GarminSport PRO Bundle, Dog Training Collar and Handheld, 1-Handed Training of Up to 3 Dogs, Tone and Vibration

Garmin have always been top-notch products and this collar is no different. I have a GSP and this collar was much better than one of the cheaper options I had previously purchased on Amazon (it quit working after 6 months). This still works great and holds a long charge. It's super easy to use. My only comment would be that I wish the beep was louder like some of the experience collars that are used for hunting. Still, a great option that is less expensive than the premium models.

A really fantastic product. Solid and well built with a charge that lasts about 2 days if left on the dog 24 hours. It has an audible, a vibration function and of course the shock function. Train using voice commands with the beep. If no response from the animal, use the vibration, then shock as a last resort. After 3 or 4 naughty events, the audible tone is usually all that is needed to keep him out of the garbage or wandering off past the hedge. This thing has reduced the stress level in the house and works much better then other shock collars I've tried with a longer range, to boot.Remember, it is only as good as you are willing to use it. It is not cruel, or inhumane, or abusive (as I have read in other posts) to correct a dog to prevent him from running into traffic, wandering off the property only to eat something they shouldn't, or to get into dog fights, or worse yet, if it bites someone and now you need to put him down. Done right, you should hardly ever have to use the shock function but if even that bothers you in the slightest, have fun when your pooch destroys your home and eats your $500 eyewear or costs you $2,000 in xrays and stomach pumping fees. Feel proud, you just saved the canine world as you gave up on an uncontrollable dog for adoption.

The three different alerts, Tone, then Vibe, then Shock are helpful. Using them in this order as you and your dog learn about the collar becomes intuitive and recognizable to the dog after only a short while. (7 to 14 days). My dog takes note of the tone and listens to audible commands. The vibe mode almost always causes him to return to me should the Tone not do so. And for those rare instances where tone and vibe do not get his attention, usually when another dog approaches, then the shock and an audible COME command will bring him back to my side. The variable intensity settings are helpful, 1 - 10. My dog responds well at setting 2. The light is also a great feature when walking evening or early morning. The collar should fit snug. Two fingers should fit very snugly under the collar. He should breathe and drink without restriction. And frequent swimming in a pond or the ocean has not affected the collar, and commands work as expected. My best friend is a 105 lb German Shepherd/Wolf hybrid and he does extremely well with the use of this collar. I can count on him to act appropriately even among multiple animals at the dog park. Get yourself a neck lanyard and take your dog anywhere, almost hands free. This is a wonderful collar training device!!

I waited 2 months to write this review to allow sufficent people time using this product. We have an almost 2yo lab. He is the best family dog ever but just has a ton of puppy energy. I have worked with him on training since we got him at 3months old. He knew all the basic commands and was reliable inside the house. The second we were outside all bets were off. He was generally well behaved but we drastically struggled with recall. I could not ever trust he would come when called and he would run off to other pets/people to play.I researched a lot of ecollars and how to use them/train with them. This ecollar has been the absolute best purchase ever. It took about 2 weeks and he was fully trained with recall. I trained him so that now he listens to us verbally and if he doesn’t, I use the beep function and he immediately comes. He will not run out of our yard without us(no fence) and he checks in often.Having an off leash dog is the best. He is so different using this collar. Just putting it on, it’s likeImmediate obedience with all commands he already knew. So far no batter issues, definitely easy to use.Make sure your dog is strong with your commands before trying to train on the ecollar. This was supplemental to what he already knew and just took his training up a notch.

We bought this for our dog who will bark through expensive bark collars and other E collars and thought that we would never find anything that would work on him. He’s tough as nails!! This collar WORKS! We only had to go up to level 6 and now when it’s on him, he’s a new dog! We rarely need to use the remote to correct him. Wish I would have spent the money years ago!! Highly recommend.