I have always had labs -in the water a lot. Years ago I started with Dogtra- don’t remember the model and it worked great through 2 dogs. It was still working great when I gave it to my father when we got a second pup and decided to get a system that could handle multiple dogs. We went with the Garmin Sport Pro set with 2 collars and loved all the functions - especially the light that could be turned on by the controller.
Problem was in the three years that we had them, we had to have a collar (receiver) replaced 4 times under warranty. They would work good until after a day of the dogs being in the water most of the day. It seemed the waterproof collars were not truly waterproof. 3 of the 4 failed collars, were battery issues that after getting wet, they would not hold a charge. We couldn’t get 4-5 hours out of them before they died- not even a full day. When new we only charged every couple days.
The 4th failed while we swimming and my silver started acting unusual. Called him over and noticed right away the collar was activating - light shocks. The controller was sitting on the picnic table on shore. They replaced this one for a $50 fee, but that was the last straw for me. We sold the collars and let the buyer know the issues we have had. He was ok with it knowing we had them replaced by the factory and he had upland dogs.
I have gone back to Dogtra and do miss some of the features of the garmin, but have had no issues these last 2 years.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to give my $0.02. Garmin warranty was good, but I had to use it to often, and the last time affected the dog, not just me having dead collars. All of the failures were 6-9 months after receiving the new collars. They seemed to be fine in the water for a while and then they seemed to lose their ability to be waterproof.
I am just an average dog owner that has labs as family pets that go everywhere with us. I actually hunt pheasant with them more than ducks, but have always loved the temperament of labs.
Problem was in the three years that we had them, we had to have a collar (receiver) replaced 4 times under warranty. They would work good until after a day of the dogs being in the water most of the day. It seemed the waterproof collars were not truly waterproof. 3 of the 4 failed collars, were battery issues that after getting wet, they would not hold a charge. We couldn’t get 4-5 hours out of them before they died- not even a full day. When new we only charged every couple days.
The 4th failed while we swimming and my silver started acting unusual. Called him over and noticed right away the collar was activating - light shocks. The controller was sitting on the picnic table on shore. They replaced this one for a $50 fee, but that was the last straw for me. We sold the collars and let the buyer know the issues we have had. He was ok with it knowing we had them replaced by the factory and he had upland dogs.
I have gone back to Dogtra and do miss some of the features of the garmin, but have had no issues these last 2 years.
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to give my $0.02. Garmin warranty was good, but I had to use it to often, and the last time affected the dog, not just me having dead collars. All of the failures were 6-9 months after receiving the new collars. They seemed to be fine in the water for a while and then they seemed to lose their ability to be waterproof.
I am just an average dog owner that has labs as family pets that go everywhere with us. I actually hunt pheasant with them more than ducks, but have always loved the temperament of labs.
