How well do YOU know your dog? The on-sale gadget helping pet owners dodge costly vet visits - here's how

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An on-sale smart dog tracker is helping pet owners potentially avoid overwhelming vet bills thanks to its ability to alert you to any health changes straight to your phone. 

The Tractive Dog GPS Tracker is the latest gadget for discerning modern pet owners. While we might think we know our pet well, this tracker goes one step further, helping detect issues before they become serious and costly. Better still? The pet GPS tracker is now £35.40 in the run-up to Christmas, thanks to a 40 per cent saving. 

Tractive Dog GPS Tracker 

Using the Tractive Smart Dog Tracker can quietly save you money on pet bills in a few smart, stress-reducing ways.

Not only does it have a live GPS tracker, but it also helps keep tabs on your dog’s activity levels, weight trends and overall fitness so you can spot changes early - long before they turn into costly vet visits. 

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Track your pets where abouts and health vitals like sleep and activity straight to your phone 

The Tractive Dog GPS Tracker could well be the perfect gift for a dog owner this Christmas. Having already won over scores of pet lovers, and even Ben Fogle, this is a small gadget that can help prevent big bills. 

If you’ve ever found yourself wondering what your dog gets up to the moment they’re off the lead or wondered if they're sleeping and eating right, then Tractive could give you the gift of peace of mind. 

More than your bog-standard GPS tracker, Tractive is a next-generation tracker with a very clever Monitor Heart & Respiratory Rate. Not only does it show you your dog's real-time location, but it also helps you stay ahead of any health issues, giving you a heads up and potentially saving you hundreds of pounds on surprise vet bills.

Whether you've got a wayward pup or are worried about an ageing pooch, the Tractive could offer you some peace of mind. 

Normally priced at £59, you can take advantage of the brand's Holiday Sale with 40 per cent off their smart trackers, taking the price down to just £35.40 - a very enticing price for those looking for gifts this season. 

Scoring points for accuracy, features and cost, the Tractive Dog GPS Tracker is often touted as among the best on the market, with hundreds of shopper reviews to back it up. 

Lightweight and fuss-free, this tracker clips onto your pup’s collar and quietly keeps tabs on their whereabouts, activity levels and even their daily escapades. As well as the ability to see its live whereabouts, perhaps one of the coolest features is the alerts for changes in their sleep or activity.

The tracker’s wellness alerts can flag anything unusual, from sudden dips in movement to signs your dog isn’t sleeping well, giving you time to act before minor issues snowball

Acting as an early warning system for indications of pain long before they turn into costly vet visits, it could help save you hundreds of pounds. 

Tractive does this by setting a baseline for your dog's vitals. It will then alert you if your dog’s heart and respiratory rates are within their normal range. Changes can signal stress, illness, or pain, so it's a clever way of knowing what's going on before heading to the vets.

These new Health Monitoring features are now live for all Tractive customers with dog trackers, at no added cost.

You just pay for the Tractive Dog GPS Tracker and choose between the Basic and Premium plans from just £4 a month. In short, this could be the gadget that helps you stay ahead of health problems and avoid the heartbreak (and high costs) of late diagnoses.