Garmin
Garmin Alpha with TT 25 collar
Radio: A few km to a handheld or baseBy Garmin Ltd., Switzerland
A sporting-dog tracking and training system from Garmin: a GPS collar sends its position by radio to an Alpha handheld, with no phone plan.
- Device
- $1,199.98
- Plan from
- None needed
- 3 years, all in
- $1,200
- No subscription needed
- Where it works
- Up to 9 miles (14.5 km) from the handheld
- Battery, claimed
- 2.8 days
- Weight
- Not stated
Good to know
- Works without a phone network or subscription, within radio range
Where it stands among 21
Each fact with every tracker's answer. Garmin Alpha with TT 25 collar is outlined.
How it finds your pet
Radio, a few km
Cellular GPS, anywhere with coverage 15
Radio, a few km 3
Bluetooth, near other phones 3
Plan needed to see location
No plan needed
No plan needed 6
Made for
Dogs
Dogs and cats 9
Dogs 9
Not stated 1
Battery, as the maker claims
Up to 2.8 days
1 to 8 weeks 8
Months (coin cell or base) 5
Not stated 1
Device weight
Not stated
Under 20 g 5
20 to 39 g 10
40 to 79 g 2
80 g or more 1
Plans and prices
In USD, as listed by Garmin, checked 2026-10-17.
| What you pay for | Price | Other ways to pay | Renews at | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The device | $1,199.98 | One-off | Not applicable | List price of the Alpha 300i handheld + Alpha TT 25 collar bundle on garmin.com |
| Subscription | None | No subscription for radio tracking and training; Alpha LTE models and inReach satellite messaging can cost extra | ||
- Activation fee
- None
- Minimum term
- No subscription
- Return window
- Not stated
- Warranty
- Not stated
Finding your pet
- How it finds
- Radio
- Network
- VHF (MURS) radio to an Alpha handheld + GPS/Galileo
- Where it works
- Up to 9 miles (14.5 km) from the handheld
- Works abroad on the same plan
- Not applicableNot applicable
- Direct range
- Up to 14.5 km
- Works with no phone nearby
- YesYes
- Fastest live update
- 2.5 seconds
- Battery, as claimed
- Up to 2.8 days
- Battery in live mode
- 25 hours
Fits your pet
- Made for
- Dogs
- Weight
- Not stated
- Smallest pet
- Not stated
- Water
- Waterproof (1 ATM / 10 m per research)
- Attaches
- Comes as its own collar
What else it does
- Escape alerts (safe zones)
- NoNo
- Virtual fence
- None
- Activity tracking
- NoNo
- Health insights
- None
- Light on the device
- YesYes
- Sound to find the pet
- YesYes
- Family sharing
- No phone sharing; up to 20 dogs on one handheld
- Saves battery at home
- NoNo
- Apps
- Not stated
Who you're trusting
- Owner
- Garmin Ltd.
- Based in
- Switzerland
- Status
- On sale
- If you stop paying
- Nothing to stop: collar and handheld talk directly by radio
- Sells your data
- Not statedNot stated
- Location history kept
- Location stays between collar and handheld
- Shutdowns, recalls, incidents
- None found
Where we recommend it
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