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| Brand: Petsafe
Category: Pet Products
List Price: $129.99
Buy New: $69.85
You Save: $60.14 (46%)
New (22) from $69.85
Avg. Customer Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 610
Media: Misc.
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Size: Reciever (2.1 oz) 100 yard range
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 7 x 8 x 3
MPN: PDLDT-305
Model: PDLDT-305
UPC: 729849102446
EAN: 0729849106871
ASIN: B00068K2VS
Release Date: August 3, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A great rehabilitation tool July 21, 2008
Before using a device such as this on your dog, one must consider that this indeed is an "Advanced" training tool. I would really suggest getting familiar with more simple rehab tools such as a non-roaming leash (regular leash.) Specifically, I would recommend reading Cesar Milan's book "Be the Pack Leader" first. Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life
Here's my case scenario: I have 2.5 year old Jack Russell/Chihuahua mix we adopted from the Pasadena Humane Society. She was in their "Shy Dog Program". In other words, she was a fearful dog. Fearful dogs can either go in to fear-submission or fear-aggression. "Ribbon" went into the latter. She's improved so much in less than one year by leaps and bounds, but still had scary episodes with other dogs. I needed a way to teach her good canine social skills. I wanted a way to prevent her from escalating her fear into red-zone aggression before she would get hurt by a bigger dog at dog parks.
After exhausting other training aids and getting over the stigma of an e-collar, I finally decided to invest in this collar. I'm glad I waited since I created a good foundation with other techniques and tools. I was able to incorporate this e-collar into my everyday rehab exercises with my dog. In other words, I was able to use this collar to communicate to the dog instead of using it as a "negative" enforcement tool. It is a way to get the dog's attention to the handler instead of its fixation (ie. fear of an approaching dog). For example, if I didn't know when and how much of correction to use on a fixed-length leash, I believe I wouldn't have been as judicious on when to hit the "beep" button or "zap" buttons.
Good training tip:
Like other training tools (like a muzzle), when you are initially introducing the collar, be sure to make it into a positive experience. I used treats to have the dog come to the collar instead of having to force the collar on the dog.
 Terrible Battery Life, Low Quality Parts, But it Works July 17, 2008
While there is little doubt that this collar will have your dog responding to the stimulus immediately, I don't think it is good value for the money. The battery lasted no more than a week and these are not cheap batteries to replace. The plastic buckle is cheap and easily breakable. There is no loop for a leash to attach so your dog will need to wear at least two collars if you are on a walk and want to use both leash and shock collar. My strong recommendation would be to spend a little more money and get a collar with a rechargeable battery and higher quality craftsmanship.
Boy, do we have a stubborn dog July 12, 2008
Well, it works, that's the main thing. But for our female "German Lab Chow", it's a major challenge to her will. We've been using it for two weeks and out of the 1-10 range have the collar set at 7 - yes, 7. If you believe your dog has a extremely stubborn streak, then brace yourself for a battle.
Shocking July 6, 2008
This shock collar has good range and works well. The only problem with the collar is the size even though it says for a small dog it is still a bit big on our 4 month old beagle. He will grow into it, I hope.
Works great! June 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was reluctant to purchase a "shock" collar for my Min Pin because he's only 10 pounds; however, it's worked like a charm. I actually have not used the shock stimulator portion of the collar much because the audio sound stops him in his tracks most of the time.
He's crated daily when I go to work and would not stop barking during the day (relative lives with us and complained about it). After some trial runs over the weekend while I was actually home, he's almost completely stopped barking - only seems to bark when he hears noises.
Only downside is that I've had the collar for only a month and I just had to replace the 2 button batteries in the collar. I turn the collar off every night; however, it seems to still drain the batteries. Small price to pay though!
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