We spent a day in the company of the project team of Benelli that gave birth to CADDY, to let us tell the characteristics, but above all to understand how this dog tracking and training system stands out from the others on the market. The talented Luca Fraternale Meloni, product specialist Benelli had the task of guiding us through the different options for using CADDY.
The first thing that immediately strikes you is the fact that all the activities are interfaced and the commands are performed directly with your mobile phone, through the download of a made and released by Benelli; this means simplifying many operations, as you use an accessory with which you are very familiar, not to mention the size of the screen which is significantly larger than that of the device dedicated. The question that came spontaneously to me was whether, being tied to the phone, could have been affected by the possible signal limitations often frequent in remote hunting areas.
The answer was very clear and reassuring: Luca explained to me that the system works even in the absence of a telephone signal as it relies on a satellite radio system. Indeed the system CADDY it consists of two basic elements: a connector and a GPS electronic collar. The connector communicates with the dog's collar by means of radio waves and transfers the information to your smartphone via Bluetooth. The use of radio frequencies and the ability to download maps for free offline (also abroad), allows the system to work even without using the data connection of your phone card. The phone / connector pairing is very simple and quick, in our test it didn't take more than 5 seconds!
Il it therefore allows hunters to monitor the hunting action without interruption, to check if the dog is “stationary”, to know its position on the map and, using the compass function, to indicate its direction, allowing them to approach in the most direct way. By activating the "voice" function, it is also possible to choose to receive all information via voice message (hands-free or on the headset) so as to have your hands free and not lose focus on the hunting action, also to the advantage of safety.
The system allows you to connect and follow up to 21 devices between dogs and hunters (collars and connectors), thus making it the most versatile and optimal tool for any type of hunting. Each hunter will be able to follow, at any moment, their dogs, hunting companions and their connected dogs, and have the whole hunting scene under control and visually on their smartphone. Above all with CADDY it is possible to save the hunting session, thus allowing to review it or to analyze data such as the hunted area, the distance traveled, the speed of the dog.
Being an innovative tool and, using the same mobile phone, with Caddy it is possible to post the entire expulsion, or just a particularly interesting moment, on your Facebook page and on the Benelli Facebook page to relive them with other hunting companions. After all, one of the most “real and rewarding” moments of hunting is sharing with those who live the same passion and manage to grasp the emotions that are felt in every moment.
A last, but no less useful option of CADDY, is the training function (which can be deactivated from the collar with a simple procedure), which allows quick, safe and intuitive access to all the functions of training. CADDY is an innovative and complete product, but simple and intuitive which, once again, confirms the passion and attention that Benelli pays to the satisfaction of hunters.