Garmin PT10 Dog Device Blue Collar (Pro 70/Pro 550)

Before we got this training collar my dog was wild. To the point where we were going to give him up. He had food aggression, toy aggression and was the worst behaved dog! Stealing entire roasts off the counter, eating the bark off every tree in our back yard, digging up the yard. This was even with daily walks and once a week sled/bike runs of 10kms. He is a yellow lab named Ben.I wouldn't say Ben is the world's most well behaved dog now. But he is leaps and bounds from where he was! And he is very well trained now.Now this collar isn't a cure all for bad behaviour. It takes time, patience and consistency. We chose this training unit for its many features. The lights on the collar are very bright! Will light up your path. We live in the Northwest Territories in Northern Canada where in the winter we have near 20 hours of night.The add on collars was also a very nice feature.We have had this farming After a few months of training we now rarely use the shock on our dog. All we have to do is press the green button on the remote which sounds a beep and that is enough to stop the negative behaviour.I am not a professional trainer. I have watched videos and read many training books. Do some research on whether this is a good training method for your dog. If if you are a seasoned dog trainer you will not be disappointed with this collar!Our dog is a family pet that we want to also be a hunting dog. This unit has worked well for us. I would highly recommend the Garmin pro 550.

Perfect, came quick!

I paid the $$$$$$ for this system, and I continue to NOT be disappointed. They really hold up and work well in all sorts of conditions. They hold a charge for a long time, too.I like the light. Sometimes that nice when you're out at dark.We ranch in the mountains in the John Day valley here in eastern Oregon. This is why we got these. I have a smaller one as well. Both are the same.I have a mini Aussie and a Bluetick. They both respond well to the tone. I wish one thing, however. For vibrate. That is really a shame for the $ I paid to not have this feature. And the charging set up is ok for these collars, but STUPID for the controller.But still, the range on these is awesome. And my dogs swim in our lake, get muddy as hell, and these units gets submerge in mood and water all the time and never an issue working.

Works awesome with my remote and other collar. I like being able to control both dogs with one remote.

I've had various electric collars over the years. Some brands do one thing we'll. The Garmin 550 is so versatile. I can walk three dogs and control each one separately as needed. The simple color coded three position switch allows you to address one of three dogs. If a dog is wandering a bit further away than I want, I simply select their collar color on the transmitter and press the tone button. That usually brings them running back to me. If I need to give a dog a bigger reason to return, I can give an electrical stimulation. I seldom need to use a shock. But be aware using an electrical shock needs to preceded by collar conditioning so that shocking is properly interpreted by the dog. There are videos on the subject of collar conditioning.

Works awesome. Consistent shock voltage. Lights are a great feature at night. I live on 18 acres and haven't reached it max range yet. Wish battery life was a little longer. Get about a day and a half to two days if left on constantly on a single charge.

Purchased several over the years just keep replacing when needed, great reliable brand and easy to use

Honestly, I was a little skeptical about this and figured I'd be returning it. I've bought countless other collars off of here and none of them seemingly worked. The first day I put it on him, I apparently didn't even have it on and I noticed he wasn't even barking as much as he normally did. Found that odd after I realized it wasn't really even on. Yesterday I had it on properly and noticed once he started barking, he would stop pretty quickly. It registered 14 triggers.Today, I couldn't find a single instance of him barking at all while I was at work. My little one was, but while she was going off, he was just chilling on the couch. I text my neighbor and ask if I was missing something because I couldn't find a single instance of him barking on my camera footage. He hadn't realized it until I mentioned it, but stated he only heard him do it a handful of times and that was it. And he was in and out all afternoon moving stuff in/out of his storage. I get home and it only registered him bark FOUR times! That's on DAY 2!I can't recommend this thing enough! Well worth the money, even if I have to keep it on him every time I leave the house! Considering buying another one for my little dog, but the price and the fact that it'd be half the size of her head, I just dunno. Plus she typically only starts up when he does. We shall see.