[eddyg]

Quoting from the press release: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/apple-introduces-new-...

"Designed exclusively for tracking objects, and not people or pets"

(emphasis mine)

[VanTheBrand]

That’s just so you don’t sue the over your lost dog

[dabinat]

I think it’s also for practical reasons: your dog needs to be near a person with an iPhone. If the dog is in the middle of the woods it won’t show up. Generally most objects require a person to move them and so the chances of them being near an iPhone are much higher.

[batiudrami]

Or your dog eating the AirTag with the button battery inside it