# Thoughts on Dogs Wearing an AirTag? **URL:** \ **Category:** Sitter Questions, Advice & Chat\ **Created:** [3 November 2026 09:33 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777 "2026-11-03T09:33:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PawsomePetsitters](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/pawsomepetsitters/32/9395_2.png) [@PawsomePetsitters](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/PawsomePetsitters)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2026 09:33 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777/1 "2026-11-03T09:33:20Z")
We recently did a housesit where one of the dogs wore an AirTag on its collar. I completely understand why owners might want that extra reassurance, particularly if they have a dog that’s prone to wandering off or escaping. However, it did make me wonder about things from the housesitter’s perspective. The AirTag goes wherever the dog goes, so presumably the owner can also see where we’ve taken the dogs on their walks and potentially get an idea of how long we’ve been out. I’m certainly not suggesting that owners are necessarily checking up on us, but it did make me think about the privacy aspect and whether sitters should be made aware of this. Has anyone else looked after dogs wearing AirTags? What are your thoughts? Do you see it purely as a safety measure, or does it raise any questions about privacy and trust between homeowners and sitters? I’d be interested to hear other sitters’ opinions on this one! 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Silversitters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@Silversitters](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Silversitters)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2026 09:42 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777/2 "2026-11-03T09:42:31Z")
> [@Sitters Thoughts On Trackers/Health Monitors for Pets](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/sitters-thoughts-on-trackers-health-monitors-for-pets/72930): > > Hi everyone! I’m very curious to hear from sitters who’ve cared for pets that wear GPS trackers with health/activity monitors. How do you feel about these devices, and do you expect to know about them before the sit? Is it helpful or does it feel overbearing (if you don’t have access to device data)?? My sitters sometimes seem taken aback when they find out during the sit that my dog has an AI-based GPS tracker/health monitor which tells me the following: Live location everywhere, including i… > [@Walk Trackers](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/walk-trackers/73908): > > I’m on a sit where the pet owner ‘forgot’ to tell us that there was a tracker on the dogs collar. 2 days into the sit, one of the dogs didn’t want to go for a walk, so we took the others out for their normal walk. That evening I get a message asking if everything is okay from the pet owner and revealing that they knew that a dog hadn’t had a walk- as there was a tracker on its collar!! I explained the situation that 1 dog was unwilling out and I didn’t want to pressure the dog. They were not tra… ---
**Author:** ![PawsomePetsitters](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/pawsomepetsitters/32/9395_2.png) [@PawsomePetsitters](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/PawsomePetsitters)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2026 10:07 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777/3 "2026-11-03T10:07:20Z")
Thanks…don’t think I can delete the post. ---
**Author:** ![Twitcher](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/twitcher/32/2011_2.png) [@Twitcher](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Twitcher)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2026 11:02 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777/4 "2026-11-03T11:02:23Z")
> [@PawsomePetsitters](#): > > Has anyone else looked after dogs wearing AirTags? What are your thoughts? We recently looked after two dogs with undeclared air tags. I did mention them in my review. ---
**Author:** ![Maggie8K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ac91a4/32.png) [@Maggie8K](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Maggie8K)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2026 12:17 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777/5 "2026-11-03T12:17:49Z")
Yes, I’ve sat dogs with such tags. And for instance, my last THS host added me, so I could track her dog if needed. It didn’t bother me. I took her dog everywhere with me and we went on lots of adventures. I sent her photos, so it’s not as if she wouldn’t have known anyway. ---
**Author:** ![OnTheRoadAgain](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/ontheroadagain/32/39331_2.png) [@OnTheRoadAgain](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/OnTheRoadAgain)\ **Post date:** [3 November 2026 15:43 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777/6 "2026-11-03T15:43:33Z")
Apple AirTags can tell you last location or current real time location. Location history is no longer available (it used to be) specifically because of the AirTag’s anti-tracking features. Lack of tracking makes AirTags terrible devices for “spying” on sitters but they are useful for finding where things (including pets) are in the moment. Android Tiles are a computing device that does provide location tracking if you pay a monthly subscription fee. Of course, there are pet GPS trackers and health monitors that are useful for tracking current and past movements. Those devices are useful for “spying” on sitter’s dog walking and transport. Hosts who put GPS trackers on their dogs have often had a past experience motivating that choice. Or they’ve read an account (like Maverick’s tragic story) that motivated them. Dog owners should, of course, disclose their use of a GPS tracker on their pets in their profile **and** during the matching conversations. ---
**Author:** ![Debbie](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/forum.trustedhousesitters.com/debbie/32/1425_2.png) [@Debbie](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/u/Debbie)\ **Post date:** [5 November 2026 08:05 UTC](https://forum.trustedhousesitters.com/t/thoughts-on-dogs-wearing-an-airtag/80777/7 "2026-11-05T08:05:09Z")
We have done sits where dogs have Airtags or trackers. While this may not have been mentioned in the listing, all the hosts were very upfront about it in the video call or meeting. In every case, there was a very good reason for the device - the dog was a known escape artist and could potentially either escape from the garden or disappear during a walk. In every case, the host shared the device with us, so that we could also track the dog in the event of an issue. The hosts who used Airtags even bought the Android equivalent as we all have android phones. These trackers were for our benefit during the sit as much as for the host. Hosts trust us with their home and pets and I trust them unless they were to give us a reason not to. Yes, some of them could have potentially used the tracker to see where we walked. If they did, we were not aware of this and it had no impact on us. Or maybe they forgot all about it and enjoyed their holiday!