Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 18, 2009, 12:46:19 PM
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Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 19, 2009, 01:03:02 PM
Buy a re-furbished Tri-Tronics.
I have a dogtra and haven't really had any problems with it but, next set will be a G3 Flyway....
Post by: BULLBLASTER on August 19, 2009, 01:25:11 PM
Post by: AWS on August 19, 2009, 01:53:42 PM
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Post by: Sportfury on August 19, 2009, 07:42:22 PM
I have an old Dogtra 2000 T&B (Train and Beep). It worked great for my eight year old boy (GSP). He was pretty hard headed and the collar let him know I was still in control. The beeper portion on this collar works great as I can hit locate and it will beep letting me know where he is plus I can use the beeper on point mode also. Dogtra now has a new model out which is the 2500 T&B. The beeper and collar are all one unit. My dad has this one and it works even better than the old one, newer technology of course. Dogtra collars are pretty spendy, but mine is still going strong after 7 1/2 years. The beeper isn't waterproof anymore and fizzles out when it gets wet (submersed) now, but it was a good investment to make sure my $700 pup didn't get hurt or lost. I am going to get the new 2500 T&B here for my new GWP pup here shortly.
The beeper unit is great for finding your dog or using it on point mode when your dog is in the thick stuff. I can easily let my dog know that deer are a bad thing. Now he just looks at them and lets them go on by. Works great for snakes too. When I see one I will turn it up and then let him find it on his own and then WOW the snake gets him good. I usually act like nothing ever happened, so he always thinks it is the snake or deer and they are the bad ones to stay away from. Like I said above it is a great investment. Good luck in choosing a unit. Do your research and get what works for the type of hunting you will be doing.
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Post by: hornhunter on August 20, 2009, 08:17:21 PM
Tri Tronics has been around forever. Good choice. Price was right too! I have the Dogtra train and beep. 10 years old. Worked great for 9. Sending it in for repair. Water damage inside the collar. Im so excited about deer and elk hunting I have hardly thought about birds!! Its like a bonus hunting season! Cant wait for Trigger to meet Gauge and hunt side by side!
Post by: Sportfury on August 20, 2009, 11:29:51 PM
Let us know what you think of that unit. Even though I have Dogtra I am always interested in learning about other equipment.
Post by: fishcrazy on August 22, 2009, 09:53:35 AM
Kris
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Post by: jeff100 on August 25, 2009, 12:39:50 PM
Please post about your experience with getting your Dogtra T&B fixed. I have two of those collars, the older style and a new one of the redesigned versions. My old one is about 5 years old now and still going strong, but I suppose I'll have to have the battery replaced some day, assuming nothing else goes wrong with it....
Post by: Sportfury on August 25, 2009, 05:47:29 PM
Hornhunter,
Please post about your experience with getting your Dogtra T&B fixed. I have two of those collars, the older style and a new one of the redesigned versions. My old one is about 5 years old now and still going strong, but I suppose I'll have to have the battery replaced some day, assuming nothing else goes wrong with it....
jeff,
I went online to interstate batteries http://www.interstatebatteries.com/cs_estore/ (http://www.interstatebatteries.com/cs_estore/) and found a replacement battery. I even found a code for free shipping by doing a search online. I went to Dogtra's site to find the exact battery. I think it only cost me 11 or 12 bucks. The collar was easy to open and replace the battery. My unit is still waterproof except for the beeper horn dies out when it gets submerged. Unit seems to work as good as it did when I bought it. However, sending it in they probably replace the seals and test everything thoroughly.
Chris
Post by: jeff100 on August 26, 2009, 12:38:27 PM