Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In todays video we are looking at the Tractive Dog 4 GPS Pet Tracker and how to add it in to Home assistant. The tracker allows you to track your pet in real time and you can use the information in Home Assistant to create Pet based automations.
This isn't a full review of the product but I will be creating a blog post on it very soon.
This GPS tracker does require a subscription service so it wont be for everyone.
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0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Todays Video
1:45 - The Dog 4 Tracker
3:44 - Unboxing and Quick Setup
5:24 - The Home Assistant Integration
6:42 - 3 Automations I Use with the Tracker
7:59 - Full Review in Blog Post
8:42 - Outro
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TRACTIVE :
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TRACTIVE HA INTEGRATION :
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In todays video we are looking at the Tractive Dog 4 GPS Pet Tracker and how to add it in to Home assistant. The tracker allows you to track your pet in real time and you can use the information in Home Assistant to create Pet based automations.
This isn't a full review of the product but I will be creating a blog post on it very soon.
This GPS tracker does require a subscription service so it wont be for everyone.
▬ 🎥 VIDEO CHAPTERS: ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:21 - Todays Video
1:45 - The Dog 4 Tracker
3:44 - Unboxing and Quick Setup
5:24 - The Home Assistant Integration
6:42 - 3 Automations I Use with the Tracker
7:59 - Full Review in Blog Post
8:42 - Outro
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
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▬ Handy Video Links ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
TRACTIVE :
tractive.com/en
TRACTIVE HA INTEGRATION :
home-assistant.io/integrations/tractive
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#tractive #tracking #gps


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#📚 RESOURCES
🔗 Time Flow Card
https://github.com/Rishi8078/TimeFlow-Card
🔗 Simple Swipe Card
https://github.com/nutteloost/simple-swipe-card
🔗 Mini Graph Card
https://github.com/kalkih/mini-graph-card
🔗 Expander Card
https://github.com/MelleD/lovelace-expander-card
🔗 Tabbed Card
https://github.com/kinghat/tabbed-card
## ⌚ TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Intro
00:19 - What is HACS?
01:15 - Card #1: Time Flow Card
03:52 - Card #2: Simple Swipe Card
05:46 - Card #3: Mini Graph Card
07:26 - Card #4: Expander Card
08:20 - Card #5: Tabbed Card
09:50 - Summary & Outro
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