Daxpoo PET916 330 yd Remote Rechargeable & Waterproof Dog Training Shock Collar with Tone / Vibration / Static Shock E-collar (For 1 dog)

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I think this is a pretty good product. I got the collar because of the three modes that it has. I will have to say that I was in a brain fog trying to figure out setting the modes at first but that was probably just me! It comes with 100 levels. I would encourage anyone who is going to use the shock mode to try it out on yourself first and see what it is like at that level. I personally got it for a rescue dog that has been abused and is mentally not right and would never understand a shock. He licks everything in the house leaves big puddles of slobber everywhere. A noise from Pet Protector which is a can of loud air deters him but scares all my other dogs. So I thought maybe the noise might be an alternative for a distraction for him or the vibration. So that's where this collar comes in handy. All collars that you buy don't have these alternative methods of correction to use. This gives you a variety of methods that you don't get in other collars. I like the product but I'm knocking a star off because I think it is overpriced. I got this product at a discount for my honest and unbiased review.

I purchased this remote controlled dog collar to use on my Great Dane as he likes to wander off when I take him for walks. The collar is made out of really good material and fits my Great Dane really well. I had to charge the collar unit and the handheld remote for about about 6 hours before I could use. It but that's to be exepected from any new product coming right out of the box. The handheld unit is really easy to use. Make sure to read the instructions on how to sync the collar unit and the remote together or it will not work. Once you have them synced together setting up what type of stimulate you want to use as a deterrent is really easy. Simply push a button an the remote to cycle through what type of deterrent you want to use. You can use a tone, or a vibration, or a shock. I choose to use the shock as a deterrent. You can set it to go from a low shock which is a number 1 or the highest which is a 100. I feel the lower possible setting is the humane thing to do. After all I'm trying to train him to stay out of the highway so he won't get hit by a car. I found that the number 10 setting works perfect for him. I tried it our on my hand first to see what kind of shock it would deliver and I recommend that you do the same. The number 10 setting gives enough of a shock to stop him from doing unwanted behavior but it's not so much as to really hurt him. I think this product works great! It does exactly what was advertised and I think it deserves a five star rating for the ease of setup and use.

4.0 out of 5 stars A REAL Review.By Andrew Stewart - January 11, 2016Amazon Verified PurchaseThis is lengthy, but it's primarily factual and will give you the lowdown on these collars. I researched A LOT of shock collars before purchasing these. If you have questions about something I didn't mention here, feel free to ask me and I'll help you out the best I can.So far, and despite all the horror story reviews on here, my collars and remote have worked out well and were well worth the price paid. I use them on two australian blue heelers (One is 4 months old and 10 pounds, the other is 1 year old and 40 pounds.) Each collar operates between 4 settings: Light ---> The little green light will flash repeatedly when activated. Beep ---> A loud and annoying beep will sound over and over for as long as you hold down the beep button. Vibrate ---> There are 100 levels of vibration to choose from. Shock ---> There are also 100 levels of shock to choose from. An 9 year old boy bravely volunteered to test a few of the shock levels. He described evels 1-6 as non-painful. Levels 7-12 gave him a a little bit more of a "bite." And he said level 13 zapped him pretty good...The beep and vibration settings are very effective on my youngest pup. I very rarely have to shock her, and when I do, it only needs to be set at level 1 [out of 100]. My older pup is a bit more stubborn and strong-willed, therefore the beep and vibration don't really work well for him if he's bound and determined to be mischievous. I've had to shock him on level 16 or 17 in order to keep him from running into the road or towards a person. Normally levels 10-12 are enough to grab his attention and remind him that he is not the alpha when it comes to his sometimes dumb decisions. I will say "Here" when I want him to come. If he does not come after the first command, I'll give him a shock on level 5 or 6 and progressively raise the level while first giving the command "Here" until he begins moving in my direction. If he stops moving in my direction, I will lower it back down to 5 or 6 and then administer a consistent shock until he begins moving in my direction again. This has proven to be highly effective, as he comes nearly every time I say "Here." An occasional deer can influence him to ignore my commands, at which times I will shock him until he remembers he must obey. It is important to only give the command once before shocking/beeping/vibrating them, because if you give the command six times before a shock, they will eventually realize that they can ignore your command five times before they actually have to listen and obey. So remember, one command: "Here." If they ignore you, low level shock(or beep or vibrate). It will not take long for them to realize there are consequences for disobeying. Please, for the love of God, DO NOT ELECTROCUTE YOUR PUP ON LEVEL 100. This is an exceptional training tool, and it requires a high level of responsibility and discipline from the person controlling the remote. As I mentioned earlier, beep and vibrate work well with some pups. With the youngin, I start by giving a command, then beeping her if she doesn't respond. Then another command, then a vibrate (on level 100) if she doesn't respond. Usually by this time, she's either headed in my direction, or she's already at my feet. The range is 300 meters I think... I've zapped my oldest pup from all the way across the field. It was a loooong ways (out of earshot), but it still zapped him good and he bolted straight back towards the house.As far as the waterproof-ness of the collars, I wasn't immediately confident that the design would be sufficient towards keeping water out.... But my two pups have put their collars through hell and high water (no pun intended) and the collar has held up. We swim almost daily and I have never experienced any problems regarding functionality. They are highly waterproof. The remote has a water-resistant, rubber cover that goes over the charging port on the controller, which prevents rain water from seeping in and messing up the electrical components, but I would not recommend submersing the controller in water.The one thing that I ABSOLUTELY HATE about this whole deal is the remote. Don't get me wrong, I can easily switch back and forth between collar 1 and collar 2 with the buttons it has, but it's just not designed intelligently. There should be a switch, like an actual physical, up-and-down switch on the side, top, or front of the remote to switch between collar one and two. Otherwise, you have no idea which collar you are set on unless you look at the screen, and in a fast paced, think-quick scenario when a dog is bolting toward the road or chasing after the chubby mailman, you don't always have the convenience and luxury of taking the time to look at the screen, clicking on the (1&2) button, making sure it's on shock mode, and then administering the shock in time before your pup's standing in the roadway or nibblin' on the mailman's rear end. It'd be 100 times better to have a switch, so you could always know (just by feeling the position of the switch with your finger) that when the switch is up, it's on collar one, and visa versa for collar two. A similar arguement can be made for the "shock" feature. I would like a separate button from the other three settings (Light, Beep, Vibrate) so in case of a similar emergency as I just described, you won't have to look at the screen to be able to know whether your shocking the pup or perhaps just turning on the blinky light (which works pretty good when you lose your dog in the dead of night.) The way it is now, you have cycle through all four settings using one button.MY BIGGEST COMPLAINT ABOUT THE REMOTE: THERE IS NO WAY TO LOCK THE DARN BUTTONS. IN OTHER WORDS, IF YOU PUT THE REMOTE IN YOUR POCKET, OR CLIP IT ON YOUR BELT, AND THEN YOU ACCIDENTALLY LEAN UP AGAINST SOMETHING AND THE **SHOCK*** BUTTON GETS PRESSED, YOU WILL BE SHOCKING THE HECK OUT OF YOUR DOG UNTIL THE BUTTON IS UNPRESSED. I have done it once, and it made me pretty mad cause my older dog took a pretty good zap, which caused him to yip a little, and it was all because I was carrying a box into my house and the corner of the box accidentally pushed the shock button. It's just not practical to create a shock collar remote and not put a lock feature on it to prevent such accidents. Daxpoo made a wonderful product....but I just wanna look at the guy who designed the remote and ask him what in the world was he thinking.The rechargeable batteries found in the collar and the remote are quite impressive. I have never experienced a battery failure.All in all, I give this set 90 points out of 100.

We take our dog just about everywhere and she can be a handful. Quite a few times, we've left her training collar at home, so we decided we should have two collars. I purchased this one to keep in the car and the other one stays at home. This way, we have one accessible at all times. We never use the electric shock. Just the beep. This one has vibration, the one we've had for a while does not, so this is a plus. It fits her perfectly and I love love love the fact that it is rechargeable as the original one we have keeps running dry and we have to keep running out to get a battery. This is a great product and I love how the color has so many adjustment options. She will never outgrow it!