Smart Dog GPS Tracker

Tractive

Smart Dog GPS Tracker

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Based on 49 Reddit mentions

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Cat 6 mini - false tracking data (???)

The new cat 6 mini has atrocious GPS. When it doesnt get GPS connection (which is most of the time tbh) - live tracking will just keep stationary at the last sent location without actually updating the GPS. So considering that, your tracker might as well be 10 minutes of cat walking away from your p

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WoodzEX in r/tractive

July 2, 2026 8:58 AM

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Pre-ordered CAT 6 Mini: July 1st Shipping day is here! Public accountability thread.

1 star Preordered, promised shipping by July 1st, still nothing. Should I do a charge back? Preordered the CAT 6 Mini expecting it to ship by July 1st like Tractive promised. Here we are and I've got nothing, no tracking number, no shipping confirmation, no real update, just silence. This isn't a on

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anonamouse504 in r/tractive

July 15, 2026 2:41 AM

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Pre-ordered CAT 6 Mini: July 1st Shipping day is here! Public accountability thread.

We've had the cat 6 mini for a couple of weeks now and top be honest you're better of with the old one anyways. The new one fits better - yes. But it's GPS seems so atrocious that it just doesn't automatically update the location half the time for and hour or more and the Live tracking does not work

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WoodzEX in r/tractive

July 1, 2026 7:53 AM

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Share your first impressions of the new Tractive Cat 6 Mini & Dog 6 XL

You can’t manually ping the GPS (except by turning Live mode on and off again) or set your own interval. You can extend battery life by allowing the tracker to pause GPS updates when it’s is in range of your home wifi. See https://help.tractive.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019061079-Power-Saving-Zone-Ho

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Hawfinch in r/tractive

May 30, 2026 10:59 AM

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Is the Cat 6 mini worth the money?

Don’t bother with the cat 6 mini, go for the older version. I ‘upgraded’ to the new model and had nothing but issues with it, won’t fully charge to 100%, won’t pick up gps very well even on a clear day, battery lasts me 2 days max, when I first got it it only lasted 24 hours, Tractive refused to rep

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RenRaku2 in r/tractivegps

July 29, 2026 9:06 PM

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New Tractive Cat 6 Mini: Constant GPS signal loss and LIVE tracking failures

I waited for a Tracker that wasn't sized like a bulky box of matches, my cat has walked the area around my house daily. Almost 2 days ago, it lost signal near my house. I still get battery updates, but no gps signal. No way I'll get another tracker that can't make use of cellular network to help fin

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Norsealx in r/tractivegps

August 6, 2026 9:10 PM

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Is the Cat 6 mini worth the money?

I would not get the Cat 6 mini. There has been a flood of complaints since it released ~2 months ago, many of them from current Tractive users who upgraded from the Cat Mini. The GPS is weaker and the tracker struggles to connect in circumstances where the previous tracker had no issue. I have the C

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Defroster-Au in r/tractivegps

July 24, 2026 9:50 PM

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New Tractive Cat 6 Mini: Constant GPS signal loss and LIVE tracking failures

Hi, I have 2 cats & each have a Tractive Cat 6 mini. I have only the Kippy tracker to compare it to , for which the Cat 6 mini is 100% better. However, I have had the same problems as you with each of my cat’s trackers.. When the cat is not active (ie, sleeping) for around 2 hours, the GPS loses sig

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Ok-Emu2376 in r/tractivegps

June 30, 2026 6:05 PM

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GPS collar

Having a lot of issues with GPS on the Tractive Cat 6 Mini, everyone in the community says the older model is better, I didn’t realise how new it was when I bought it, so just a warning on that. When it works it is great!

Nuraya in r/CATHELP

July 2, 2026 1:12 PM

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Cat 6 Mini - Feedback / QOL Upgrades

If it already does some of this that's great but it's not advertised in the UI or settings, however as previously stated people use GPS on the pet when they are already missing or lost. The Tractive GPS tracker detects a new position: every 2-60 minutes* in default tracking mode (depending on the ac

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hutzdani in r/tractivegps

June 4, 2026 9:27 AM

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