SportDOG Brand SportHunter 825X Dog Training Static Collar with Remote, 1/2 Mile Range Waterproof Dog E-Collar, Submersible up to 25 Ft, Rechargeable Training Device with Static, Vibrate and Tone

I have highly recommended this product to many dozens of friends and strangers. People often are amazed how calm and controlled my dog is even though she's still pretty young. I started using the collar when my dog was 9 months of age and It immediately transformed my family's relationship with our naturally willful dog. She's obedient, friendly, happy, and fully controlled when needed. For me the collar works perfectly for reinforcing commands she already knows. We use treats to train a new command, but with important commands the collar works wonderfully to "remind" her to obey should she be distracted or disobedient. I found that the level 2 shock was plenty and I mostly just use the vibrate mode. The collar has made my dog completely voice controlled most of the time, but the collar is helpful upon occasions when she needs a little reminder.The transmitter broke after 8 months (function knob fell off and it stopped taking a charge, when I opened it up there is a burned/melted component on the circuit board). Amazon only offered 6 months support, but when I called the manufacturer directly, I found out that they support the full 2 year manufacturer's warranty themselves anyway if you buy it from a partner reseller (like Amazon Llc.). So I'm now waiting for a replacement transmitter in the mail. Support staff was very friendly and helpful (thank you Rebecca!) and I will continue to recommend SportDog to any dog owner with a willful dog that needs some periodic reminder help with hearing and obeying commands.If you are considering an electronic collar, don't be afraid of them. I used it on myself before using it on my dog and it's just as if your cell phone is vibrating or someone's grabbed you by the neck. I've had obedient dogs with and without collars before and I find that some dogs are just more willful than others and the collars can help. Whether it is good or harmful depends upon how you use it. I use it only for commands that my dog already knows (e.g. "come", "stay" and "leave it") and she can be confronted by deer, cats, horses, etc. and be controlled as needed. My ability to control her has probably saved her life and has certainly saved a lot of grief and trouble for myself and others over the past 9 months. I would probably use one as earlier next time I have a super willful dog. The collar allows me to give her a lot more freedom and responsibility without increasing risks to her or other people or animals. So far my willful dog responds super well to freedom and responsibility and other people often have no idea how willful she can be since she just seems happy and easy-going most of the time.

UPDATE: I’ve now been using this for about a year and six months, and it is still effective and going strong. The battery lasts about two days.Original review: One thing to note first, I discovered that when you set the notch setting in between two numbers, it gives you a beep sound instead of a shock which is nice when you don’t want to use shock mode. I’m sure I missed that in the instructions, but it’s one thing to note if you’re like me and happen to miss that in the instructions too.😅My Doberman is 9 months old now, and I’ve been using this collar for 2 months. It took him a while to respond to it which is expected. I started using it primarily for walks. When he would see people or other dogs, he would get overly excited and jump up as if he was lunging in their direction. With this collar, I press the button when I anticipate him about to jump, and he has now stopped doing that. I give him a treat afterwards. He is great at walking now. Sees people and other dogs and doesn’t jump. He just looks at them, even when a dog starts barking at him. He was never a leash puller because I use a prong collar for that.Another thing I use this collar for is for the “drop it” command. Whenever I would try grabbing something from his mouth or ask him to drop something, it was like playing tug-o-war every time. I use a very low setting for this, and it is effective.The last thing I started using this collar for is when he was not responding to “come here” after multiple times of calling him. I would call him twice, and if he didn’t come, I would use a low setting and shock him, then a notch higher if no response. He eventually got the memo and now responds to “come here” without the need for a shock.If you’re consistent and use it correctly for training and not punishment, it is effective. It is helpful to praise them or give them a treat when they respond positively to it.

My dog and I work on a farm. She has amazing recall and listens pretty well. However, I keep this collar on her just in case of the 0.1% of time she decides to ignore me. It can be dangerous for her to not listen when there are horses around. It works great thanks to the long distance. I have it set to the vibration mode, which is just enough to grab her attention. She is a golden retriever so she is quite sensitive and doesn't normally need anything more than that. It also holds up amazing at the farm. It is totally water proof and stays really clean and stink free. I just wipe it down with a wet rag and it looks brand new. I normally get around four or five days per charge, but I do tend to forget to turn it off at night when I take it off. So I probably would get a longer charge of I remembered to turn it off. The farm is a bit over thirty acres and I can grab her attention from across the property.