GPS trackers for four Beagles, one app

Four Beagles is a serious tracking challenge — they're nose-down and gone the moment they catch a scent, and keeping tabs on all of them at once means you need a system, not just a single gadget. GPS trackers are genuinely useful here, especially for a pack with escape tendencies or off-lead time in open country, but they do need a subscription per tracker and rely on mobile network coverage. Before I point you in the right direction: are all four off-lead together regularly, or is this mainly about one or two escapees in the group? And are they all microchipped?

That's exactly the right use case for a tracker. The good news is one app showing multiple dogs simultaneously is very much doable. Can I ask — are you in an area with decent 4G coverage on those countryside walks, or are some of these fields quite remote?

Good, that should work well the majority of the time. For your setup I'd recommend the Tractive GPS Dog 4 LTE. You buy four of the trackers — they clip onto the collar and are lightweight enough for Beagles — and every single one is managed through the same Tractive app. You get a live map showing all four dogs simultaneously, with location updates every few seconds when they're in motion. The app also has an activity monitor and escape alerts, which are genuinely useful when a Beagle decides to disappear mid-walk. Each tracker needs its own subscription, currently around £4–5 per month per dog, so budget roughly £16–20 a month total. In patchy signal areas it will lose GPS briefly, but it reconnects quickly once coverage returns. It's the most straightforward multi-dog solution available in the UK right now.

The Tractive GPS Dog 4 LTE weighs around 35g and is designed for dogs from about 4.5kg upward, so even your youngest Beagle should handle it fine. It sits flat against the collar rather than hanging loose, which helps on younger or smaller dogs. It's also waterproof to IPX7 standard, which matters when Beagles are doing what Beagles do in muddy fields. Battery life is roughly 7 days on standard tracking — more if you use the power-saving mode on quieter days.