Dogtra 1900S Ergonomic 3/4-Mile IPX9K Waterproof Remote Dog Training E-Collar

Absolutely top notch. We have an extremely smart dog who's new to the family. She knows all her commands but being young, she has quite the "selective hearing problem", particularly when in high stimulus situations (dog park, smelling something awesome, etc.). Enter the Dogra e-collar ... This thing transformed our life and our dogs life the second we put it on! Now don't get me wrong...(1) you have to know what you're doing and how to use it, and (2) one day doesn't mean she's trained yet... That takes work. Daily work. But we do have a very effective and useful tool in our arsenal and she is responding exceptionally well to the stimulous. The key here folks is do your homework, and BE KIND! This is not a tool to shock the crap out of your dog in anger, or to punish with zero form of positive reinforcement for good behavior. In fact, from the second we put it on I would say that over 90% of what we've used when training has been the "pager function". This is basically a vibration and has nothing to do with an electrical impulse. Think of it as putting your mobile phone to your neck when it's set to vibrate. Nothing more. Can I nick her with an electrical charge? Sure. But why would I if I don't have to? And even when it IS warranted I use the lowest possible setting to get her attention. Which brings me to my final point... Don't put anything on your dog that you wouldn't try on yourself first. I tested the electical impulses myself and found that I felt nothing until around "20" (on the rheost setting) and noted that different places on my skin were more sensitive than others which makes perfect sense. Your underside of your arm is going to feel it more than the palm of your hand with all that padding and desensized thick skin that gets used day in and day out. The lesson? Your dogs neck is sensitive so be kind and don't just come out of the gate swinging with electicity flying. He/she wants to do the best they can for you. Give them a chance to surprise you. Ours sure did!Additional notes: High quality and durable, great range, and way better than the cheap units most of the big brand pet stores sell. Spend the money to have something that works and lasts.

I had never heard of Dogtra, but two months in, Very satisfied with the collars. I looked at some that were significantly less expensive, but one review in particular scared me; the owner reported it burned the dog. Frightening! I use this unit on our four month old lab puppies. I would no sooner endanger them, than I would our children.I previously had a Tri-Tronics unit, and loved it. They have been purchased by Garmin. But, for my purposes, their two collar units were unjustifiably more expensive. I’m not a hunter, and just primarily use the collar to keep them safe (obedience), by ensuring they come when I say!If you’ve never used a shock collar before, they are wonderful. It enables our family to go hiking with the pups off leash, roam our acreage, etc. We always maintain supervision, but it enables them to run and play. Yet, ensures they come when called, or stay at Heel. Even if there is a deer, cat, bird, or human that runs right by them.As a further aside, one puppy has only had to be shocked once (no kidding, he gets it!), and just occasionally requires the page/vibrate to remind him. His brother is a little more stubborn, and has been shocked a handful of times, and routinely gets vibrated:) But, it magically makes the dog come back every time! Please don’t misunderstand, you must do the work, i.e., training obedience commands, before you introduce a collar!! The collar doesn’t teach, it just reinforces what they already know.Back to the product itself, love the physical size of the handheld remote unit. And the 1-99 range for intensity of shock. I put the collar on myself, at 25 - 30 it’s slightly less intense than a shock from a 9 volt battery. That range is the level required for the stubborn puppy to respond. The more reasonable puppy has only been shocked at 21, yes, just once.The collars themselves are a good size, not too big, and seem to take a fair amount of abuse inflicted by two wrestling puppies.UPDATE March 2019:Having used the collars everyday for 15 months, I have zero complaints! They have worked flawlessly! No maintenance of any kind. All I have done is charge them.UPDATE OCTOBER 2021As another reviewer reports, remote can become unstable, meaning the intensity setting fluctuates up & down by itself. I spent $167 to replace remote in Sept. 2019. Now in Oct. 2021 the replacement remote is suffering the same issue. (You can mail the defective remote in for repair, but I cannot be without a working unit.) An irritation for sure, but I still like the product. The two collars themselves are used daily & have worked flawlessly.

It’s been two years since I bought this e-collar, so it’s been put the test both in training, hiking trips, and upland bird hunting. Needless to say it’s stood the test of time. They say it’s water resistant, that’s correct, they say it holds a charge for 4 days, that’s also correct, and if their is any issue the customer service is helpful with troubleshooting.To give you an idea of how often I use it and how much abuse this collar can take. My dog is a 70lbs Bluetick Coonhound who loves to: run into brush, hiking way ahead of me, hunt birds, runs through and into things on occasion, and track. The collar take a licking and keeps on ticking. My dog once smacked it against a tree, which made a huge crack noise. First concern was the dog than I check the collar. Not a scratch on it.The range of stimulation is great 127, the vibration works wonders, the charging abilities are great, and it hugs my dogs neck perfectly so it won’t snag any twigs.After two years the batter life kinda fades, so I may just replace the batteries.Update - 11/21/2019 - I replaced both the collar battery and the remote battery. This fixed the issues of collar/remote losing power fast out in the field. This goes to show that the equipment that Dogtra makes is built to last. I've had the same remote and collar for over 2 years now. My dog puts her collar through all of tests in the field, so this product I would recommend to anyone looking for a great field collar.