F-color Dog Shock Collar with Remote Control - 2600FT Dog Training Collar 3 Pack with Beep Vibration Shock

We purchased these collars for our 3 new puppies (appx. 6 mo. old at the time). These were prefect. I never wanted to use the "shock" feature but these collars make it so you can turn it down to practically nothing. After testing it on my husband we found that the low setting of 10 would get the point across with more of a "shock" of surprise than a "shock" of pain. We got our puppies trained that they get 3 "beeps", then if still not following directions (of staying in the yard and not trying to socialize with every person that walks down the street) we would use the "vibrate" once, and if still not following directions, they will get the "zap". After the first use, they got the pattern. They know their boundaries based on "beep" training and when they do get up the courage to try and break that, it never takes more than a ''vibrate" for them to reconsider. The collar batteries last for days, especially after initial introduction, because you rarely have to use it. The remote battery has only needed charged 3 times in the 6 months we had it, and I'm not even sure it needed charged, it was more of a "I haven't charged this in months, the battery still says it's full, but I'm going to plug it in anyway" sort of deal. The collars light up when you press a button, so you know it's "connecting", and they will blink faster when the battery is getting low. You can charge two collars at a time. Sometimes the collars will be on but the connection isn't working and the good ol' "have you tried turning it off and back on?" troubleshoot always works. There is plenty of length to the collar for all sizes of dogs. We have 2 boys and a girl all from the same litter but they all have a different neck size and these adjusted easily to meet everyone's needs. The collars don't "slip" and loosen even during the most "vicious" of sibling battles. They are water proof, we take them to the park and the pups run rampant through the streams and swim in all the pools with out an issue. It's also easy to replace parts if you try to be a nice puprent (puppy parent) and take off the collars and someone decides to chew the closures. Pull a stitch here and there and replace the connectors easy peasy. The reflective strips are nice at night along with the steady blink of light. Honestly, we barley even use them now. We put them on for park trips because of all the temptation for misbehaving but otherwise, they run around with just a plain collar and I'll occasionally say "beeeeeep" to remind them of what could be. It works....i'm pretty sure lol. Read more

In my previous review (which I rated a 5 star), I said that one thing that would make it better was if the buttons lit up, but it wasn't that big of a deal because they're pretty simple to memorize. Well, I still rate the product as 5 star. Point is, for another reason with taking two dogs out at night at the same time with leashes tangling and trying to hold a flashlight as well, I bought a nice headlamp off of Amazon. Now, I have a free hand because I don't have to use a flashlight, and can easily see the buttons on the remote. The indicator light (flashlight) only stays on for 30 seconds unless you hit the button again (to conserve battery). With the headlamp, I can see all over the place and read the remote. If you don't want to get a headlamp, then I found that cupping your hand over the front of the indicator light on the remote, casts back enough light to make sure your finger is in the desired position. Read more

I had the old version of these and accidentally left the remote outside. So I got the new version and there are some pros and cons to the newer ones. First of all, I like the collar on this set better. I can adjust this one and don’t have to cut off excess. The con is that this newer set does not make a brooding noise to let you know it is going dead. The old set would beep repeatedly to let you know it was going dead. Now it just shuts off and you don’t know it’s dead until you’re trying to correct an action and nothing is happening. This new set also seems to go dead faster than the older set. Read more

The first thing I noticed were the rubber prong covers. They instantly fall right off and we lost all of them within 24 hours. The second thing is the power behind the shock. This thing goes from 1 to 99 and anything over 30 is absolutely cruel and hurt like hell. This collar could be used for training but it could also be used to torture a poor animal. With the poorly and inadequately translated instructions, I didnt know that I could change the shock setting. It comes preset at a max 99. I had to at least test it on my own hamd before subjecting my pets to it. And Im glad I did. Within 2 weeks of owning these, the snap has broke on one collar and is completely useless now and I have to find a new one that will fit thru the unit. The last downside of this thing is just how easy it is to accidentally hit the buttons. I had to learn to keep the remote on a channel not being used because its just far too easy to accidentally have a button pushed and next thing you know your dog is yelping and didn’t need correcting. The light on this thing is extremely helpful and works great though. Read more