Garmin Sport PRO Bundle Dog Training Collar and Handheld 1-Handed Training of Up to 3 Dogs Tone and

Just purchased and placed on three of my most barky pups. This Garmin Tri-Tronics Sport Pro Dog, PRO 550 trainer with auto barker, "Barklimiter" is the best bark trainer !! And humane to our dogs ! hey seem fine wearing the collars and have had not false alarms. We had used Petrainer for a year with success, until a couple of our Bernese Mountains Dogs learned to override, ignore the anti-bark setting. I do like Petrainer, as a starter or as less sophisticated trainer for the less challenging pup. There was way to much unnecessary, nuisance barking by three of our five hounds... After research and a friend referring this bark-trainer collar, we spent the big bucks and also purchased the 2 additional collars. The setting for the no bark auto setting works perfectly, with no false stimulation (zaps). We place the collars on the pups at about 6 PM, as they get to play out back in the evening through the night. There was a lot of the problem barking, with some howling, accrued from their night/sleeping kennel dog house. Then I remove the collars during the day to give them a break. As the collars fit snug, I want to be sure there's some collar free time. I did change out the pins for the longer ones. Berners have two very thick furry coats. The assembly is a bit time consuming out of the box. You just need some quiet time to follow the through instructions in English, for me. Lots of parts and pieces. If you've installed a bark trainer before, I think it helps you understand where you're going in the assembly. The batteries have not had to be recharged yet. I assume they will last a while. As this trainer is very well engineered and well built with quality materials. Water resistant, haven't had that challenge with the collars. I trimmed the collars tails, plenty of length provided for the biggest pups. I've not switched back and forth using the remote to change setting, while the dogs are wearing the collars. I'm sure they will work well, too, as I tested the functions, when I placed the collars on the dogs. Maybe a bit cumbersome changing between the auto anti bark Continuous "Barklimiter" on, then off to use the Vibrate, Tone and light setting. I'm getting to know those settings. Then when you need to quickly reactivate the "Barklimiter". I'm still getting the hang of that. The first night, Boomer, my big male, somehow had the light on continuously in the backyard. He looked like a lit up Furry Christmas tree, until I figured out that I'd turned the light feature on. A great bright feature, if you need the night location of your pup. I do turn the collars off, when removed, to save the batteries. Then I get more practice learning how to use the remote, as it takes some practice to get the hang of operating it. The only downside is the pups don't bark at the deer coming in the yard or the UPS delivery guy. I promise you this bark trainer with "Barklimiter" will change you and your pups life for the better. An instant stress reducer ! First thing my husband said, when the "Barklimiter" worked, was YES !! Read more

Complicated but has worked much better than the Sport Dog pro. The big improvement from the sport dog is a standard mini usb charger instead of some overpriced proprietary charger (that breaks very easily). The main downside is it is much more complicated. More possibilities, but you're going to need to train yourself to get all the modifiers right. The dog selector switch is a little too easy to change, but I say this as someone who does not need this feature. Would be nice to be able to turn it off somehow. The included bark mode was the reason I bought it, 2 for 1, works fine. Kind of wish the escalating zap could start higher. My dog completely ignores the lower settings when excited. The collar has gotten wet and been in the ocean. Not sure how effective it is in those conditions. The device has not been damaged. The light is a nice feature. Not very bright and doesnt really illuminate the ground much, but it is an indicator. On the plus side it is actually somewhat conservative in the "LEDs in your eyes shining like the sun to remove all darkness from the world" factor which I really appreciate. It is pretty big, collar and controller, that is the main upside of the sport dog pro. Read more

We have a 7 month old chocolate Labrador pup who has been blasting through our invisible fence brand e fence. Rather than splurge and buy a new stubborn dog invisible fence that may or may not work, I decided to buy an ecollar, figuring it was a less expensive way to see if our Willy would train with a bit more juice. I looked at a lot of different options but settled on the garmin sport pro based on other reviews and that I wanted someone in the $200 range that would last and not be a novelty. Overall very happy with the build and first impressions of the unit. I really like the following: - ability to beep and or vibrate before giving correction. If trained properly, your pup should start to respond to these eventually without having to correct. - waterproof...don't swim Willy more than probably 20x a year but it's already handy in the wet snow... don't have to worry about it. - led lights. Thought this was a gimmick when purchased but it is really nice to be able to give Willy the lighting "ground effects" so that I can see him at night in the woods on walks. - analog, 10 level correction I wouldn't buy a digital dial-- too much fumbling and looking at it when adjusting levels. Ice you get the hang of it and know your starting level, can adjust easily without looking. - garmin has training videos on u tube which are helpful. Now for operation... At first the pup didn't feel a thing and I thought the collar was snug enough. After doing more research, I replaced the short pins with the long ones and really tightened it down. I found that Willy will notice something (no pain or yelp) at 2. I can use this for general training with zero distractions. With high temptations/distractions (e.g. Wanting to bolt for another dog or person) , level 4 usually does the trick. The goal is to grab attention without freaking the dog out and making him fearful. The most I've had to use is 5 and now most of the time a few beeps and he either stays or comes, depending upon the command Bottom line is this has been an extremely helpful training tool and Willy loves wearing it Because he gets freedom off the leash. Just this morning I took him on a walk and there were ids playing on a frozen pond. Typically, he would just take off to greet them and the. Run all over the place without coming back...until after a 39 minute cat and mouse, with me ready to lose it. A few beeps and he didn't even try to approach them, gave him praise and we went on our way and played fetch in the woods. This thug has really been a game changer for both of us. If used properly the dog is NOT being harmed and is not fearful or changing his demeanor what so ever, other than gaining control and trust. The goal is lots of praise, NOT punishment. Highly recommend this product. Downsides: Would like battery to last longer. I sometimes leave it on him during the day if I'm around and the battery doesn't have much left in the evening. It will appear to be working per led, but beeps and correct diminish. - collar is long enough to harness a Holstein cow. I snugged it tight, marked it , left about 6 inches for growth and then cut it Overall very pleased and would recommend, game changer for quality time off leash with our pup. Pic is pup with collar on. Doesn't irritate him at all, even snugged up. Read more

I rate this 5 stars because it works. It's the third one I've bought in 7 years so they last around 3 1/2 years. I could have tried to troubleshoot the last one, but I prefer the security of new equipment. Our dog is not super active, but she has been in the water many times and the product always works. As far as the failures, the first set the collar eventually failed, the second set was most likely a battery issue. I decided to purchase a new set without troubleshooting based on the batter cost. Read more