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need new e-collar
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09/13/21 01:14 PM
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stinkbelly
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I need another new e-collar. My waterproof transmitter got water in it this weekend. It was splashed while wearing it around my neck. I have always used Sportdog. They seem to last about 2-4 years and then break. I am considering other brands because I am tired of buying a new one every 2-4 years or so.
I need waterproof, beeper, long range, vibrate, ability to turn on and off beeper at a distance. I would like the ability to add a dog/collar, but for now I only need one collar.
What do you recommend (model)? My breeder recommends Dogtra.
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: stinkbelly]
#8383758
09/13/21 01:29 PM
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bill oxner
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: bill oxner]
#8384090
09/13/21 06:39 PM
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kindall
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S Garmin bought them out a few years ago, and changed them up. I still have one of the old ones, that I use as a back up collar.
Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: stinkbelly]
#8384157
09/13/21 07:57 PM
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wal1809
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Tritronics was the best. They sold to Garmin. Garmin is the goo under the trash bag in the bottom of the trashcan. I bought a new set and they didn't last ten months. The collars are no longer the tough 3/4 inch width nor are they as thick. The collar itself tears easily. Cheap POS. The antenna is about as brittle as a cracker. I called Garmin and spoke with Jackass. Jackass said it was my fault for using the collar in a manner not designed by Garmin. I gave $750 dollars worth of collars and a transmitter away for parts. So I ordered Dogtra off of Amazon. Couldn't be happier. Just spent the last 7 weeks in a dog training grind and never missed a lick with Dogtra. Garmin can eat a bag of hot dogs.
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: wal1809]
#8384170
09/13/21 08:11 PM
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stinkbelly
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Tritronics was the best. They sold to Garmin. Garmin is the goo under the trash bag in the bottom of the trashcan. I bought a new set and they didn't last ten months. The collars are no longer the tough 3/4 inch width nor are they as thick. The collar itself tears easily. Cheap POS. The antenna is about as brittle as a cracker. I called Garmin and spoke with Jackass. Jackass said it was my fault for using the collar in a manner not designed by Garmin. I gave $750 dollars worth of collars and a transmitter away for parts. So I ordered Dogtra off of Amazon. Couldn't be happier. Just spent the last 7 weeks in a dog training grind and never missed a lick with Dogtra. Garmin can eat a bag of hot dogs. That is a great review and I trust your opinion.
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: wal1809]
#8384559
09/14/21 02:02 AM
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kindall
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Tritronics was the best. They sold to Garmin. Garmin is the goo under the trash bag in the bottom of the trashcan. I bought a new set and they didn't last ten months. The collars are no longer the tough 3/4 inch width nor are they as thick. The collar itself tears easily. Cheap POS. The antenna is about as brittle as a cracker. I called Garmin and spoke with Jackass. Jackass said it was my fault for using the collar in a manner not designed by Garmin. I gave $750 dollars worth of collars and a transmitter away for parts. So I ordered Dogtra off of Amazon. Couldn't be happier. Just spent the last 7 weeks in a dog training grind and never missed a lick with Dogtra. Garmin can eat a bag of hot dogs. I bought a dogtra rt edge back in 2017. It’s been used a minim 2-3 times a week since. It’s worked perfect every time. The rt edge is just the basic model, and is a little hotter than most the other brands out there.
Shopping with your husband is like hunting with the game warden. Experience is what you get, when you didn't get what you wanted.
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: stinkbelly]
#8384656
09/14/21 03:23 AM
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68rustbucket
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I’m happy with my Garmin 550 plus setup. I’ve always had good luck with Tritronics/garmin.
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Re: need new e-collar
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09/17/21 07:43 PM
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topwater13
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: stinkbelly]
#8390206
09/19/21 01:55 PM
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Mud Shark
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I prefer the garmin pro 550 over the dogtra edge RT. I found corrections in water were not consistent nor were they always felt with the dogtra.
Mud Shark
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: 68rustbucket]
#8390280
09/19/21 03:02 PM
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scalebuster
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I’m happy with my Garmin 550 plus setup. I’ve always had good luck with Tritronics/garmin.
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Re: need new e-collar
[Re: stinkbelly]
#8390961
09/20/21 01:18 AM
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BradyBuck
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I used to think it was Garmin or Dogtra but Garmin's quality has gone down and there have been some concern over Dongtra's consistency in water. I have seen a lot of the pros going to the Sport Dog now. When I first got into training dogs sport dog was kinda the lower tier below Garmin and Dogtra. But if I get a new collar now I'd get the SD 2525 https://store.sportdog.com/prohunter-2525
Last edited by BradyBuck; 09/20/21 01:19 AM.
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