This can address behaviors that threaten the dog’s well-being or safety or might lead to them being surrendered by their owners. Do you need to contain him in one area or deter him from some areas or away from livestock or wildlife? Will you be doing off-the-leash training or preparing him for a sport? Do you need to track where he is or his activity levels?īeing able to venture outdoors with your dog off the leash can be rewarding, however, getting to that point does not happen overnight.Ī short period of training with an electronic training collar paired with positive reinforcement and consistency can make the difference for dogs who have reached the limits of positive reinforcement training. Just keep in mind that it is meant to be a bark deterrent and does not have a remote, so you cannot signal him on demand.īefore you run out and buy a remote training collar, it’s important to have a plan, objectives, and expectations for both you and your dog. We wish it were possible to utilize these collars without the extremely stiff plastic collar but unfortunately, they are designed to keep the unit close to the dog’s neck so the signal will reach him.ĭogtra IQ Vibe offers an affordable and higher quality option for training without stim. The collar will delay 4 seconds between haptic signals to help the dog understand that it’s his barking that’s the problem. For dogs 10 lbs and up, the Dogtra IQ Vibe will detect a dog’s bark and be able to distinguish it from any environmental or surrounding noise.įor dog owners who don’t want to use stim or shock on their dogs but still need to get their attention and address nuisance barking, this collar offers a vibration (haptic) signal that is four times stronger than a cell phone and about twice as strong as the vibration on other Dogtra collars. The Dogtra IQ is a great choice as a haptic bark deterrent tool to help the owner address the issue. We found them to be really helpful!Īnother thing we really liked about this collar was that you can order additional accessories such as batteries and a spare charger separately without having to buy the entire collar all over again. Instructions are comprehensive and straightforward. In the box are varying sizes of contacts, including plastic ones to completely disable the stim function.

This collar is waterproof as well, but we found that the stim function may not work as effectively in really wet conditions. The controller is pretty straightforward and easy to use but is a little on the large side. Adding additional collars will allow you to track multiple dogs, each with its own collar, which is especially useful when working in the field. We especially liked the nighttime mode for this collar that emits flashing lights to help you track your dog. It has a beep/auditory mode, stim, and vibrate-only mode. This is one of the best products on the market and designed so you will eventually no longer need it- which is the best solution in the long run.ĭon’t let this collar fool you- it may look at first glance like a lot of the budget-range collars on the market, but we found it is loaded with features that you find on the higher-end collars that cost twice as much.

And if you have an escape artist dog that manages to lose the transmitter, it not only floats and has a beeper that can be activated to help you find it. The Pavlovian tone teaches a dog to respond to the tone versus the stim. This collar communicates with your dog using a “tapping” form of stim. The unit is waterproof and shock-resistant, and the dog’s collar has a tracking light so you can see where he is in the dark. The collar comes with many options for contact points so you can choose the one that’s right for your dog and best of all- no nickel! Finally, a higher quality collar that can be used on a smaller dog! We really like the remote, it’s easy to use while actively training the dog, and to lock in your settings so you don’t accidentally change them. There are many options, including the type of collar to attach it to, range, size of dog, and color.

The Educator E-Collar comes highly recommended by thousands of dog owners.

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