I have never heard of a GPS microchip. I do know that Home Again (both of my dogs are microchipped through them) offers an additional program that is $14/yr which, in the event your dog becomes lost, they send out the equivalent of an Amber Alert to vets in the area and other owners with microchipped dogs who have elected to be rescuers.
The alerts look like this:
Quote:
Dear PetRescuer:
Please be on the lookout for the pet listed below.
Critical Information:
Pet name: SOPHIE
Species: Dog
Breed: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Primary color: White
Secondary color: brown
Other characteristics:
Sex: F
Weight: 11 lbs.
Birth date: 9/20/2007
Microchip number: 473E183666
Area last seen: San Jose Ca 95121 Brigadoon rd & Daniel Maloney: Zip: 95121
Day last seen: 5/9/2008
Click on the link below to access the Lost Pet Poster for this pet, with photo, if available.
Homeagain
If you think that you have seen this pet, please call our 24/7 recovery center at 1 888 HomeAgain (1 888 466 3242) immediately! Our member guide, below, contains a few quick and easy steps you can take to ensure the safety and welfare of a lost pet.
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I recently tried to rally support to alter the microchip protocol at vets offices. I would really like to see the AKC and microchip companies lobby vets to scan and verify the ownership of each dog at routiene vet visits (as a standard protocol). With purebred thefts on the rise I think this is a necessity.
Especially being a Yorkie owner I think that the majority of us realize that if ever our dogs go missing or are stolen the chance that someone will actually give them back is very slim.