KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Garmin is going to the dogs.

After designing products that dominate the automotive, aviation and fitness navigation markets, the Olathe, Kan., manufacturer of GPS gear is getting into pet supplies.

Well, pet supply, to be more accurate. And a very techy pet supply at that.

Garmin on Thursday unveiled its new GPS dog-tracking system, a two-piece wireless gadget designed to let hunters keep up with their dogs.

The $650 gizmo is one of nine new products that will be formally unveiled by Garmin next week at the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

The Astro GPS Dog Tracking System — a Garmin spokesman says that honestly, it wasn't named after the dog star of the 1960s cartoon sitcom "The Jetsons" — was designed for sporting dogs.

"With the Astro, there's no wondering where your dog is or what he's doing," said Dan Bartel, Garmin's vice president of worldwide sales.

The Astro includes a global positioning system device that mounts either on the dog's collar or on a special harness, and a handheld receiver handled by the owner.

The Astro receiver shows the dog's exact location on a compass screen, and whether it's running, sitting, on point or "treeing its quarry."

The system can track up to 10 dogs at once over an area up to five miles.

Although dog-tracking products have been on the market for some time, most rely on less-accurate radio telemetry that simply directs dog owners in the direction of the dogs.

Bartel called the Astro a "one-of-a-kind device."