Long-term collar? Is the collar small enough and the battery-life good-enough to keep the collar on the dog all the time? My purpose for this product would be to keep the dog from running-off if she "escapes" through the front door or side-gate (if left open). She is never allowed in the front yard, but she BOLTS, given the opportunity. Long-term collar? Is the collar small enough and the battery-life good-enough to keep the collar on the dog all the time? My purpose for this product would be to keep the dog from running-off if... » Read More Long-term collar? Is the collar small enough and the battery-life good-enough to keep the collar on the dog all the time? My purpose for this product would be to keep the dog from running-off if she "escapes" through the front door or side-gate (if left open). She is never allowed in the front yard, but she BOLTS, given the opportunity. « Show Less
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the collar is a regular collar with the reciever attached to it. The reciever is a bit bulky, but my dogs wear them all the time unless we leave the premises. Three years going strong.
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Does anyone know where to get the plastic clips for the collars? My dogs have broken 2 of them already.
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I use these collars for my 11lb and 15lb dogs. I have rubber tips on the metal 'prongs' because they are a little too harsh for smaller dogs. I use the vibrate mode mostly, very seldom use the shock. These have been good collars except for the fact that sometimes they don't go off when you push the button. It's a bit difficult to train when your training device doesn't work EVERY time you need it too. But, since I know that this is the case I just check the vibrate right before I put them on them (before I let them out into the yard) and if it doesn't go off when I push the button I just turn off the remote and turn it back on,, this usually works. One thing I will say is they hold a charge for a LONG time! This is a definite positive because I've used a few different types of collars,, i.e. battery, rechargeable etc. and these have been the best at longevity. Hope this helps
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To the best of my knowledge, taking the collar off of the dog during its 30 day active lifespan does not decrease its effectiveness.
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Ni-cad, and memory loss is a problem. But the charge lasts a couple of months, so with a second battery or a second collar it's not a bad problem. We haven't run into issues with it at all, we just wanted to be prepared. Our rottie mix puppy has no trouble minding the fenceline, and we leave the collar "on" all the time.
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Sorry to hear this, I have had to contact PetSafe regarding the prongs being to long and the collar strap that holds the excess collar at the end and each time, customer service was most helpful. I believe they also said that since I had the collar less than a year, they would send me a new collar strap, they also sent me shorter prongs, both free of charge. I have never had a problem with the remote or the electronic part of the collar. Customer service was extremely helpful and very pleasent every time I have had a question and it appeared that Customer Satisfaction was their number one goal. Have you tried to contact them which resulted in poor results? I do not want you to think I have a half of a brain but was the plug inserted correctly? I charge both the collar and the remote at the same time. I wonder if the battery in the remote could be bad, it is rechargeable but who knows for how long its actual life is. Hope this is helpful but do try to contact Customer Service @ Toll Free: 1-800-941-4200, this # is from the Pet Safe web site," contact us". Hope you will have satisfactory result. I always have. Good luck and I would not mind hearing if they would help. Thank you
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Well, we don't use the flashing mode much really, but mainly solid when our dog goes out at night. But we have never replaced a battery. We leave the light on his collar all the time, and just turn it on for the few minutes he is out, so battery life is more than a year.
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We purchased ours on Oct 4 2104. We just had to replace batteries for first time. So about 2 1/2 months. The only thing is, it doesn't give you warning so maybe it went dead before because one day she was down the street so we realized batteries must be dead. So who knows when it actually went dead? That's kind of a bad thing because there isn't something that tells you so some day your dog can wonder off. Other than that it works great! So I guess maybe every few weeks, or once a week we should take the collar out by end of yard and check it? We take it off her at night to give her a rest but we don't turn it off or anything. Hope that helps.
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Most likely this will NOT help you out at all. This is a sub-par dog training collar and may only be effective to you once or twice before the charge will take a dive to laughable levels. My advice to you is to spend a little extra and buy a collar that has proven to be reliable and last more than a couple of hours before needing to change the batteries out. Worst $40 spent.
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We purchased ours on Oct 4 2104. We just had to replace batteries for first time.So about 2 1/2 months. The only thing is, it doesn't give you warning so maybe it went dead before because one day she was down the street so we realized batteries must be dead. So who knows when it actually went dead? That's kind of a bad thing because there isn't something that tells you so some day your dog can wonder off. Other than that it works great! So I guess maybe every few weeks, or once a week we should take the collar out by end of yard and check it? We take it off her at night to give her a rest but we don't turn it off or anything. Hope that helps. We purchased ours on Oct 4 2104. We just had to replace batteries for first time.So about 2 1/2 months. The only thing is, it doesn't give you warning so maybe it went dead before because one day she was down the street so we realized batteries must be dead. So who knows when it actually went dead? That's kind of a bad thing because there isn't something that tells you so some day your dog can wonder off. Other than that it works great! So I guess maybe every few weeks, or once a week we should take the collar out by end of yard and check it? We take it off her at night to give her a... » Read More We purchased ours on Oct 4 2104. We just had to replace batteries for first time.So about 2 1/2 months. The only thing is, it doesn't give you warning so maybe it went dead before because one day she was down the street so we realized batteries must be dead. So who knows when it actually went dead? That's kind of a bad thing because there isn't something that tells you so some day your dog can wonder off. Other than that it works great! So I guess maybe every few weeks, or once a week we should take the collar out by end of yard and check it? We take it off her at night to give her a rest but we don't turn it off or anything. Hope that helps. « Show Less
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Positive training doesn't always work. This collar is far from abusive and my GSD is estatic to put it on. I have put it on myself before ever using it on her. The prongs are not sharp and do not dig into the skin. she only wears it for walks or training. When used properly these collars are far from abusive.
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I agree with the comments already posted on the functioning of the collars. If you are questioning whether they are functioning properly, you can test them when the collars are not on the dogs because the light will come on and you can hear command.
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Not sure exactly what you are asking about, but my dog wears his collar all the time when I'm home so I don't have to worry about putting it on or off each outside visit. People have said that in multi-level homes that they have had to watch because it did work in the home and the dog wasn't allowed upstairs/downstairs. It would depend on how wide an area you have the settings.
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I did the same thing for my 2 dogs and taped their name above which side cote old their collar so I wouldn't shock the wrong one. Lol a couple things to let you know... The clasps are cheap plastic and break easy. Idk what kind of dogs you have but I have a black lab with a thinner neck and it works good for her. For my Dachshand it doesn't work well because it is too big and even being tightened to the max is still not enough. For my American bulldog with a larger neck it is not big enough and would be tight at first and now he can't wear it at all. Sorry for such a delayed response. I have been so busy. Hope this info helps. I did the same thing for my 2 dogs and taped their name above which side cote old their collar so I wouldn't shock the wrong one. Lol a couple things to let you know... The clasps are cheap plastic and break easy. Idk what kind of dogs you have but I have a black lab with a thinner neck and it works good for her. For my Dachshand it doesn't work well because it is too big and even being tightened to the max is still not enough. For my American bulldog with a larger neck it is not big enough and would be tight at first and now he can't wear it at all. Sorry for such a delayed response. I... » Read More I did the same thing for my 2 dogs and taped their name above which side cote old their collar so I wouldn't shock the wrong one. Lol a couple things to let you know... The clasps are cheap plastic and break easy. Idk what kind of dogs you have but I have a black lab with a thinner neck and it works good for her. For my Dachshand it doesn't work well because it is too big and even being tightened to the max is still not enough. For my American bulldog with a larger neck it is not big enough and would be tight at first and now he can't wear it at all. Sorry for such a delayed response. I have been so busy. Hope this info helps. « Show Less
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Yes for sure. The collar needs to be recharged every few days, we have gone as long as a week and it still works.
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It lasts a longer time once your dog knows the boundary because it doesn't use extra to beep. Mine lasts almost a week and charges so quickly(about an hour). I have an American Bulldog who doesn't want to leave the area. I can now let him out and he knows the area without the collar. I only put it on him if I am not going to be near the window to spy on him. I love this product! My dog has the freedom to run around and is not confined to a rope or fence area.
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Hi, I leave the collar only if needed. For example I used it for almost a week everyday and now my dog knows when she is not behaving properly just with looking at the collar, also if I put the collar she also knows she did something wrong and she behaves without using any vibration anymore.
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This fence is great for mine. I have a pitbull/bird dog mix and she is very fast and athletic. We run 4-5 miles a day and she is still wound up. Mine is 1 year old and this keeps her contained. I have to change the battery in the collar about once a month or so, but this works well. I have the collar set on setting four and five is too high. She even can go out in the yard with out the collar and won't leave for a few days until she notices she can get out. This is a great product. We have had it for about five or six months and so far are very happy with it.