Edgar The Lab: Safe & Sound With His Tractive GPS
Losing your dog is one of the most painful nightmare you can experience - like when Edgar the Lab went missing for a week, but was found stuck in a 12-inch drainage pipe! Here's the full story of his rescue & how his parents are now keeping him safe.
Two adventurous dogs, Edgar and Oscar, took off after a squirrel. Oscar came back, but Edgar was missing for a week before being found in a 12 inch drainage pipe.
Now, Edgar has a Tractive GPS Tracker with a precise GPS location and his parents are happy that they don’t have to worry anymore.
But here’s the story of how Edgar went missing – and how his family managed to rescue him just in the nick of time.
(Photo credits: Edgar’s family’s Imgur account, where they share their story in detail.)
Here’s the story in the words of Edgar’s dad, Sean Ryan.
“As you can imagine, we were heart broken when Ed was gone. It had been over 6 days since he and Oscar ran off.
Unfortunately…this week had been very stormy, and this lil guy is afraid of storms. Needless to say, we feared the worst after 7 days.
…then, my dad was walking Oscar through the neighborhood when he heard a noise. It sounded like a dog whining, but so does everything when you’re looking for a lost dog.
After further investigation, my dad looked in a drainage tunnel under the ground. That’s when Edgar started barking, whining, and screaming to be saved.”
A narrow rescue
“The fire department was able to cut through the tunnel and dig up the soil around it. This (was) the first time Edgar saw sunlight all week…stuck in a storm drain filled with water.”
The morning we found him I remember telling myself that I had to get used to the idea he wasn’t coming back.
I was thrilled, amazed and relieved when I discovered him in that drain pipe. I felt like I was experiencing a miracle.”
But that joy was mixed with horror when I realized that he had been trapped for 6 straight days and even more horrified knowing how close to home he was the whole time.
We actually walked right past him at least 12 times!“
The Tractive GPS Tracker gives our family peace of mind
“I realized right away I never wanted him to endure something like that again.
I also realized I couldn’t expect another miracle if he were to get himself into trouble again.”
“The Tractive tracker has been great! Luckily, we have not had to put it to use since Edgar’s last adventure. However, he never leaves the house without it. In fact, he wears it indoors too.
The only time it is not on him is at night when he is safely tucked in for bed. We charge it every night.
Each morning Ed, Oscar and I go for a nice long walk before I go to work. With the shorter days now, it is completely dark for the whole time we are out. It is so nice to turn on the bright light on the Tractive GPS tracker. It makes us much more visible to passing cars.”
If only Edgar had had the Tractive tracker at that time – none of this misery would’ve happened.
“Thank you again for a great product that does what it is supposed to do. It gives my family such peace of mind.“
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Edgar and his family have been happy Tractive members since 2016.
His parents have total peace of mind now, after experiencing their worst nightmare. They can know where their fluffy friend is all the time due to the Tractive GPS and our real-time GPS tracking and location updates.
Read the full story about Edgar here!
