Garmin this week announced Alpha, a fully-integrated tracking and training system for hunters and their canine companions.
The product is the result of the acquisition of Tri-Tronics, a company specializing in dog training devices.
“Little more than a year after joining forces, we’re now able to offer the sporting dog world a no-excuses system that offers the best of both worlds: robust GPS tracking with built-in topo maps from Garmin and proven electronic correction from Tri-Tronics,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales.
With location updates as frequent as every 2.5 seconds, the Alpha 100 handheld tracks and trains as many as 20 dogs up to nine miles away, depending on terrain.
In addition to tracking other dogs, Alpha is the first device of its kind to feature a “buddy tracker” function.
The Alpha GPS Track and Train system has a retail price of $800, and additional TT 10 collar devices are $300, and will be available in August 2012.
The product is the result of the acquisition of Tri-Tronics, a company specializing in dog training devices.
“Little more than a year after joining forces, we’re now able to offer the sporting dog world a no-excuses system that offers the best of both worlds: robust GPS tracking with built-in topo maps from Garmin and proven electronic correction from Tri-Tronics,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin’s vice president of worldwide sales.
With location updates as frequent as every 2.5 seconds, the Alpha 100 handheld tracks and trains as many as 20 dogs up to nine miles away, depending on terrain.
In addition to tracking other dogs, Alpha is the first device of its kind to feature a “buddy tracker” function.
The Alpha GPS Track and Train system has a retail price of $800, and additional TT 10 collar devices are $300, and will be available in August 2012.
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