keepthetips t1_ja6akpn wrote on February 27, 2023 at 3:52 AM

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SweetDove t1_ja6bkbk wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:00 AM

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Please also make sure they have a normal tag too. I've found 4 dogs over the last bit with airtags but no other contact info so I have no way to return them home.

JemJemIsHerName OP t1_ja6bzls wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:04 AM

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Replying to SweetDove (#2,045,485)

That’s a good point! All of mine have both! If someone finds your pet they should know how to contact you!

Tribblehappy t1_ja6dd0m wrote on February 27, 2023 at 4:17 AM

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Replying to SweetDove (#2,045,485)

Yah I don't know how airtags work but nobody in my house used apple products so if we found a dog, a regular tag would help.

[deleted] t1_ja6lmjd wrote on February 27, 2023 at 5:38 AM

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Replying to SweetDove (#2,045,485)

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sherazala t1_ja6r1ju wrote on February 27, 2023 at 6:39 AM

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What if you don't have Apple?

Jess_the_Siren t1_ja6tta9 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 7:14 AM

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Replying to sherazala (#2,048,514)

You can still track one, you just have to make an account with Apple when you register it

jericon t1_ja6zbb9 wrote on February 27, 2023 at 8:29 AM

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Doesn’t work well if you have big dogs that play hard.

AirTag went missing. Found in poop from other dog.

DroolingSlothCarpet t1_ja77fbj wrote on February 27, 2023 at 10:27 AM

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Another day, another reposted copypasta for karma.

JubJub4ever t1_ja7fmvn wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:12 PM

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Replying to SweetDove (#2,045,485)

The AirTag has NFC, if you hold your phone on one it should display the information(phone number and so) of the Apple User. Don’t know if this also works with Android devices.

KaleidoscopeThis9463 t1_ja7i2yl wrote on February 27, 2023 at 12:38 PM

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There’s also a tag called Byte Tag that’s relatively inexpensive ($10) to buy and the service is free. It works all around the world. They put a QR code and a URL onto the tag that can be scanned by whoever finds your dog. As soon as they do, you get a notification with their GPS coordinates and they get whatever info you’ve allowed shared like phone number, health info, instructions if found, etc. No batteries etc. It works great.