Dog Gets Rescued Thanks to an AirTag
To end on a lighter note, we’ll finish up with a bit of good news about how people are actually using AirTags for positive things.
The News Economy Culture Information Reporting website reports how a dog owner managed to find their one-year-old puppy thanks to an AirTag he had on his collar.
Following a night of heavy rain in San Bernardino, California, the small dog managed to get out of the house and fell into a drain. The poor guy ended up washed away, traveling over a kilometer from his original location.
The owner didn’t just stand there and wait, though. The small puppy, named Seamus, had an AirTag on his collar. The owners managed to locate him, and, with the help of the firefighters, they found the dog unharmed and “in good spirits.”
Of course, it’s worth mentioning that Apple doesn’t recommend that you use your AirTags to track down pets or children, but that’s because you can’t necessarily rely on them in those cases. Pets might move away from the reach of the Find My network, or they could easily drop the AirTag. Basically, it’s best not to trust the life of a person or animal solely to a tracking device.
Still, had it not been for the AirTag, who knows what would’ve happened to little Seamus?