What is your preferred electronic collar?

I have never used one, but may try it this year. What is your favorite one? Thanks

Dogtra.

It is a toss up between Tri-Tronics and Dogtra. Tri-Tronics was bought out by Garmin not so long ago, so their good sense stuff is a thing of the past. Dogtra is where I would go, the Edge is the unit I'd go with.

I went with the Garmin 550 two collar. Have had zero issues. I do have dogtra remote release and the only complaint is battery life. I wish they held a charge longer.

Its all preference. A chevy vs ford decision.

DT Systems 1820 H20

Dogtra

I use the two dog Sporting Dog 1800 Sporthunter. This is either the 5th or 6th season I have had it. I had Batteries Plus replace the battery pak in the collars and transmitter and it is as dependable and nice a set as any I have ever used. It has performed remarkably well.

They have all come a long way over the years. The price is half of the amount you once paid. A few have gone by the wayside. The first ones were bulky and time consuming to change the intensity. You had to change the settings at the collar.

Tri-Tronics

They don't make them anymore. My last one went out on me after three years and Collat Clinic would not work on it.

I have dogtras.

That was my favorite, when it was still tritronics.

I have a garmin and have been happy with it so far

Dogtra edge

Tri-Tronics!!! Which is now Garmin/ Tri-Tronics

Tri-Tronics/Garmin would be my first choice.

Having said that my Tri-Tronics G3 took a crap before this duck season (it was 6 years old) and I found a smoking deal on a SportDog...up to this point I'm happy with it.

Sportdog. The 1825 is a great hunting collar.

Garmin/Tritronics...you mean there is another brand???
I use the Alpha and run 5-6 dogs, can track and train.
Adios,
Gary

I hated tritronics when it was tritronics

Sport dog now

I use the Sportdog 425s/wetland camo and it works great. It has gone through lots of abuse, and lots of water without any issues. The collar and transmitter is small and lightweight. It has 16 intensity levels and I have only used 1-5.

If you want to run other devices, such as bird launchers you may want to look at a dogtra transmitter that can run launchers and collars. IMO, Dogtra makes the best remote launcher receivers/controllers.

I have the Garmin and it has been great. I like that it can do the tone and vibrate also.

All the other major brands have that same functionality.

Does sport dog contribute any to the dog games? Tritronics/garmin, dogtra do. I hunt with dogtra because of transmitter size, train with tritronics. 2 spare transmitters, and 3 spare receivers.

Robby

Is the on point / treed function worth the money ?

Yes they do. However, I don't let a company's contribution drive the products I buy (unless they do in fact make a quality product).

SportDog.

Kevin, you want me to believe sport dog contributes what garmin/tritronics does? Or dogtra? Come on.. we all know they're entry level.

Robby

Actually you'd be surprised however, I never said they contribute dollar for dollar what the other companies do.

Same for me. I got a Dogtra this season for hunting because the transmitter is so light and compact (easy to hang around my neck). I train with a tri/tronics where I like the the larger tubular design of the transmitter. I have heard good things about the Dogtra Edge RT from guys in the training group that have them.

Sportdog is junk and everyone who has been around for a while knows it. There is tri/tronics-Dogtra and everything else.

I guess I haven't been around long enough or I'm not smart enough. Either way, I'll put my Sportdog collar up against any of the others.

I've got the Dogtra one dog (button on the side for vibration), an old school 2 dog tri-tronics multi-sport, and just recently upgraded to the Garmin Alpha 100.

I use the Dogtra for my lab, multi-sport for working pointers on pen raised, and the alpha on big open country hunts or when running more than 2 dogs at any one time.

Personally, love the Dogtra for ease of use. I'm still getting used to the alpha. Lots of moving parts, but awesome.