Training Collars?

[ghosthunter]

I have used a Tritronic  for 10 years . Sent in for repairs once in that time. Go on line and look at Collar Clinic You will find what ever you want. And they service them. Used models and trade in for upgrade credit if you do not like the one you buy.
The collar teaches the dog nothing. You have to teach  all the commands first. All the collar does is let the dog know you can reach him where ever he is. Any dog worth his salt will be non responsive once in a while , that's when the collar comes in. To me it is a life or death issue. If you are hunting rivers or open salt you need to call that dog off a cripple or away from danger and the dog needs to obey now or die. I almost lost my lab because she missed a bumper and got caught in current pulling towards a log jam. She wanted the retrieve and would not give it up. After that we worked on coming to whistle no matter what and the e- collar played a huge role in making her understand.
She is as happy a dog you will ever find. Sooner or later every dog figures out you cannot reach them when you give a command. That is when the collar comes into play.

[Special T]

Well said GhostHunter.

[Bluemoon]

 
Very well said Ghosthunter.   I use the collar for proofing
I only use Tri-tronics.

[freberd]

We had been using innotek loved it.  now have 3 dogs so bought innotek 2 dog remote  Hate it!  no tone and will not stay charged.  looking for a replacement  petsafe will trade our old one in for venture big dog 2 collars for $150.00.  not too impressed with reviews. 

About the shocking of your best friends.  We 99% of the time use the tone on the dogs.  Just having the collar on they seem to act better. 

Any ideas on a multi dog collar?  1000 yd and waterproof with tone.

I am tempted to just spend $150 instead of $400.  We only use it 2 weeks out of the year

[BallisticsNut]

We had been using innotek loved it.  now have 3 dogs so bought innotek 2 dog remote  Hate it!  no tone and will not stay charged.  looking for a replacement  petsafe will trade our old one in for venture big dog 2 collars for $150.00.  not too impressed with reviews. 

About the shocking of your best friends.  We 99% of the time use the tone on the dogs.  Just having the collar on they seem to act better. 

Any ideas on a multi dog collar?  1000 yd and waterproof with tone.

I am tempted to just spend $150 instead of $400.  We only use it 2 weeks out of the year

I have the tritronics sports with two collars.  The control will handle three dogs.  I have tried others but this one seemed to be the best. 
http://www.tritronics.com/content/products/comparison-chart/

[freberd]

Thanks I will check out website

[carpsniperg2]

tritronics all the way!

[Rowdy]

I had the tritronics for my shorthairs and they worked great. Like said above- the shock was the least used button. I did test it on myself and had to turn up the power three times over what worked on the dogs before I could even feel anything.

Ditto.

My dog damn near jumps out of his skin with excitement when I get the collar out. 

my dogs knows,
collar = fun!!!

Oh, I've used the collar on myself to full power.  It has 18 settings.  I use #3 on my pup and his tail keeps on wagging.  Collar conditioning is key.  Not a good idea to put one on and start hitting buttons, ease into it.

Jake

[jetjockey]

Tri Tronics gets my vote..   BTW.. My dog LOVES her collar.  There is three things that tells her we are going hunting and make her go crazy.  Getting out my shotgun, my Astro GPS case, or the Tri-Tronics case.  A dog who is introduced to e-collars the proper way will love their collars.  BTW.. It is hard for me to notice a level 1 low from my TT Pro 100.  I can usually feel a level 1, and a level 1 high is easy to feel.  It doesn't start to get your attention until I move up to the level 2 setting, and I rarely have to use a level 2 on my dog.  Between my TT and my Astro GPS, I don't know how we ever hunted without these gadgets.  I love knowing where my dog is at all times and having control over her.  Its REALLY nice when you hunt places that have lots of roads..

[Skyvalhunter]

Yea my Brit goes wild when he sees me take the shock collar off the charger. He hardly holds still enough for me to strap it on. Jetjocky how long have you had your Tritronics? I have had mine about 4 yrs but it seems like the range has dropped.

[jetjockey]

Ive had mine for 2 seasons.  I haven't had any range problems.  The Pro 100 is a 1 mile collar, so I shouldn't have any issues.  What collar do you have?

[Rhinoron247]

triton all the way.  In my household when the collars come out it means fun and my dogs go crazy and whiggle so hard you can't hardly get the collarson.  The tone is the purpose  of the collar,  its like having a walkie talkie with your dog in the feild.  My dogs rely on the training and the collars to do their job.  As for the shock feature it is a learning tool intended to place value on the tone.  I will say the shock feature has saved more than one dog for a speeding truck, porcupines and situations that make have resulted in a vet bill. 

[netcoyote]

I've used a Dogtra 2000 T&B on my English Setter since his first year in the field in 2004. I really liked the unit and found it very reliable. A couple years after I bought the collar, I thought about getting a backup unit. By then, Dogtra had changed the design of the 2000 T&B and moved the beeper from the top of the neck configuration to attached directly to the receiver box which is below the dog's throat and pointed down. This was a bad design and not an improvement as far as I was concerned. I found the old style collar on a closeout sale and bought it immediately.
My setter has worn one of the collars almost every day since I got the first back in '04. I put it on him for our daily runs in the woods and every day while in the field for hunting. Guess that speaks to Dogtra reliability.
Agree with the guys that use the shock minimally. It's a rare occassion that I resort to a shock and even then it is only a low setting and "nick" mode. I've used it to pull him away from mixing it up with coyotes and one time with a porcupine. That was worth the price of a collar alone.
He is a long range hunter which makes it difficult sometimes when hunting for grouse in thick woods. He is trained to return to me and start quartering on receiving a single beep.
All this is not to say that there are not other good collars on the market, just my experience with Dogtra.