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Not that programming and teaching aren’t fun, but spending the day with my dogs and my dogs friends are a totally different type of fun.

For example, I’ve taken quite a bit of care to make sure that I’m NOT the responsible adult in the room.

There is still stress involved.  Dulce might right away and not come back.  Macy might steal all the treats.

Well, Macy came close to doing that.

But it’s a different type of stress.

Macy was a trooper and did everything I asked in JWW.  I didn’t have high enough rewards in the ring with Dulce the first time, and I had to shove the chicken in her face the second time.

Macy was a bit worn out and didn’t really want to play, but did all the contacts in Standard.

All in all, a good day.

By the way, the Pet Taggs found both dogs where they at – Prosper on a Horse Farm, which is pretty cool.

I think I have had every possible interaction with Customer Support and it has been good.  I got my first Pet Tagg on Tuesday afternoon, and had some problems getting it activated.  With the help of customer support we got it up and running. 

Once I had tested it, I ordered the next two days.  The second tag activated with no problems.  The third tag was dead.  After a conversation with tech support, putting the third tag on the charger for a while, and a third conversation, it was determined that the Tagg didn’t charge.

They emailed me a shipping label, shipped a new Tagg, and it arrived today.  It also activated with no problems.

I do need to charge two of the tags, but I’m going to rotate out so that Maggie, escape artist, always has a TAGG on her. 

I will say between having cameras in the dog room, and the TAGGs on them, I feel more secure. 

After testing Maggie’s Tagg, and finding it worked, I ordered two more with overnight shipping.  They arrived this morning.  The second tag, which I put on Macy, worked immediately, no problems activating though it needs more power.

The third tag acted completely different and both I and the tech thinks it needs to be on the charger.

Maggie is wearing the Tagg with no problem, and it’s nice to know that she’s where she belongs.  I’m sure that will also be helpful with the other dogs.

I think the price point is very reasonable, and am very happy with their website, text messages, and emails.  The iPod apps works well too, and I would LOVE for a Window Phone app, maybe they will let me write one for them.  I can’t test the Android app as it isn’t available for the Amazon Fire.

I took Maggie to the library at the other end of the park, and got a text message that she wasn't at home, and that she was with me. So when I got home, I sat down and ordered two more. The TAGG will at least narrow things down a bunch.

One big question I have now, can the girls wear them when they are competing in agility, and if not, I'm going to fight for it to happen, as they lay flat against the collar, and are a safety feature. Dogs DO get loose at trials.

I currently have things set up so I get both Text Messages and Emails. Both give maps and both maps work really well with the Windows Phone. I have an iPod Touch and haven't been able to log into the app. But as long as it works well with my phone I am happy. I think it will work well with any phone that accepts text messages, and will work even better if it has a way to get to a map link. The emails are great, as they show the map:

Tagg™ Alert

Dec 27, 2011 7:12 PM

Maggie outside the Home Tagg zone

within 55 yards of 2899 Valley View Ln, Dallas, TX 75234

Get Maggie's locations by clicking Track, or request a single locate to see Maggie's current position. You can also text the commands TRACK or LOCATE from your registered mobile phone to xxxxxx to get a reply with Maggie's locations.

Tagg™ Alert sent to
Kathleen Weaver (email,mobile)
Richard Weaver (email)

If you have questions or need additional help, please visit the Tagg Support page.

If you have a Tagg account and want to change how you receive notifications, please visit Tagg Notifications Settings. If you are a contact for the Tagg account holder and want to stop receiving notifications, please ask them to remove you. If you can’t reach the Tagg account holder, forward this email to support@tagg.com with the subject line "Remove Contact."

Thank you for choosing Tagg – The Pet Tracker™.

Sincerely,
The Tagg Team

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I assume that each dog will know have Verizon phone numbers.

So I sent husband and dog away. We haven't gotten an alert she is gone yet, but locate tells me where she is at.

The map says she is where I sent him, so there is a bit of a delay.

Now the map shows she is home again.

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It took six tries to activate it but is working now.

I just put the Tagg on her and sent her with my husband to Chase bank.

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It came this afternoon and I am attempting to activate it.

Box and contents below I hope

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A non dog but dog owner person I know told me that he wanted a new dog and had seen a Neapolitan Mastiff at Petland.

That is so wrong on so many levels bit he also told me that he wanted a beagle.

I told him that even if he went to a dog show and met a breeder he wasn't going to be happy with the dog. He already has an English bulldog that he loves bit it can't do active male in his 20s things like Frisbee and running. We're in Texas. It ain't happening
with the Mastiff either.

"but I want to save a life".

Well fortunately I talked him I into a rescue group and they sent him home with a 4 month old beagle.

Since the beagle girls did well in an apartment hoping this will work out.

And I am already providing training support.

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Well, I always thought that, but we’ll be competing in Excellent in January. 

Macy had an really good weekend.  She Qed in Novice Fast Preferred (1 leg), Open JWW Preferred (1 leg) and finished her Open Standard Preferred Title, all with 1st places.  Also double Qing in Open today.

Small disappointment, club gave coupons for 1st place and didn’t have any 1st place Rosettes.  I was going to pass on having them mail the Novice fast, but after going home without and not having a Rosette for Open JWW, I’ve asked them to mail them.  I fully don’t expect them to get mailed, I’ve been promised Rosettes before and didn’t get them.

January will be very weird, with dogs in Novice, Open and Excellent, but only two dogs.

She is now Tesoro’s Herald Square, NA, NAJ, NF, NJP, OAP, TBAD