Petrainer Training Collar for Dogs - Waterproof Rechargeable Dog Training E-Collar with 3 Safe Correction Remote Training Modes, Static, Vibration, Beep for Dogs Small, Medium, Large

Ok we have a nice dog we rescued from a rescue group who in turn had rescued him literally within an hour of being "put down" by the animal shelter.... he is a little over one year in age.....definitely abused but also incredibly stubborn always wanting to chase things and leaving the safe boundaries (he has acres to run on but always wants to head to the highway which is super dangerous)..... so we decided to give this a try.King does know commands....so this behavior is nothing to do with lack on intelligence...but his hunting instinct is strong which is a dangerous thing when you live where coyotes, bobcats, panthers, and other natural predators rule the woodlands....and the cars/trucks rule the highway... He chases anything from animals to huge trucks lunging in front of the vehicles.. This is a SERIOUS Danger to not only him, but to others.....and must be stopped. He is a sweet dog......well behaved except when outside here at our ranch where he goes from King to King Krazy. We are his last hope for a home so we are willing to resort to more extreme measure to help him "learn" what is acceptable and what is not...knowing that the alternative would be likely his death by either the animals, vehicles, or worse.1st Day our dog King (who is more stubborn than a Angus Bull playing tug of war with a mouse) responded to the audio tones and at times the vibration modes.... no shock level was needed. We were happy with the results but knew that a scenerio would arise to where King would say "I'm Doing it anyways" and off to the races...it was just a question of when and NOT if.2nd Day King decided it was time to ignore all the warnings and chased the damn UPS truck......ignored the tones...ignored the vibrations... I hated to do it but I was forced to use the shock setting.... it was clear that he did NOT like the sensation and immediately started racing back to within his boundaries.... It was clear that he "made the connection" that he had better stop what he was doing...Later the same day a family member was leaving and "Once again" King Krazy" emerged and the Chase was On.... once again he ignored the repeated warning tones...I used the vibration setting and he paused...but decided the Chase was STILL on and started to move after the vehicle which had stopped (he gets in front of a moving vehicle which is stupid and dangerous....of course no one wants to hurt him so we usually stop the vehicle when it is us). I had no choice but to use the shock setting again.....he instantly got the message, broke off his pursuit, and flew like the wind back to the house & within his boundaries.We are confident that with the small breaktrhoughs made so far that the Petrainer device will result in King learning once and for all.....which as we all know is much better than finding him mauled by a bobcat or something becuase he cornered it.Advice: Buy this version even if you have one dog.....I did because I figured if one of the collar devices were to fail that we would have a compatible backup...it also comes with an extra collar etc......This is a decent product and I would definitelt reccomend to anyone who needs and most especially if you have your very own "King Krazy"If you've found my review to be helpful, please give me a thumbs up because it helps me too. :)UPDATE December 10: King no longer chases vehicles... yeah I never thought I'd live to see the day but when a vehicle comes down the driveway he hangs back at or near the stairway barking at them (barking is not an issue). He also will not follow me out of his boundaries when I walk or drive out of the area we have trained him to consider HIS territory (he has over an acre+ of land to run in near the house...he does not enter the pasture where predators such as Gators live nor down the driveway toward unknown and known dangers such as cars,coyotes, panthers,bobcats,etc). So this Petrainer product has allowed us to Declare Victory!!!

Okay. I really like these collars! I don't think I've ever bothered to leave a review on anything before, but I feel like the collar may have already saved our dog's life. We have a black lab puppy that is super fast and loves to run. He is 8 months old and 80 lbs. already. We lost some valuable leash training time with the frigid cold temps of a Maine winter. By spring, he was dragging me on a leash, and I was afraid that he would hurt our kids, pulling so hard. I thought I had him trained to stay home and near me with treats, but once I let him out and he ran as fast as he could to the road. I knew we had to do something. Honestly, I didn't think theses collars would work, but we decided to give them a try.The first time I put the charged collar on him, I put him on a leash, and gave him treats for coming to the beep. He did fine with that, but when we got outside, he immediately started dragging me across the lawn, crushing the hand that the leash was wrapped around. I had the collar on the lowest shock setting, and kept turning it up one at a time, and then 10 at a time, since I was being dragged! As I mentioned, he is 80 lbs., but a big baby, so I didn't think he'd need much. He didn't even notice the shock until I got up 65, and I figured out that 75 consistently got his attention. It didn't seem to hurt him or freak him out, but just made him look at me, and he stopped dragging me! That was awesome! So, I just spent about 15 minutes a day working with the collar on him. I had my 9 year old walk him on the leash, and he was very polite, and figured out very fast that he was supposed to match his pace to hers. Then I tried him off leash, with treats for coming to beeps. We just walked the boundaries of our property, and when he got too close to the road, he got a touch of shock, and he'd run right to me. After a couple of days of only having to do that once or twice, he started to get the idea. I found that he only needed a reminder on vibrate at about 40, and I have never needed to shock him since then. As soon as he feels the vibration, he knows he is not supposed to be where he is, and he runs to me... Also stopped him from jumping up on my daughter when she runs outside, after one correction. He was able to enjoy running through the stream and wading pool, and so far, it still works fine.I know some people think these collars are painful or cruel, but I kept checking his neck from the collar, and only saw his skin a little pink one time, and that could have been from him scratching. Even if that little irritation was from the collar, it most likely saved his life, so well worth it. He looks at me constantly when we are out now to see if it is okay for him to be where he is, and if I beep the collar or call him, he runs right to me. The collar has given him the freedom to run all over our property, and he loves to run! When I get the collar out, he runs over to have me put it on him. I haven't had the collars for a month yet, so not sure how long they will last, but so far, it has been worth it for us!