Petrainer Dog Shock Collar - Remote Dog Training Collars with 3 Correction Training Modes, Shock, Vibration, Beep, Rechargeable Waterproof E-Collar for Dogs Small, Medium, Large, 1000 ft Remote Range

The product is perfect as it function accurately

Producto muy bueno, esta ayudando a educar a mi perro. Lo recomiendo ampliamente.

01 July 2017This adds to my review of 02 April 17.Now, four months later I continue to be impressed with quality and reliability of the iTronics PET998DRB Training collar. Its numerous optional features and 300 meter range provide a great deal of flexibility for various training agendas. One of the most impressive factors in my experience with this product has been the outstanding customer service and support iTronics provides in order to insure maximum efficiency and satisfaction with their training collar. After about two months use, the receiver came off of the collar and was lost. I think it must have gotten hung up because it seemed to be well-secured by the retaining tabs on the receiver. In any case, due to their excellent customer support and my satisfaction with the original collar, I did not hesitate to purchase it again. This time however, I elected to buy the PET998DRB2, 2-dog option so I would have a spare in the future. After placing my order, iTronics again sent an e-mail inquiring about my experience with the collar and providing contacts for questions and concerns. I informed them of my satisfaction and why I needed another one. When they learned the receiver had come off, they immediately sent a replacement receiver without me requesting it. I reiterated that I didn’t hold them accountable for the loss of the original receiver as it seemed well-secured but offered the information only to identify a possible trend with other users. However, they replaced it nevertheless. This demonstration of their strong commitment to customer satisfaction is highly commendable. As products become more technical, timely and efficient customer service becomes increasingly critical to the purchasing decision. In this regard, iTronics has proven to have been an excellent choice. Meanwhile, the replacement collar continues to perform flawlessly.INITIAL 02 April 2017 REVIEW FOLLOWS:I have to start by saying I’ve only used this collar for a very short time so value my comments accordingly. So far this collar is working very well. Like most things it’s important to study the instructions to understand its proper use and limitations. Most important is the warning that these collars should never be used on aggressive dogs. In addition, there are a lot of informational videos online. The components are light-weight but seemingly well-made. Like any product you have to familiarize yourself with the location of the function buttons on the transmitter, but once you do they’re pretty straight forward. The mode button is the largest and allows selection between the LIGHT mode, which simply activates the red light on the receiver; BEEPER; VIBRATE and STATIC SHOCK. The side buttons adjust the intensity of the VIBRATE and STATIC SHOCK modes only. The intensity range is from 0 to 100. As a point of reference, I use 25 to 30 and find it is still mild enough to gain attention and yet not cause pain or fear which would totally ruin the training session. I always try the settings on myself to insure I know what degree of correction is being delivered before making any changes. The LIGHT SYMBOL button on the transmitter activates an LED mini-flashlight on top of the transmitter. The 1/2 button is for two receiver capable units and finally the Y button transmits the selected mode.The collar is the “snap buckle” type which I find convenient because once it’s adjusted and secured; you can simply snap it on and not have to worry about finding the right hole for a proper fit; which is essential to proper operation of the collar. One drawback is that the LCD mode icons on the transmitter are a little small for us old guys. However, it’s easy to compensate for this by learning the relative positions on the screen for selected modes, e.g. LIGHT is the farthest to the right, BEEPER is over the ones column of the LCD 100 intensity scale, VIBRATE is over the tens column and STATIC SHOCK is the farthest to the left over the hundreds column. It also helped me to note that the severity of the corrections are displayed from right to left, i.e. LIGHT is farthest right and STATIC SHOCK is farthest left. I only use one receiver but similarly you could reference the CHANNEL 1 and CHANNEL 2 icons by whether it was at the center of the ones column digit or at the top. The LOW BATTERY indicator is at the bottom left of the screen.The receivers charging port and the reset hole, to pair the transmitter and receiver, are located under a small rubber flap with two small protective rubber plugs on the side of the receiver and are additionally covered by the collar strap which is easily removed for access. This small protective flap could be the problem stated in some reviews about water damage failures. If this protective cover becomes damaged, compromised or out of position, I can see that this might cause a problem. However, I haven’t used it in wet conditions so I can’t evaluate its degree of significance. I should add that though they say it’s rainproof, they also qualify this stating that it’s water-resistant not waterproof and further caution that this rubber cover must be in the proper position.Additionally, to conserve battery power the transmitter goes into STANDBY mode after 20 seconds and turns off after 20 minutes of non-use. The receiver goes into STANDBY after 4 minutes of no movement. Pushing the Y button on the transmitter or movement of the receiver activates it again. Once it’s reactivated you have to push the Y button again to transmit a correction.Again this is still pretty new. I like the light-weight components and so far I have no real complaints. It comes with additional length contact points for longer haired dogs. Also, iTronics sent a follow-up e-mail offering product assistance and training information. Additionally, the unit comes with their website, twitter, facebook, e-mail address and a YouTube link reference. Although expectations vary among consumers and time will determine its durability, reliability and continued satisfaction; so far it’s a good product at a good price.

I have to give this collar 5 stars. I have a Bernese Mountain Dog who has a mind of his own. We live in the country and occasionally he likes to wander off to visit other dogs in the area. Also, he would sometimes refuse to obey commands if he was out of sight. He also tends to be "overly friendly" when visitors come. A big dog barreling down on you can be intimidating for some people. A few years ago I bought a Sport Dog collar for him which could reach him from over 1 km. I only ever had to shock him once. He immediately learned the meaning of "consequences!" After that, the beeper was enough. With the collar on, he is the world's best behaved dog! Even if he wasn't wearing it, I could often just show him my black cell phone and he would think it was the remote and come running. Ha!Anyway. Last year he lost that collar and no doubt buried it DEEP in the yard somewhere. Behavior gradually began to slip. I recently bought this Petrainer to take its place. It works just fine. The remote is intuitive and very simple to use - one button to choose vibrate, beep, shock or light. Another up/down button to select strength. Another to transmit. Much simpler than the SportDog one, and the Petrainer has a light built in that is very useful at night. It saves battery by shutting off when not used for a short time. The collar reactivates when it senses motion from the dog. The remote just needs one press of any button to come alive. Again, an advantage over SportDog which needed to be paired every time it went on the dog and it discharged if you forgot to turn it off. And I should mention, there are 3 lengths of probes for the collar. The longest are plenty long for a very furry beast. I use the medium with the BMD. The collar is easily adjustable and easy to clip on, vs. a buckle which is a p.i.t.a. with a long haired dog! You should never leave the collar on for any length of time as the probes can cause abrasion and infection on the dog's neck. So easy on and off is important.There are a few disadvantages with the Petrainer. First: the recharging is a bit awkward. The remote and the collar use the same charger and need to be done separately. It's a bit slow, whereas the SportDog had a simple charge stand where it was stored plugged in. Always ready. Second: the range is 300 meters which is plenty for most people, but not as great as the SD-1225 I had before (3/4 mile). Third: Petrainer is only water repellent (ok for a rainy day), vs. waterproof if your dog is a swimmer. Forth: No lanyard on the remote. It has a belt clip - don't use it! It will be lost the first time you bend over.None of those things were a problem for me. And.... oh yes.... the comparable SportDog SD-350 is more than 4 times the price!So - FIVE big stars for this product. VALUE FOR MONEY!

I use this product on my male shepherd. He is an alpha spoiled, heavy coated brat. It did not work on him due to his coat . I gave this to my son and he used it on his chihuahua and was very happy with the results