Although I always advise that you work on getting a nice reliable recall with your dog before walking fully off-lead, it’s also fair to say that whilst out in a public and natural environment, we can never be 100% in control of what may happen - who we might encounter (people, other dogs, other animals), what we might see (wildlife, livestock, something new and scary), what we might hear (thunder, vehicles, children), and so overall the things we experience are somewhat out of our hands. There are steps we can take to control what we expose our dogs to and how they might react to certain stimuli, but I think it’s also important to take precautions to cover ourselves in case they were to get spooked or go running off after something exciting like a fox or deer, and that’s where I feel a tracker can be such an invaluable piece of equipment. Obviously at the end of the day nobody wants to think about losing their dog in the first place, but if the worst were to happen, a GPS tracker could be the difference between a dog being lost vs. a dog being on the loose. For me, using my Tractive trackers when walking professionally gives me massive peace of mind, although thankfully I’ve never had to fall back on them yet!