Device and method for containing and tracking a subject using satellite positioning data

A device configured to be disposed on a subject for use by an operator for maintaining the subject within a containment zone and tracking the subject if the subject exits the containment zone, the device comprising:

• A positioning unit for generating position data corresponding to a position of the subject;
• the position data including satellite positioning data;
• A memory for storing containment zone data defining the containment zone;
• A processor unit, in communication with the positioning unit and the memory, configured to determine from the position data and the containment zone data if the subject is inside the containment zone or if the subject has exited the containment zone;
• wherein when the subject is outside the containment zone, but for less than a predetermined time period, the processor unit remains in the containment mode and when the subject is outside the containment zone for a time period longer than the predetermined time period, the processor unit transitions to the tracking mode;
• A correction unit, in communication with the processor unit, configured to issue the subject a stimulus when the processor is in the containment mode and the subject exits the containment zone and to terminate the issuance of the stimulus to the subject when processor unit enters the tracking mode;
• and
• A communication unit, in communication with the processor unit, configured to transmit an alert to an electronic device of the operator by way of a communication network when the processor unit transitions from the containment mode to the tracking mode.