Remote Training Collar Guide, Consumer Reviews and Bonus

When I bought a house, I decided to install an underground fence because I had a large area to fence in. It took my dog just about two weeks before he figured out that he could run through the “correction zone” of the underground fence. He’s not overly big - he loves to run. The fencing company added prongs to the collar and increased the correction to its maximum. When that didn’t work, they added a second collar, also with four prongs and the maximum correction. My dog kept running through the fence, and, because the underground system would shock him every time he came back in, he would not return to the yard once he was out. I returned the underground system (it came with a money back guarantee) and hooked up the Instant Fence.

We have found the Instant Fence to be a perfect solution while we’re staying with family out of town. We just plug it in wherever we are and instantly the barrier is up.

We’ve had our dog for three years. He’s been a bolter and a neighborhood nuisance. Finally, we got sick of it. We bought this product with guarded optimism. It did require one call to support to get the base station to recognize the collar, but once that happened, the product worked exactly as advertised. I set up the white flags, got the beeps, and created a perimeter after playing with the control dial.

Since first installing the system, we’ve added two dogs to the household. The system has worked flawlessly. Because of the audible beeping sound from the collar when a dog breeches the parameter, we never had to buy another collar. When training a new dog, other already trained dogs can hear the tone and respond accordingly. This is a good thing since additional collars cost >. We also still have the original nylon collar that came with the unit, so there’s no complaints with that.

For multiple dogs, extra collars can be purchased. The first set of batteries lasted about three months. This might be because the collar was used a lot during the set up. As we’re going on six months with the second set. The only I know of to determine the batteries are bad, is to test the collar by passing over the limit.

I want to stress this point. This is not a quick fix to containing your pet, you must take the time to properly train your dog so they are aware of the boundaries and consequences. A pet who is not trained and simply sent out with the collar on is in danger of over “correction” and may run out of the boundary area and keep running, not understanding why they are being corrected nor how to make it stop. Owners must understand the principals behind proper pet training when using any shock collar.

I would recommend setting it on a low setting and watching your dog closely on the first couple of outings with the new collar just to see if the low setting works. I am guessing that the high setting would produce an actual shock and that’s not what I was after.

I love this product and was amazed by Petsafe’s excellent customer service. I highly recommend this product to others, especially those with a large, heavy coated dog that ignores the underground type electric fences.

You can find much more training collar guide advice at trainingcollarguide.com. Check out the review on the Petsafe containment system there as well. Don’t forget to grab your free bonus while checking out the Petsafe remote training collar system!