Shock Collars?

[Jimmy from Cottage Grove]

Hey guys I have a ten month old springer. I just sent her away for two months training up at Pine Shadows. I am interested in getting a shock collar. I don't want to use it a whole lot, but I would like the ability to stop my dog, if she chases after a deer or one of the other things dogs love. I know absolutely nothing about any of the collars on the market. Is there a specific brand or model that is better then the others? Any suggestions would be very helpfull.

[LABS4ME]

Talk to Pine Shadows and see what they recommend...

I prefer Tri-Tronics... many seem to like Dogtra and I would seriously consider them also.

Good Luck!

Ken

[tybo]

I have a Dogtra 2500. My buddy had a Tri-Tronics, sold it to get a two dog Dogtra 2502.

[muc33]

Dogtra 2 dog here also. I will say though that the older Dogtra's were better than the newer more commercial models.

[Down2Earth]

Dogtra 2000 T&B here the older version of the 2500. IMO the bad part about the 2500 is after the dog runs a bit the beeper is pointing towards the ground. On the 2000 the beeper is separated and points upwards after the collar settles into place making it louder.

[sal]

My $.02....

I've had to send in my dogtra about every year (4th time I think)... of course last year was right before my SD pheasant trip

[springerspeed]

I would contact Mark at Pine Shadows and see what they are using. Just to make sure that you are getting one with the same features and functions.

[Jimmy from Cottage Grove]

I don't believe that pine shadows uses shock collar training. I think mark told me that they only use them on older dogs.

[Jimmy from Cottage Grove]

Hey springerspeed I was wondering how your dog was doing, I know we both got ours at about the same time?

[springerspeed]

I didn't get a pup 10 months ago. Mine are 11, 9 and 6. I had a litter about 10 months ago. Maybe that is what you are thinking of.

[Jimmy from Cottage Grove]

Oh I am sorry, I am confusing you with someone else that has a springer picture. Where did you get your dogs from?

[springerspeed]

My 11 year old came from a guy in LeSueur. The 9 year old for Field to Stream Kennel in Mahnomman. and the 6 year old is out of a litter form the 11 and 9 year old. If I remember correctly you got yours from Mark at Pine Shadows correct?

[Roofer]

I have a Dogtra gold, works very good.

[NELS-BELLS]

I just got a Dogtra 2300 this winter and it's working good so far, fortunately I haven't had to use it much. I call it her "hearing aid" because she listens so much better with the collar on.

Nels

[tedl]

I think I'm the only one that uses something different. I use the cabelas gun dog gs-3500 I belive it was the cheapest E-collar out there. I have had it for six years and it has worked great. He does listen a lot better when it is on, if he takes off to chase a deer or coyote all I have to do is use the tone and he turns right back!! The first month I owned the collar it saved my dogs life. I have a choc lab so he needs to go greet everybody human or animal. And there was a dog on the other side of the road, so he takes off and at the same time a suv is coming down the road I blasted him with the shock and he lied down instantly missing the suv by about 2 feet!!

[Jimmy from Cottage Grove]

Yeah I got mine from Pine shadows.

[WaveWacker]

I have two different Tri-tronics collars and like both of them. I needed the second one in order to run two dogs off of it. Second one is the sport combo G3. Only gripe that I have with it is that I wish my "roller" knob for the intensity was a little "stiffer clicks" between numbers. At times when walking through thick cover I've caught it being turned up all the way from brushing against cover. My buddy got the same one and his does seem stiffer.