warning. A curious canine might venture off during a daily walk or slip out of the yard late at night, sending you on an anxious search for your beloved pet. Cats, on the other hand, are more independent and often roam on their own, but what if they don't return home as expected?

Sadly, we're not quite at the stage where a pet can tell us where it's off to . Until then, a tracker attached its collar offers a practical solution. Using GPS and cellular signals to relay location data to an app on your phone, a tracker does what it ought to: show you the precise whereabouts of your pet on a map so you can locate them if they go missing.…