SportDOG Brand SportTrainer 575 Remote Trainer - Bright, Easy to Read OLED Screen - 500 Yard Range - Waterproof, Rechargeable Dog Training Collar with Tone, Vibration, and Static, Black

This is the second one i have owned. I still have the original one, so I added the original collar to the new set. the new lcd display is great and user friendly. easy to switch between collars. Battery life on collar is about 3 days if you shut it off every evening. The remote will go some time before the battery meter degrades at all.Very good range on collar. The bright orange collar was a great idea. Only drawback is the collar is super long, and does tend to hang and/or drag with a puppy until it's full grown. The collar needs a retainer to support the extra length. i have been using a rubber band on it, but they dont last long.These are especially good for dogs that are swimmers, i.e. bird dogs, ponds, swamps, boats, pools.They are completely waterproof up to 25ft deep. A lot of the other brands are only water "resistant" which cannot handle being submerged in water.I'm very happy with this Training collar.

I have a 7 y.o. Black Lab/Catahoula hound mix, who tends to get very focused on smell trails, and the beep and vibrate are great for pulling her attention back, without me having to call from hundreds of feet away. I love using this collar for long distance recall. She loves running around our farm and woods, and I hike with her off-leash. I trained her to regard the beep and vibrate as the same as my voice recall. We use it to play hide and seek as well, where I can hide and use the beep to tell her to find me, without my voice giving away my location, which really keeps her alert and engaged with me. When we are hiking, I hate to ruin the sounds of nature with voice commands, so between the quiet beep, vibrate, and my hand signals, we can walk all day without disturbing the wildlife. She also loves to go kayaking with me and jumps into every stream and puddle she sees, so the waterproof feature was a must for me. I had this collar for over 2 years before the collar receiver stopped charging properly. I communicated with the support staff, and even though the warranty had expired they helped me trouble shoot the issue and sent me a link to the replacement pieces instead of buying a whole new set, saving me $150. Love the product and love the company.

I will use this collar for hunting, but I bought it primarily for training safety situations with a Lab puppy, like stay away from the road, stay off thin ice, etc. My son loaned me his Garmin training collar and I used it for about half a year before purchasing the SportDog. Functionally the two collars are pretty equivalent, but the SportDog has more customizable features and better range. I paid a little extra to buy the SD-875E; this model allows you to configure the three control buttons in eight different configurations for tone, vibrate, and shock. After you shock your dog once or twice, even at low intensity, using tone or vibrate will get the desired behavior. I reserve shocking only for dangerous situations where he isn't recalling and I need him to stop NOW! The SportDog control unit (transmitter) is intuitive to use and easy to configure. The only odd thing is there is no power-off control for the transmitter. I called SportDog Support, thinking I was not understanding how to turn it off. They told me there is no Off setting...the transmitter basically is always in a standby mode. I thought this would cause it to discharge quickly when not in use, but it does not discharge. I used the collar for multiple hours over multiple days over about a three week period before it needed a charge. At that point, the transmitter was still showing a full charge. Overall, this is an excellent product for the price.

There are many things I like about this collar. I have a lot more peace of mind allowing my dog off leash, knowing I have a way to communicate with her from farther away. I also appreciate that it has all three modes: tone, vibrate, static. The remote is super easy to use and holds a charge for a long time. The collar itself stays charged for over a week, with daily use, and charges to 100% in two hours or less. Customer service is also outstanding.Things that could be better:1. A better collar strap. The strap is plastic/rubber, and a little over half an inch wide. When worn in the proper position, it looks to put pressure under the dog’s jaw line when at rest.2. Better instructions. The instruction booklet comes with only basic instructions, but does not include how to make adjustments to the static setting (it has low and medium range), or include training instructions. Training is the most important part of owning a collar like this, so it seems odd that you have to search for it on their website. And I had to reach out to customer service to get instructions for how to turn down the static function as even on 1, my dog would jump and yell LOUDLY.Instructions to adjust static range: 1. Make sure the Collar Receiver is off. 2. Then turn the unit on by pressing and releasing the On/Off Button. 3. After the Indicator Light turns off and within 5 seconds, press and hold the On/Off Button for 3 seconds. 4. The Collar Receiver will then beep twice and the Indicator Light will flash orange. This indicates medium stimulation range. If low is desired, continue to hold the On/Off Button until the number of beeps/orange flashes equal 1. 5. Release the On/Off Button once the desired range is selected; the Collar Receiver will turn off.Again, the single most important part of owning an e-collar is proper training with your dog. This takes a good amount of time and patience, so if you think this will be a quick and easy fix, you will be sadly mistaken and will likely traumatize your dog. Your dog needs to be solid with voice commands before starting or train with this collar. You want the collar to be nothing more than an extended leash.

Seems to be a great tool for finishing, be sure to fully understand how to use it. It's not there to teach new skills or commands, that needs to be done the traditional way first. Company provides a training over view and obviously plenty of content online.I must note that despite seeing international plug adaptors included in online (not through Amazon admittedly) it should be noted they aren't included.

Very user friendly. Easy to program. Rugged design, remote and collar alike.Only thing I see that could be improved with this unit is the stim ranges. There is a “low stim range” and “medium stim range” each range having 1-10 levels to select from. Our 40lbs Border/Aussie responds well to level 2 of the “low stim range”, however, level 3 in the same range makes him vocalize when stimulated(too strong). Maybe he’s a wimp, however I wish the stim levels were a little finer controlled.The screen on this unit is sure worth the extra money. Being able to quickly glance down at levels and dog selection is awesome.Overall great product, will highly recommend it to anyone looking for an ecollar.

Disfonctionnement du produit après un mois d’utilisation et refus de remboursement par Amazon TOUJOURS aucune réponse d’amazon malgré deux courriers recommandés !!!!! TOUJOURS AUCUNE RÉPONSE !!! plus de 2 mois après le retour, un courrier RECOMMANDE sans réponse de la part d'AMAZONcollier défectueux un mois après sa réception ne rechargeant plus, confirmation de la part d'AMAZON qu'il s'agit d'un ancien modèle, donc ancien modèle qui m'a été envoyé et remboursement refusé pour cette raison !!!!! aucune réponse à mon courrier recommandé

Definitely a life saver for my pointer. We use everyday and battery life is decent. I charge it up every other day. I love the range on this one, exactly what we needed for our area. I'm very happy with the purchase.

Très bon produit. Notre chien a immédiatement compris. Nous n'avons jamais eu besoin de monter au delà des vibrations. Il revient maintenant immédiatement quand on l'appelle.