what shock collar?

[Hooked4life]

I am looking to buy a collar for a new lab i'm getting in a couple of weeks. We used one on our previous lab but it quit working. was wondering what a good collar is for a good price. looking for something rechargable and waterproof, nothing too fancy. Also, how old until you recommend using it?

[setterguy]

Try the search feature...this subject gets covered the same way by the same guys about every 4 months. Lots of good info in here.

[HawgMan]

Dogtra, I've had every bit of good luck w/ these as compared to the higher priced Tri-Tronics.

Nothing wrong w/ the latter of the two, my wallet just couldn't support it.

Have been very satisfide with my Dogtra's they've never let me down in many conditions.

Just my $.2

[11-87]

do not use the collar until the dog knows commands..

the collar should be used for correction.

btw....

I've had both innotek collars, and the "sport dog" brand from menards.. and am happy with both..

[Fins-n-feathers]

I have been using a sportdog and it works great. It has a button on the side of the remote that makes the collar beep. This is great as you can train your dog to come, sit, ect. when they hear that beeping.

[MuleShack]

I've got the dogtra collar and it has been great. Long battery life, water proof and the buzzer feature is really nice.

[Perch_44]

I am looking to buy a collar for a new lab i'm getting in a couple of weeks. We used one on our previous lab but it quit working. was wondering what a good collar is for a good price. looking for something rechargable and waterproof, nothing too fancy. Also, how old until you recommend using it?

there are a few brands out there, but i would stick with Tritronics or Dogtra. just look at their models and see what fits your needs, and budget. do not settle on a cheap innotek or sportdog collar, you need to remember what this collar is doing, and a cheap collar may not work properly, and your dog will reap the results of that.

And as for a timeline to teach your dog the e-collar, you need to follow a training program. An e-collar is used to reinforce known commands, it is not used to teach commands.

if you haven't already, pick up a training program, and follow that. Stawski Fowl Dawgs, Graham's Smart Works, Mike Lardy's Total Retriever. there are a lot of good options out there

what exactly do you want out of this dog? you need to mold around that.