GarminPT10 Dog Device Blue Collar (Pro 70/Pro 550)

Garmin PT10 collar pairs easily with Garmin Sport Pro multi-collar remote, I found a Youtube video and it took less than a minute to pair. I may even make my own video, it was so easy. These training collars are IT! Battery life is outstanding, I charge them about once a week or every few days and it takes about an hour or so to charge. Out of the box, the collar fits many sizes of dog, they even come with a second set of additional longer prongs if your dog has a thicker coat. They are waterproof, have a light feature as well as "bark limiter" barking correction feature that can be turned on- the entire system is easy to use and easy to train.You can train your dog with a "beep" tone, vibration, or shock on a level 1-9. The remote can also be 'locked' as to not provide accidental commands, as well as an auxiliary mode to turn on the light or bark limiter.The Garmin PT10 collar/ Sport Pro system is a great choice for functional training and lasts for years; I have had this one for 3 years and counting- I've used it several days in a row, forgotten to turn it off, and finally charged it after a week or so. It has been swimming, in the mud, at the barn, and lived in the floorboard of my car in Florida for days at a time when not in use. With this durability and at this price point, I can afford to pair all three of my dogs' collars to my single Sport Pro remote and have great response from them all for on or off leash training. The PT 10 training collar is a great choice.I personally use the 'beep' tone function to recall, and tell my dog when they give me the response we are looking for. The vibrate feature is hit or miss- my young Labs don't seem to notice it at all so we use the shock on a low setting as a warning with verbal command, and use a higher shock setting for correction, which is generally followed by the command and performance of the desired behavior followed by a 'beep' tone as well as a treat for the learning moment.Having three of these collars in different colors is a great help since you want to make sure you are putting the right collar on each dog and having their collar reflect who gets what type of function as needed.

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.

Love the piece of mind

4 year review its still working great!!

Good...better battery life than the collar that came with the transmitter originally but still crappy battery life compared to collars made before Garmin bought tritonics. For the life of me I can’t figure out why they would change such an awesome collar that tritonics used to make

Nice,collar is a larger size

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.

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