My dog has entered the most crucial period for training, she is a year old. She is a large breed dog , and I am a very small woman. I use this for off leash training, here in my own yard, in an area that used to be rural but is rapidly changing. I haven't had to use anything but the beep and vibrate mode, the beep just refocuses her attention to me, while she finds the vibration mode very annoying. Most of my training is done the old fashioned way. Consistency and hands on. The following is an example of when more was needed. My young nephew lives here and bought a small motorcycle, which of course my dog sized puppy loves to chase. We were outside playing fetch ( with the chuck it ball thrower I also highly recommend), when my nephew takes off on his motorcycle much to my surprise. She ran after him, but after 3 short bursts on vibrate, she was immediately back by my side ready to play ball again. Another problem I have had is her excitement when people walk in my house. For which I use the beep to get her attention first, then vibrate if that doesn't do the trick. An e-collar is not a magic pill, it wont do your job for you, but it certainly helps with off leash training, and refocusing my dogs attention back to me, her owner and trainer. The dog I train her to be in the next six months to a year is the dog I will have forever. I believe dogs need to run off some energy every day, especially my dog who is a Goldmaraner, well documented for their need to run everyday. Off leash they also learn to think for themselves , and satisfy their curiosity which makes for a more intelligent dog in the long run, in my opinion, I have had many dogs over the years. The battery life of the collar and the hand held remote has been great so far, still seems to be charged after a whole days use, I put it on the charger anyway, but have had no trouble with that. I also am very happy with the collar this unit comes with, and the device on it, it stays on the collar, no falling off or twisting like my last e collar, which I threw in the trash due to this problem, ( this was with my previous large breed dog) The basic design is quite solid, the collar threads through slots on the back of the device that vibrates, making it impossible to lose. The manufacturer sent me a charging block, when I wrote and told her I didn't have one, and a lanyard that really works great ,so I have my hands free, just for my trouble. I highly suggest you buy a lanyard, I nearly lost the remote before I put the lanyard on it, when it fell out of my pocket. (the way you attach the little loop is through the two holes on the corner of the remote ) Thank you Invirox! Great cost, and a great product! I waited months to review this because I wanted hands on experience first. Now I give it 5 stars! Read more
Have owned many dogs, this was my first electronic collar. Bought this 2+ years ago and recently decided to get a backup before they are gone. After 2 years this product still works great. The collar has gone swimming in the river, suffered through baths, and been out in the rain. Collar and remote both hold a charge forever--I've only had to charge it a handful of times since purchase. The flashlight is super handy in a pinch. Being a first time e-collar owner, I had a few gripes when I first got this collar, but I've since learned that the design is really ahead of me. The "lock" switch can be pretty stubborn, but then again you don't want it getting flipped accidentally, so that makes great sense. I inadvertently shocked my buddy early on and quickly blamed the size of the "zap" button... and then I had a situation where I had to find that button FAST, and was so thankful that it was oversized so I could identify it by feel alone. The remote and collar are lightweight and the remote is narrow enough to slide perfectly into a slim pocket in the leg of my cargo pants. I can work without it getting in the way or in fear that it gets bumped by accident. The tapered shape of the remote and slick design ensure that it slides right into place (I leave the lanyard hanging out and can snatch it up in a second). My buddy is a 90 lb. Old English Bulldogge whose learning disability, giant size, and aggressive style of play can be alarming to the uninitiated and flat out terrifying to dogophobes. I live in a residential area with lots of elderly street walkers--this guy could break someone's hip just taking a run at them, so I consider this collar a critical component for reducing liability. And boy does it work! Testing it on myself showed me that I never needed to zap him for more than just a second. I followed the manual and we eventually found our own groove with it. He knows the code now--I get his attention with the tone, and he knows I mean business when I vibrate it... because the next step is the zap. A long press on vibrate and he comes running. I bet in two years I haven't zapped him a dozen times. That said, my wife pops him accidentally so often she's not allowed to carry the remote anymore. So I guess the product isn't for everyone. I suppose I should mention I got the collar when he was about six months old, so he kind of grew up with it. Not sure how an older/more seasoned dog would respond to it. I have a few friends with bully rescues that didn't take to kindly to their ecollars (which weren't Invirox btw). As a matter of fact everyone I know who has an ecollar has abandoned it for one reason or another, but none of them had an Invirox! Oh and also they claim an 1,100 yd range, which I don't get. It's not that big a deal though because I can't go 1,100 yards without a tree or hill/valley anyway that would interrupt the signal. I get 150-200 yd range easily, and I almost never let him get that far away from me. I love it so much I'm buying another one when the first one isn't even broken (bonus, it's substantially cheaper this time!). I hope this helps you make your decision! ps - not sure if the product description mentions this, but my first one came with two sets of studs for the collar (a long set and short set), and a set of rubber nubs to go over them. I started with the short studs with the rubber covers and have gone to long studs, no covers. That seems to work best with his flappy neck folds. Read more
N is When I got this I did not know if it would be as good as the one that I already had. I got one when I was training my standard size American Bully. And that one was almost $200.00. And it does not have the alert tone (beep). So needless to say I was not sure about this one at all when I got it. When got the first on to try on my Pocket Bully I really did not know how it would work. To my surprise it worked great. I started using it on the puppies at 6 months old. They responded to it very well. I found that the alert tone is loud enough to make the jump and pay attention to the commands almost every time. And when it did not get their attention I just hit the vibrate button. That worked well to get them back on track. It is very rare that I have to use the shock button on them. And to be honest. The shock feature did not seem to effect them at all until the setting was at 10. And to be honest if felt a little strong even at that low setting. So now I have two of them for both puppies. And they both work great. Everything about the first one worked great. So I ordered a second one. I was a little disappointed when I charged the second one up The battery scale would never show full. It does not seem to run down any faster then the other one. So really it is not a big deal. They are made well. But the hand strap could be a little larger. It will not fit over my large hands. Even with these minor faults. It is still a great product. Start the puppies at six months with these and they will work great as a training tool. Great for the money. I would recommend this product. Read more
