The technology should remind you of that pet GPS collar which sends email alerts to the pet owner when Rover dashes outside of the confines of his monitored fenced-in yard.

ENGADGET: Micro-management with GPS/cellphone

Make sure your cell-phone number is on the pet's collar, in case he gets lost.

CNN: Tips for road tripping with pets

They deliver a shock through the pet's collar if it crosses a boundary, such as a wire buried at the edge of a garden.

BBC: Wales politics