Side by Side Comparison of: Aetertek vs Petrainer

For about a year I've used one of the collars that triggers when the dog barks. It worked for a while but after a couple of months the dog figured out that she could bark, get shocked, then have 15 seconds of non-stop barking before it would shock again. So it didn't really deter the barking after she'd worn it a while.I've had this collar for about a week now and seems to work great. Since this one allows me to press the button, without a 15 second delay, she stops barking after about the second time of hitting the button. I know it's only been a week but I think this one will work much better. The only downside is that it's not stopping her when I'm not home. But hopefully after a while she'll know barking=possible shock and it will stop her when I'm not there too. It seems to have pretty good range as I'm inside my house and she's out in the yard and can be up to about 100 yards away from me and it's picking up the signal.

Would highly recommend this product. It takes a full three hrs for collar to charge but last a few days before another charge. The remote has beep, vibrate and shock buttons. My dog that I bought it for I a completely different dog after using it. It comes with a great case and a great booklet to read through. It's WATERPROOF too! I don't submerge it on purpose but it's great to know when your dog let's himself into the pool when he wants!

My dog is a chow chow, Australian shepherd, Alaskan malamute, Irish setter mix, ( territorial, aggressive, possessive, and hunter tracking abilities) basically he is a little warrior and i needed this collar to establish a dominant role with him, as soon as i beeped him the first time he looked at me and knew it was me communicating with him, since i made my verbal command at the same time. he usually would tune me out but since i can have impact on him even if he is far away with an audible, and physical touch its made a big difference. I definitely progress up, beeps being a warning, then if he doesnt respond i go to vibrate, and then shock if its a severe situation and he is not listening. So he has learned to listen to the beeps cause then heed other progressively worse consequence.I give this product 5 stars because it has allowed me to bridge the gap in connection with my dog, and allowing me to have the ability to communicate with him and even interfere with his instincts.... I originally got this because my dog was starting fights with other dogs, being protective over me or something he thinks he has claimed. . . silly dog stuff.... now i am able to beep, him when he is approaching a dog and showing signs of aggression. If he doesnt listen i vibrate him, this usually does the trick and he learns to avoid the dog that is triggering his bad behavior. He is also a tracker and a hunter, he loves hunting foxes and we go hiking all the time and to local park where there are native foxes, sometimes if he takes off or gets too close to one, (im just not sure what would happen, mostly concerned about the fox hurting my dog) i beep him, then progressively vibrate or even pulse him with the shock option and he usually will stop or come back. It works great for these things and i feel i am finally not stressed about my dog, i feel like i have control over him and he listens much better than ever. He is also about two so he is getting to that stage where all he has learned is integrating into his puppy behaviors.Although i have had nothing but an amazing experience, there is one complaint about this product.... If you don't beep, vibrate or shock within a few minutes, the receiver(collar) goes into a sleep mode. And then in moments where i am not fully watching he may begin a fight with another dog and then i turn around to see whats happening and press the shock button to get him to stop, and then it takes about 5 seconds for the receiver to awaken, so that five seconds while Obi (my dog) is engaged in battle, the collar is doing nothing even though i am pressing the button, of coarse as soon as the 5 second delay is up then he stops because he will feel the shock and then he learns his lesson and begins to avoid that dog again... either way that is a super bummer about the product. This incident has only happened once since i have had the collar we mostly just avoid his triggers, but its nearly impossible to always focus one hundred percent on your dog if you engage in conversation with another dog owner or something.one other complaint is that when Obi plays with his BFF they wrestle hard and sometimes his friend does a collar biting thing, and usually i take the collar off at this point, but in situations where we are somewhere that he must wear the collar i keep it on. Harvey (obis friend) somehow got his collar loose and the prongs were not touching him anymore and the belt buckle thing was coming un done, this is not cool because who wants to lose the collar, or in this case i was shocking him because he was running after a fox, luckily he is just a really smart dog and i think since i have gotten the collar he definitelky listens more intently to me. . . . but he stopped and came back , then i realized about the collar being loose and that he couldn't feel the shock or the vibrate, , ,other than that this collar is a life saver and u wouldn't give it anything other than 5 stars since those things aren't that big of a deal once you figure out how to work with them.

Got it today and charged it up. Easy to follow directions and dog draining videos told me to set it on 1 and go up from there to find the lowest level of stimulation needed to get my dog's attention. I gotta be honest, this dog is big, dumb, stubborn and may actually be a mentally deficient hellhound so I was expecting to have to take it to the max since no amount of bad dogging him as worked. Level 1 has him chasing his own tail thinking it somehow bit him on the neck. I think his days of trash can foraging, chasing the cat, eating drywall and mowing down my children and guests with his giant feet are behind him. I'll bet in a week I'll only need the vibration or beep function! I can't wait to teach him how to walk on leash without obsessive pulling! For anyone thinking of going this route with a stubborn pup- watch training videos and have a plan to use this as a method of negative reinforcement when positive reinforcement alone doesn't yield results. I think in no time at all I won't even need the collar! :)

I think this is the one. Sound, vibrate, and shock. I used the sound and vibrate first and it works well. Went for a walk and he took off after a neighbor so I used the shock and he stopped in his tracks and came running to me. On the way home I would use the sound to make him respond to my commands and seems to work well.

After obedience classes and home training were not enough to deter certain bad habits in our dog, I researched online multiple training collars looking for help. I like that this one had a tone, vibration and a shock option. After reading the other reviews on this product I decided to give it a shot.We have been using the collar on our 1 year old pit bull mix for just over a week. I cannot believe the difference!!! Her nickname was Demon before the collar.First I want to say that I did try the different settings on my hand before putting it on the dog. I want to train her, but not be cruel about it. The shock (on levels 1 and 2) is extremely mild. I have had more of a shock testing a 9-volt battery. For our dog, this was all that was necessary. Just enough to distract her.The first day she had it on, we went through the progression of options on level 1. When she would begin the bad behavior she got the beep. If she continued, the vibrate, and finally if she still persisted, the shock. In a week's time I have only got as high as the shock twice, and that was the first day. She now responds very well to just the tone. She is a changed dog!!We continue to use the collar as there are multiple issues being addressed, but I would have never believed such a large change could come about in such a short period of time.The first issue we addressed was her digging up frozen poop and eating it (later throwing up because of this). After the first day with two shocks and the following day with just a beep, I have not seen her do this again. She takes care of her business, sometimes runs around playing, but then comes right in.Since she was already familiar with the progression of the collar from the first issue, she grasped very quickly when it came to things like jumping on visitors, or chasing our cats. I highly recommend this to anyone who feels like they are just not getting through.The charge on the collar lasts about three days. I take it off of her at night and on the third night, put it on the charger. The only downfall I have found is the charger itself which I believe is a standard European charger. It does come with an adapter for US plugs, but the adapter pops off if bumped. Our solution was to plug the charger in behind something where it couldn't be accidentally knocked loose. The remote does have a sleep mode if it hasn't been used in awhile. If you go to use it the first time, the collar indicator will light up, but nothing happens. Hit the beep again and you can hear it works.It map be in the directions somewhere, but when you go to put the battery in to the remote, you remove the door by just popping it off. Once you put the battery in, you need to unscrew the screw at the top of the compartment to use to close the compartment door securely. It took a few minutes to figure this part out. Could be just me.To sum it up. Great collar! I highly recommend this. This has saved one dog from possible re-homing.

Last week was a very expensive week for us. We adopted a very food driven dog a year ago. He was a stray at 6 months or so, we got him from the pound. We trained him constantly. He lives with me, hubby and our 3 year old beagle mix.I work from home and devote all my attention to my dogs. I was able to train them to use the potty indoors, and all the basic commands. They even know to not go out of our house despite us loading and unloading the car/s.However, his food possessiveness has gotten scary. He occasionally would bite me and my husband without breaking the skin over food, such as us getting a treat back from him after he stole it from us during training sessions. After we corrected him, the problem would go away from some time.Our other dog is not really interested in food. We never thought that an extreme event would happen since we've had them both for a year.And then, the horrible happened last week. I was working and was wearing a noise cancelling headset. The beagle mix came crying to me, I ignored her for a few seconds. She kept coming at me, and I saw something dark on her forehead. I realized she was wounded. Bad. The gash on her head was horrible- the skin was hanging and she was bleeding all over. Our male dog bit the older 3 year old dog so bad she needed 4 stitches.It cost us $400 to rush her to the emergency room. 4 stitches and 2 hours later, we headed home. I realized I both gave them new toys and treats before I started working.It confirmed our need to get a drastic correction tool for our very food driven dog. We exhausted all other means. I am so glad we did. We no longer fear him when it comes to food. Just a zap of 8 is our maximum. He is quickly learning to obey. I take off the collar when I am not training him, but leave a similar weight collar all the time.

I bought this product for my senior dog that is slowly going deaf and is also slowly losing her vision. We have a fenced in yard and when I would let her out for potty time, she would not hear or see me calling or motioning for her to come inside. Obviously, it was to the point where I was concerned about her safety and needed a way to let her know she need to come back to me. This product was just what I needed to address this issue; although, I only use the vibrate and beep (which seems to be high-pitched enough that she can hear it) features, and haven't used the shock feature on her. The only issue I have with this product is I had to find a YouTube video explaining how to set it up as the instructions that come with the package are woefully lacking. Other than that, this product works as it should and I have had no issues with it. Best of all, my dog has learned to respond to the vibration and beep cues and I no longer worry so much about her safety.

I'll admit that my wife was right... She wanted these much more than I did. I thought they would be inhumane and ineffective. I will say publically that I was wrong.Our two dogs were already good dogs, but they would run wild if off leash. They also would not listen to basic commands even though they knew them. The real reason we got them when we did is that one of our dogs chased our cat. The dog was trying to be playful, but she did corner and terrify the cat, so we had to do something, and this was my wife's solution.The first real use was when the dog went after the cat one more time, we gave her a zap at about 40%. We have not had a problem since. For most correction the vibrate setting is enough to get them to "chill out" when they start playing to rough with each other.What truly sold me on the effectiveness of these collars is when we tried some off leash training. We were on some private land and let both dogs off leash. They were running and playing, when they started getting to far we gave them both a light zap and they stopped. They started to run away one more time. On that second zap they both turned over a new leaf. Ever since then I've been able to walk them off leash and have them stay near by. If they are running and playing and I yell for them to come back they do. I've usd the vibrate and audio setting a couple times, but I haven't had to zap either of them since and that was over a month ago.I love that I can control both from the same remote. I can set each to a different setting depending on the dog and just go from a shock on one to a buzz on the other. Or I can have the shock set higher on one than the other which is helpful since the boy has a very thick coat relative to our girl.I hate to say that my wife was right, but I do recommend these collars.

This device works great. I only have 1 dog but the cost difference between 1 or 2 collars was $10 so why not have a spare or a second in the event I get another dog. My dog has an electric fence at home so he is familiar with the collar idea. When we were hiking however he would chase deer or other animals and just disappear off into the woods knowing full well he didn't have a leash on and I couldn't catch him. Other than yelling at him when he returned 20 min later I had no way to correct this behavior. I've had him out 2 dozen times for hikes with the collar and had to use the shock maybe 3-4 times early on. He responds so well now just to my voice that every once in a while I give him the vibrate just to remind him I can "reach out and touch him". I would advise strongly to only use the shock for the worst offenses because honestly it does hurt and you don't want the dog to be terrified, just aware that certain behaviors won't be tolerated. This device is not nearly the quality of the ones that hunting dogs are trained with but for $40 it's waterproof and rechargeable, features you'd normally only find on higher end models. So far so good.

This product was amazing!!! I have the most stubborn lab mix I have ever seen! Nothing has worked with his chewing toys, pulling trash from the trash can, finding random chewed shoes under the bed!!! For one year we've struggled with what could possible work! In one afternoon he has learned to correct almost every bad habbit he had!! Highly recommend!!!

This thing is AWESOME!! I love that it comes with TWO collars and receivers, plus it has four settings. Ive never been a fan of shock collars, but this one is good. I like the vibration setting and so far I have not had to shock either of my dogs, the vibration warning has been more than sufficient. My male dog (basset hound) listens 95%of the time and has always come to me when Ive called him, it took only one reminder and he obeys all commands now. My female on the other hand is a bit more hard headed. Shes a major digger and I have tried everything. The invisable fence...ya that was an expensive joke...didnt even phase her. This collar I placed on the vibration setting (100-highest) and so far have had to remind her twice. Its been pretty comical to watch as she really kicks up the dust running to where I have called her and now all I have to do is place the collar on her before letting her outside. Shes a whole new dog, listens and very obiedient, best of all that damn digging has stopped!!! I wish I had known this collar was availble sooner. I had no idea shock collars came with a variey of options and not having to use the shock option really makes me feel better. Hands down this is the best tool ive come across. Its also water proof. Both were out playing in the rain and no problems there. I saw one review where someone complained they were not water proof. I dont think your supposed to let your dogs swim in a pool with them (DUH) where they are submerged for a long time in water. No problems or complaints here!! EXCELLENT PRODUCT!!

We have a 109 LBS Doberman that wouldn't stop running away. His attitude changed completely within the first day of using this remote.It claims a 600 yard range but we've found it effective at 250 max.The shock power is enough to completely stop him in his tracks if need be, though we don't like to ever shock him at this level. He is not aggressive. We use it at level 4 and it is sufficient for his short hair.Charging and pairing work flawlessly.My only regret is not buying this product sooner. A big thanks to the inventor of the product!

I am so incredibly happy I decided to purchase this training system! I have never given up on an animal but was about to give ours away. We adopted a shelter puppy at 8 weeks old in the hopes that he wouldn't have any bad habbits since we have two young children. Unfortunately, this dog grew way faster and stronger than anticipated. He is also the most stubborn, strong-willed animal I have ever known. He is very food-motivated but if you didn't have treats he wouldn't listen at all. From 3 months to date, at 5 months old, he would jump up on and bite our children, tearing their clothes and leaving marks, and when I would go to make him stop, he would bare his teeth at me and growl. I was concerned for my children's safety, and for my own in the future, as he is supposed to be about 80 pounds when full grown. *Side note- I'm in no way saying this would be appropriate for a dangerous animal, but for our out-of-control puppy it works.After exhausting positive training books and videos, I finally gave in and purchased this collar. We made sure to use the sound first, then if that didn't work, the vibration. After he got over the "What in the world just happened?" look, he learned very quickly the consequences. The vibration is sufficient to stop him in his tracks on the #1 setting and I have only used the shock setting once when he was off-leash and would not come when called. I can't imagine needing to use a higher setting.I have never reviewed a product online but am so impressed with how quickly we got results with our dog that I had to. He is now the dog we were hoping for in the first place. He is calmer, isn't biting and listens like a champ. He stays in his bed while we are eating dinner and even let my little one put pig tails in his hair when I wasn't looking! I haven't tested the waterproof aspect yet. I would have given 5 stars if the transmitter was a little sturdier.

Purchased this for our rescue lab, approximately 2 yrs old, with a very thick, waterproof coat. He is like an ADHD 2yr old, and while he knows basic commands, his behavior off leash needs work (off leash he has had no recall when asked to come).On our two trips so far to a 48-acre dog park since receiving the collar, we noticed that he started paying more attention to us. When he'd start to wander off and ignore our verbal calls, he would first get the beep, then the vibrate, and then the shock on the lowest settings. We've only needed to bump up it up to level 2 once . As he wandered, we'd call and he'd get the signal(s) at the same time - and finallly he'd turn and look. Soon he started looking on his own just to know where we were, which was the desired response. Once we had his attention, his recall was good since his attention was on us.He's gone swimming with the collar at the park twice, so the waterproof portion has held up.Reminders:- REMOVE any other collar your dog to avoid the possiblity of their metal components coming into contact with the prongs on the training collar. Training collars are for supervised use only - NEVER leave them on your dog if you are not there. Use them while training, and then remove the collar when you are through.- the collar should fit snugly to your dog's throat, with the prongs in constant contact with his skin. (This may seem tighter than a normal collar to some, but its necessary for proper contact.) If you have a long-haired or extremely thick-coated dog, you should use the longer prongs to ensure contact.Pros:- buttons are easily identified- separate buttons for each type of correction makes it easy to avoid mistakes- changing shock level is simple (0-7 dial)- collar is easily adjustable to most sizes (trim for smaller dogs)- prongs suitable for shorter and longer coats included- remote supports up to three dog/collar combinations (additional collars require separate purchase)- remote is comfortable and easy to use for both left and right handers (I'm a righty, my husband is a lefty)Cons:- the 9V battery shipped with the remote is cheap, almost no life. Just have a good quality 9V ready to use from the start (suggest a rechargeable 9V)Wish List:- the remote should be rechargeable with the same power cord as the collar. Why they didn't do this is a mystery. Taking one star off for this, otherwise I'd give it five.- remote comes with a neck strap, but a clip attachment is preferable for some (I like neck strap, husband would prefer clip)- the shock button has a small red icon on a black button, which is difficult to see in low light condtions. Changing the button color to red with black would make it more visible, and even less prone to accidental pressing when a lower level correction is actually desired.Overall, I'm very pleased with this purchase in regards to the price, functionality, and durability so far.

I was literally on the verge of murdering my dog, not really, but he was driving me insane. I have an 11 year old white german shepard and decided to get a puppy, I think this puppies dad is satan. He wont stop biting, jumping, chasing the cats so I was at my wits end. I never thought I would ever get one of these collars but decided I needed to do something. I received it, and put it on him, he started to not listen and I told him no a few times then I pressed the vibrate mode and he stopped what he was doing and ran back to me. I wont use the shock on him I tried it on myself and it stung so the vibrate is what I will use. So far so good. Today he will have it on once I get out of work until I go to bed.

I am a certified police K-9 trainer, I was introduced to this product by a person I met at my kids soccer game. I bought it as an alternative to offer some of my customers who don't want to pay the hefty price of a higher end unit. I tested it out for the last month and I am surprised by the performance. I have used this unit on everything from my high drive protection dogs, down to service animals and so far its fine. For the price you are getting a lot of higher end features such as multi dog control, audible correction, vibrate with audible tone correction, and static correction with 7 levels. I tried all of the settings on myself to see what type of output it has, and its on par with my more expensive units. I would not recommend static correction above setting 3 for most breeds of dogs, I strongly recommend you try all the settings on yourself to get a feel for how the unit functions and avoid the thought that more static correction is the answer. In most cases, you should only have to use static correction two or three times at the most, followed with the audible or the vibrate with audible. The range is not as advertised, I could get a little over 100 yards line of sight. I like the waterproof feature, good strong collar, I would recommend.

I'm very happy with this purchase. I have a 6 month old Newfoundland that is about 70 pounds with thick fur. Generally she is well behaved, but she has issues with chasing the cat and sometimes running over the kids in excitement. When I try to catch her to tell her "No" she gets even more excited thinking I'm playing a game so I needed a way to stop her without running after her. This fit the bill perfectly.On shock strength:On setting 4 it is just strong enough to break her concentration and confuse her. It obviously doesn't cause her any pain because she doesn't look the least bit hurt - she just starts sniffing around her fur trying to figure out what happened. Usually that is enough to get her to quit running after whatever she is chasing when combined with me yelling no. If she really is being bad and intentionally ignoring me then one or two presses of level 5 combined with a strong no from me will usually get her to stop and come back and sit by my side. I haven't gone above level 5 yet and I don't think I'll have to. Settings 1-3 have absolutely no affect on her, but I think this is mainly because her fur is very thick - google images of Newfoundland dogs to get an idea of what I'm talking about. On smaller or shorter coat dogs lower settings might be effective.On initial setup:It takes about 3 hours to charge up once you plug it in. The directions say that when it is charging a red light will be on and then when fully charged the red light will turn off and a blue light will come on. For my collar the red light came on and then when it was fully charged a blue light also came on but the initial red light never went off. I left it on the charger an extra couple of hours and the red light was still on so I think this is just a mistake in the directions. Supposedly you can use a single controller for three collars but I only have one dog so I can't test that. You can switch between collars with a single button push, so it looks like that feature would be easy to use. One additional note: This collar has to be worn a bit more tightly than my dog's normal non-shock collar in order for it to be effective. If it isn't on fairly tight then the electrodes don't press through her fur and the shock feature doesn't work at all. I wouldn't want to leave this on the dog all the time for that reason (the directions say not to leave it on the dog permanently anyway) I switch our dog into her regular collar at night and then put this back on in the morning. Again this may only be an issue because of her thick fur.On quality:When deciding which collar to buy I read several reviews on this product complaining that it was made of plastic. I'm really not sure why that is an issue. Yes, it is made of plastic - but it is good quality plastic. All of the screws line up well, the plastic parts are well molded, and it feels solid in my hand. The collar is also perfectly suitable. A large angry mastiff on a chain might be able to rip it off, but if you are trying to stop a large angry mastiff with a shock collar you are probably just going to make it more angry anyway. For normal use, where you aren't trying to chain up your dog with this collar, I can't imagine it ever failing.On range:I haven't had a lot of opportunity to test the limits of this collar's range. My dog is an indoor dog so it never gets extremely far away. It has worked from two rooms away though (open floor plan - I could still see the dog), so walls and furniture don't seem to be a problem. I can vouch for at least 100 feet with no problems. I haven't tested farther than that.Why only four stars?There is one thing I really wish were different about this product. The controller doesn't have a belt clip. So basically you have to carry it around in your hand everywhere you go. It does come with a long string if you want to wear it as a necklace, but that looks stupid and is extremely irritating so I'm not sure why they even made that an option. You can put it in your pocket I guess, but then you risk accidentally sitting on the shock button - not something I'm willing to risk. If you forget to carry it around with you at all times then you end up with a situation where the dog is chasing the cat and the controller is nowhere to be found. If they stuck a belt clip on this thing I would gladly give it five stars.

I have one (of 3) dog who barks at night and this collar has worked great! I tried the shock settings on myself and found it quite harsh ( I get easily shocked off of water taps in ungrounded houses etc) but I have never had to use more than the vibrate. One hit when she is barking at the fence and she comes running right back to me. Mostly just putting it on her at night was enough.I bought this almost 3 years ago and she has slipped into her old ways again so I pulled the collar out again and was please to find it worked perfectly still.One star off because the transmitter does fall off the collar, I sewed it on at either end and that works fine, a bit of a hassle to get it off for recharging but since I very rarely actually have to hit the button, the collar stays charged for a very long time (a month or more)

I have 2 dogs and this has been great. You have to charge all 3 items before they can be used, and unfortunately it only comes with one cable. The cable is a USB plugin, but it does not come with the wall adapter, but that's not a big deal since most people have a couple lying around. The battery can be accessed on the remote to be replaced if need be. DON'T LET THE REMOTE GET WET! If it does get wet, take the collar off the dog! If not, at some random time of day you'll have to figure out why your dog started yelling and crying and then have to catch the bitch to get the collar off because it randomly decided to shock her and won't stop. But if you do leave the remote out in the rain, you can take the battery cover off and let it sit out in the open air until it dries and then it'll still work fine after it is dry. The range is closer to 100 yards, definitely not 330. So far it has been a good product, especially for the price.

This has some really great features and a few that make you scratch your head. The range is pretty good. I can be in the house upstairs and zap the dogs if needed but you have to press and HOLD the button to send the signal not just press it. They are made well and rugged and a GREAT deal for the price. The bad: You get one charger to charge the remote and two collars. Sometimes it takes a few hours to charge each part so you might be charging 6 hours to get everything charged. Adding an additional charger or an adapter to charge all three things at once would be much better. The charging port on the collars is ridiculously small and looks just like the re-set button it is next to so if you put the charger port in the wrong hole you will re-set the programming on the collar. You also have to remove the collar strap from the receiving unit every time you have to charge it so its like taking the collar apart every time you charge it. I also wish there was a way to see how much charger the transmitter and collars have. I just get in the habit of charging the unit every two days or so but if that is charging it too much or two little your guess is as good as mine. s

Just received item in mail today, upon un-boxing I found a complete instruction booklet, two bags of prongs for the devices, two collars, two receiver units, and one hand held unit with a usb to wall 110v style charger. First thing I noticed with these units is where the power button is located under the collar , I find this a hard to reach area once the collar is installed due to charging and turning off, sooner or later the collar or plastic will wear and one will give, probably the plastic, but will see how it goes. So far the units look well constructed, I used it at night after a charge and the "Light" setting option is not a viable option at all as for the light is not on the front of the unit and it is hard to see the red blinking light, even though the instructions says it will be green. So far the sound is pretty decent, but does sound like a broken buzzer or blown horn , lol but gets the dogs attention, the vibration mode is pretty noticeable at one setting 100 is very noticeable, one 1 the shock is faint unless held tight in your hand, I wouldn't recommend doing it at 100, pretty strong , knocked me almost down and I am a fairly sized guy 50 seemed to be enough for a large dog, will update this review as time progresses using this unit, so far it seems pretty decent for price , features, just annoying to remove one collar sleeve to charge or turn the unit off and the useless light option. time will tell on reliability of batteries and the unit since all have built in rechargeable.. Not sure about weather or water resistance yet or shock resistance to bumps drops etc. I have other collars that range into 100's of dollars so far this one is two for a 1/3rd of the cost.. happy so far. Update February 4th 2016, both units working really well still never heard back from the representative about reviewing this item I didn't buy it to get it for free about it to use but still would like a return reply, so far so good paid for itself.

I was hesitant to buy these because they're cheap. I've had expensive collars in the past that worked great and I was skeptical that something this low cost could be reliable, but budgets win and I bought these. They've been great. The receivers are small and light enough for even tiny dogs. Our little 15 pound terrier wears one, but we did have to buy a different collar as the ones included couldn't be made small enough (a $4 fix at Walmart). They have recharged reliably and hold a charge for many days. All functions have worked reliably. The buttons could be a little more intuitive - I'd suggest applying a little paint or something to quickly identify collar selection and "fire" buttons. I tend to want to hit the mode button instinctively instead of the fire button. The key to using these collars is to be very attentive to your dogs behavior, if you issue a command (they must already understand what that command means) and they do not respond, then immediately issue the shock or vibration for reinforcement. Usually they will quickly not need the collar anymore. When using shock, just use the lowest setting that gets their attention. Even on my big tough labrador retriever a setting of 3 is more than enough. You can (and should) shock yourself to see that it's just a little tickle at those settings and you're not "hurting" anything. It gets the dogs attention and startles them a bit to know that when master says something they are to listen.Now, these are low cost devices and its obvious they are not heavy duty field grade collars. I would not buy these if I had serious working dogs. If your retriever, pointer, or security dog is hard at work in tough conditions I do not think these collars (nor the trasmitter) would take much abuse. If your family pet needs a little reminder around the house or on casual walks then that's the market these were designed for.As for the claims that the collars burn dogs, that's complete nonsense and the result of foolish users leaving the collars on too long so the prongs are rubbing their dogs hide raw. Don't do that. These should only be used during interactive training sessions. You DO NOT leave these on for long periods of time. If you do, then you should wear the collar yourself all day long and see if you get some rub marks...duh.

The collars work as expected and so far are working fine. I like how there are 100 different levels of correction for both the vibration and the shock. The vibration is strong enough to disrupt any bad behavior without having to resort to the electrical shock. We only want to use the electric shock correction when absolutely needed so the vibration feature is very nice. I would give this 5 stars except for the following issues.-Charging the collars is a little inconvenient as you need to remove the nylon collar strap from the module to expose the rubber plugs that cover the charging port and reset port. The strap does insure the plugs are in place, but it is a pain to have to unhook the strap.-I wish they included two charging cables, or have the one cable be a "Y" cable so I could charge both collars at the same time.-With two dogs it is not easy/straight forward to use the remote. You need to be very careful you are sending the desired correction to the correct dog. This added vigilance takes some time, which when you need to correct your dog quickly takes a bit too much time. You need to expect the worst of your dog so you are ready to send a correction when needed. This can be difficult with two dogs. I wish there were separate buttons for each dog. I used bright pink tape to mark one of the collars and put a piece of the same tape on the remote with a big "2" on it so I knew which dog was which.-Also as above I wish there was another button that would "beep" both dogs so I could call them both in.

The collar worked great for a couple of months and then the shock feature stopped working. I think we only shocked the dog 4 times and she got the message. The beeping feature was great for warning the dog and she responded well to that feature. Once our hard headed dog figured out that both features were out of commission she was back to being out of control. Great dog inside the house but if she can go for a run she will.

UPDATE: While reading the troubleshooting I noticed it said that similar behavior can happen if the level is set to zero. Mine was close, so I rotated the dial past 1 then back to one. This appears to have solved the problem.After only about 3 uses, the collar won't sync with the remote. Waited to ensure it charged fully. I turn it on. It syncs with remote. I press beep button. The collar beeps, then shuts off! Worthless!

It has definitely helped my dog become obedient. I think now it's come to the point where by just looking at the control he understands and just decides on his own to listen. The only reason I give the product three starts is because the control it's self takes up to three clicks till is starts working. Sometimes one click will do it and that I understand to maybe start up the control again but three clicks? That gets frustrating because by the times it does eventually beep (or vibrate or shock, whichever one I'm trying to use) a lot of times it's already too late and he doesn't even know what I shocked him for. I do like that there are two warning signals before you have to get to the actual shock and I especially like that there are levels of shocks 1-7, my dog has a high tolerance for pain and in rare occasions I need to take it to level 5 but I'm glad it's an option for whenever I may need it.

I bought this collar to train my beagle mix who had a problem with on leash aggression. The good news is that it worked and she is now a friendly well trained dog. Having the option of sound, vibration and shock was very nice and I only had to use the shock one time as the vibration mode did the trick.What I don't like about this collar is the collar itself. It is very bulky and you have to adjust where the box slides into one of the holes on the collar every time you put it on the dog. The second thing I dont like about this system is the hand held controller. It has a very large antenna and no belt clip. It does have a neck strap but who wants to walk around with something so large hanging from their neck?In comparison on a previous dog I used a petsafe collar. The collar was nylon and the box came attached to it which was very nice. The controller had a belt clip and was small. This collar offered a sound and ten levels of shock. It was not waterproof. I would have gone with that same model had it been available but as it was not I chose the lesser expensive Aeterek and I somewhat regret that decision.

I bought this to assist me in providing corrections for my 55lb pitbull terrier mix. I have been using it to deter her from getting in the trash, running out of open doors, and from attempting to harass and dominate other dogs at the dog park.It seems to be good quality construction, not too flimsy and cheap feeling. The included collar is sturdy, but very large. It is designed so that you can size it to your dog and cut the excess.Good: Even with her fairly high tolerance for pain, she responds easily to a level 2 and 3 in most situations. The controller is responsive and easy to use. It is very easy to pair the collar with the controller after unplugging it from the charger. The other features, in tone and vibrate are ok. The tone is sudden enough to break her focus and get her attention back on my commands. She completely ignores the vibration. I like that it's rechargeable, the range is good (can't verify 400 yards, but still good), and it is powerful enough to be useful. It's also neat that they include a testing device so you don't have to verify that it is working on your hand. It's easier for me to just shock myself, but I guess some people wouldn't like that.Bad: The case is kinda goofy, but no harm done. My biggest gripe is with the controller and it's total lack of a clip. I don't like to have to carry it in my hand and I'm not going to put it around my neck. That's goofy. I really don't like that there's no way to clip it to my pocket or belt. Also, there isn't an off switch for the controller or collar. After a period of not using it, it shuts off. The 9v battery was very difficult to install in the controller, but the cover is secured by a screw, which I consider a benefit.Overall, I would purchase again. It allows making corrections at a distance possible where before she would've been able to just keep doing what she wants.(If you can't handle putting it on your own hand and hitting the shock button on level 7, you better not be using this on your dog. This collar is NOT magic and requires dedicated, responsible training. Be smart.)

Just got the device seems to work well. The pooch is no longer going on relentless barking fits when she isn't getting attention in her kennel. In just a couple days she understands what a beep warning means. I have a few issues with this device construction. The remote is simply laid out as it is, has no on/off switch so after a while of not being used it turns off. Minor annoyance of having to make sure I have some 9 volts on hand. Another reviewer stated that the battery wouldn't fit inside the remote, this is somewhat true. You really have to Jam it in. The screw that holds down cover for the battery came stripped so now I have to put a piece of tape across the back. All in all a good product but the little issues have become an annoyance to me. I would recommend this product to another person but inform them of the flaws it has.

This one surprised me. When you open the box it looks like you are looking at toys, everything is so small, nobody that I saw mentioned that in the reviews. That being said, everything seems to be working as it's supposed to. I should warn you about the shock feature, I couldn't shock myself because I have a heart part, my adult daughter volunteered; I had it on a low setting (12 I think) and she said about 3 on the pain scale but she had symptoms that lasted for an hour. Muscle spasms, taste of metal & some numbness near the shock site. I intend to use the shock feature as little as possible. I have a deaf dog and my whole reasoning was to be able to vibrate her to page her, but if she thinks she is in trouble or gets outside, she runs from you & this has to stop.

I really wanted to love these, but I just found myself more frustrated than anything else with this product, especially for the price! I had previously owned a set of DogWidgets collars that I purchased during a cyber monday sale and absolutely loved them! Sadly, my clever dog got a hold of one of the collars when nobody was looking and chewed it up! Even though all we ever used was the vibrate setting on him, (with the exception of once when we were training him not to est the chickens), he knew enough to know that he wasn't a fan and that they needed to go! LOL!When I went back on Amazon to try to replace the collar, I discovered that it was going to be almost as much money as I had paid for both of them because of the great Cyber Monday deal that I got, and a complete new set was double the price. Needless to say, our budget was tight as it was nearing Christmas time and we were getting ready to go on the road to visit family and needed every penny... but also needed collars, so I settled for these.They don't seem to hold a charge for very long, I feel like they spend more time off of our dogs necks and plugged in than theu do on them. The other real issue that I have is that instead of having separate, different colored buttons for each collar, and different colored collars as did my old set, this one had all the same buttons but with one button that you switch modes on between 1 and 2 and both collars were the same color.The problem with this is that it is really easy to get the collars confused and it is necessary each time you remove them from the dog to test them to make sure which setting is for which collar and which dog. That can be a pain considering the fact that you are constantly taking them off and I found it difficult to always remember which dog was on which setting which occasionally resulted in the wrong dog being corrected.I also prefered the simplicity if the buttons of my old collar set. V for vibrate, Love for low shock and Happy for high shock... all vertically placed on top of one another and one row for each collar so a total of 6 buttons, three in a row, side-by-side in two different colors. Super easy to figure out which is which.With these collars you have to click one button to click through which setting you want: light, beep, or shock, and then you have to push another button to determine how high of a shock you want to use, 1-100. Maybe this would be okay for one dog, but its a nightmare for two because after all that, THEN you have to select if you want collar one or collar two for which dog you are correcting.This is especially a problem during the heat of the moment when you need your collars the most! It is a frustrating nightmare to maneuver the buttons to make sure that it is on the right setting to correct the right dog when you are in an urgent situation. Case in point: I took my dogs on a run with me a few weeks ago and about a mile into the run, a moose ran across our path. My big male dog immediately broke loose, bolted and ran after the moose before I could stop him. Luckily, I was able to hold on to my female, but unfortunately because I had to fumble with which setting was which dog, he was out of range long before I was able to get the collar in the right mode to stop him. I finally caught up with him about 30 minutes later when the Moose gave him the slip at the river, and needless to say, I was a less than happy camper.I don't even bother trying to use them anymore and will be waiting until Black Friday or Cyber Monday to hopefully find myself another DogWidget set on sale!

My dog was driving me completely crazy by barking any time she heard a sound outside. This collar has helped greatly in reducing her barking. I generally only use the Beep setting. She knows she is being corrected when she hears that sound. I only used the shock setting one time on level 5 out of 100 and my dog yelped and was terrified for hours afterward. I never used it again after that because it seemed too harsh. She is only 30 pounds and she is very skinny, so maybe the shock setting would be okay to use on a bigger dog.What I don't like about this collar is that it shuts off automatically after a certain amount of time of non-movement. This is a problem for me because sometimes my dog barks while laying down (lazy!) so the motion sensor isn't triggered and I can't correct her. There are also times when she actually is moving but still nothing happens when I hit the remote. This is not good because it prevents me from being consistent in correcting her. Not sure if I just have some faulty equipment or what.The battery in each collar lasts about two weeks for me. When the battery starts to die, the collar will beep. I wish it did not do that because if I don't proactively switch out the collars to charge before they die, the beep makes my dog think she is being corrected even though she has not done anything wrong. It also beeps once when you plug in the charger.

This is a toss-up. We got this to help us work on the dog's fence aggression. Anything on the other side of any fence is The Enemy. If they were off leash in the yard and someone or something walked past it was like someone cried havoc and let loose the hounds of hell.Enter the collars.One dog was completely unfazed my the highest zap settings.One dog completely shut down and went neurotic after the smallest vibrate.The two dogs are sisters of the same breed - go figure.Trying to use the remote to switch between the two when both were acting out at the same time was nigh impossible. By the time you got to the correct collar - the effective training moment had passed.This collar would probably work better when used on one dog at a time in a less chaotic setting

This is an OK product for the money. After a short time the up button stopped working, which is an issue when your dog ignores your reprimand and you need to quickly increase the intensity, especially since it goes up to 100 ( meaning you can only go down... Through 100 levels). I would definitely have spent more money for a system with a better remote - it is very cheap and lightweight and the buttons are too easy to accidentally engage. The receivers easily fall off the collar, which could easily be remedied with some electrical tape, if you don't mind redoing it every time you charge the collar since the collar lies on the charge port.I recently purchased the more expensive model with the plastic collars which seems so far to have all these problems solved.

So far I'm confused by this product. It seems as though I may be daft but the directions, in my opinion are not detailed enough. At this time I got this item in the mail but my 6 month old pup has just been spayed and is wearing her Elizabethan collar (AKA: Cone of Shame or Lamp Shade) and my husband worries that she'll choke with both the lamp shade and the collar so we're waiting 5 more days for it to come off.Criticisms...1) The directions do not tell you to add the small plugs to the screws, I originally had no idea they were in the box and thought that the screws went directly to the skin.2) I can't tell when the collar / remote are fully charged.3) I don't get the point of the flashlight or light feature on the collar. The flashlight on the transmitter is similar to one that goes on your keychain to see where to put the key into the slot, I can't see it doing much more than that. The light on the collar, well my dog has a lot of hair being a sheepadoodle, so I couldn't see it if I wanted to.Praise:1) You'll think I'm crazy, but I tried the shock mode on myself at very low levels (only at 4) I couldn't even feel it. In my opinion that's going to be a good thing for small dogs. My doodle is 34 lbs and I'm not intending on using the shock, but I love that this device has 100 levels of customization.2) The vibration levels are great, I can now correct my dog when she jumps or digs without having to be on top of her.3) I like the sound feature letting me know where my pet is. My husband and I went out the other day and normally the puppy is always downstairs if not with us, she was upstairs in a closet (don't ask me why) but this would have let us easily locate her if she had it on. We think she's having hearing problems, maybe ear infection, with the e-collar on and she had no idea we came home and we couldn't find her.Update 1/30/15: This product went back to Amazon quite a while ago I just forgot to update my post. As previously posted I won't use shock on our puppy. I couldn't get a consistent vibration from 10 feet away, so my dog didn't realize she was being deterred. When I was next to the receiver it went off without fail, but from 10+ feet away it was sketchy. Sometimes my dog would jump as though she was going 'What just happened??' other times she'd continue digging like nothing ever happened.

Didn't last long. It hasn't been abused, but quit sending the signal within a month.

This product does not last. I purchased my second trainer from this company in Sept 2015. It stopped working in December and I can not get a replacement. It only had a 30 day warranty according to Amazon. The first trainer lasted for over 1 year. I am very disappointed. This kind of trainer works very well with my Shepard/Chow mix dog, but reliability stinks and you would think the company would replace the item being that it was only a couple of months old.

I am not thrilled with this. It so not doing the trick for my 6 month old lab. Quite disappointed I have to spend more $ to buy a better shock collar. I read reviews before purchasing this and have a friend that owns one so I was hoping it would work. Not strong enough.

I would say this works to an extent. When training though, you need consistency. The beep is sometimes delayed and sometimes beeps twice when you only hit it once. For my Doberman, the shock doesn't stop him even at level 7 (which is the highest). It may get his attention part of the time but he ignores it most of the time. Granted he is hard headed but I was expecting the shock to affect him.

I followed all the instructions and placed it on my very large Great Pyrenees puppy (about 6 months old) and the only stimulus she noticed was the vibration. I set the shock at 3, 4, 5 ,6, and 7 and she did not even flinch. I put my fingers on it at the 7 (strongest) setting and felt a slight tingle. She continued to demonstrate the bad habits that I am trying to correct with the use of the collar. I personally feel this collar is a waste of money. I would not recommend this to anyone wanting to train a large dog.

I liked not having to cycle through different modes. Separate buttons are a necessity. Unfortunately, the transmitter never went into "sleep" mode and drained a 9v battery in a few hours. This was a pain, but acceptable to me so I just disconnected the battery when not in use. However, after the third day, the transmitter would no longer pair with the receiver. I did everything I could to get them to pair, but it simply won't do it. (I'm comms in the USAF so I know how this stuff works...tried everything). Anyways, I'll be sending the unit back and buying a different product.

We bought these for our dogs and it no effect on them at all. The only thing that got their attention was the whistle, but it just made them look or try to run from it. Did not modify their behavior at all. Hopefully someone else has better luck.

These shock collars worked well for the 2 months we had them then one day they both quit working. They wouldn't charge and the plastic that holds the collars in broke on both sides. I didn't pay a whole lot online for these so I got my money's worth for the short while they worked. It takes time to program the receiver remote so make sure that when programming 2 collars you remove one from the area before attempting to program the 2nd collar. Otherwise you will run into issues with programming.

The collars will randomly not receive signals from the remote, one dog will work but not the other even after switching back and forth. Will decide on it's own whether it'll work again. Transmitter stopped working completely after 8 months. The collars are nice but the fit seems to adjust itself and it does not stay tight on either dogTransmitter is clumsy switching dogs and between stimulations, you can learn it quickly but must always double check to see what dog it is on. It also doesn't not have a safety feature like some higher end e-collars to prevent accidental button pushes. Light mode on the collars is totally worthless

This product is not at all what I expected. We now don't use it at all because it worked so poorly. First thing is the quality. It all just seems really cheap and poorly made. Then it only works if the dog is facing in the same direction as the remote and the remote is pointed directly at the sensor on the collar. This doesn't work when a dog is running around barking (which is exactly when you need it to work). I thought about giving it to a friend, but I wouldn't even want to do that. I will likely just donate it to the Goodwill. Great price, but you are getting exactly what you're paying for so don't expect much beyond that.

I had high hopes for this product, as it performed very well out of the box. Easy set up, fairly simple function, but not completely intuitive. The reason I am giving it 2 stars is for two faults, both of which are battery related. The rechargeable battery that is in the transmitter will only last about 60 days before completely crapping out. It will hold a charge just fine, even longer than expected, but around the 2 month mark, mine would not hold a charge AT ALL. Second issue with the battery is that you cannot purchase a replacement to solve issue number one. The battery that is installed in this unit is soldered in and not replaceable, which in my opinion when dealing with ANYTHING rechargeable, this should be a no brainer... offer replacement batteries!As for function and effectiveness during the time this product worked, it worked extremely well.

Stupid things pop off the black band with little to no effort. Walking my dog, it pops off. Put it on another dog and within 1 hour it is off.It is not worth the money to buy it if it wont stay on.Update: There is a newer model that seems to address my issues. They changed the collar portion out and the receiver received some improvements. Buy the updated model. This older model is still defective in design.

Useless. It sparks out of nowhere when you are not even pressing the button, it has not once sparked or shocked the dog, (I have a GSD) when I tried to shock the dog. It attacked another dog without even carrying for the collar,since the piece of equipment did not worked. It vibrates all right but that's about it.

I'm not sure what went wrong with this unit, but it wouldn't stop electrocuting my dog. Just try to take one off a dog when this happens. As for the remote, it feels like those old kids Radio Shack walkie talkies. Very brittle plastic that would probably break if it was ever dropped.I'm afraid my dog will never be the same after this. It's basically a torture device when you lose control of it.

If I could give it zero stars I would. At first this collar worked great for my 80lb lab....then it just works when it wants to...it also states that this is waterproof....IT IS NOT. the reason I bought it was for that, because our lab likes to swim in the lake....one swim....and this thing was totally fried! Won't power on or anything. I'd def save your money.....it's garbage.

Only lasts about 24 hours or less on a single full day charge. So I can't use it all that often. The remote has a horrible delay as if the the controller fallss asleep and you have to wake it up. I would suggest buying something else.

The receiver turns off. I found myself trying to fumble with turning it back on and, by the time I got it turned on, the dog's behavior had changed. At that point there was no point "correcting" him because he would have thought he was being reprimanded for something unrelated to the problem. The only way I could get it to work was to hold the receiver in my hand and push the button to beep when the dog was misbehaving.

the collar has good ratings but there is alot wrong with it! the battery is hard to install, when you press the 'on' button on the collar, it vibrates and Shocks, high level! the Lowest setting stim made my dog yipe and leap into the air. Best of all, it Randomly Zapped my dog! when the collar was turned was off!!RETURNING!!!!!!! I'll pay more for a better quality product.

This item was working perfectly fine for the first two months but then the remote display stopped working for no apparent reason. The return date had already passed and since I had memorized all the functions, I just kept using it. Then both collars simply stopped receiving a signal a few weeks ago and even after following the reset instructions, they simply refuse to react. None of the items have ever gotten wet or anything, since my dog is terrified of the rain, so I just don't understand what happened. Before all went wrong, this was a huge help in training my stubborn animal to behave. Too bad.

We just bought the PetrainerIS-PET 998DR-2.You got it for a few days now. The System seems to be working as expected. My dog is responsive to the beeping, vibrations, and shock. Today I had put it on our dog, a chocolate lab, and was out in the yard for about 4 hours. Not to much high activity. I found that i had to put the receiver back on the collar 3x. This is very frustrating to me as we do use our dog for hunting purposes and was hoping to use this system during those times.The collar and receiver have a poor designs. You have to take the receiver off the collar to charge it, which can leads to future potential defects because the prongs that hold the receiver to the collar can become broken doing this many times.The handle has a very poor design especially for training purposes. You have to hit the ' mode' button to switch between each function- shock, vibrate, beep, and light- and hit the 'Y' button to emit the function. This could become very frustrating to a new and/or experienced trainer. And could make the collar easily be Misused on the dog. For example, if you just 'beep' the dog to get the attention but now would like to correct for behavior. You have to hit 'mode' scroll threw functions then 'Y' to correct the dog.Now that you've lost 30 seconds figuring out the handle, your dogs already moved on to something else. Opportunity lost for the trainer.If you have a already trained dog and are looking just to do a maintenance collar this works just fine. I would not recommend it for beginners or a young pup looking to be trained.I am glad I only spent $40 on this system, if it were any more than that I would be severely disappointed.

Dis is a terrible device it has 100 different shock levels 1 being soft and 100 being the worst. whatever the number was that I use, 1 to 100, the dog screamed in agony and in pain so I decided to test the dog caller on myself, and then I realized even if the caller was on 1 or 100 it delivered same terrible horrible shock equivalent to being tased by a Taser, I'm a law enforcement officer and I can tell you that the shock that this collar delivers on a 100 is about equivalent to being tased by a police taser. not only is it not suitable for a dog I would consider this animal abuse, no dog even the most unruly dog does not need to have this amount of electricity delivered to it. in the caller is malfunctioning because it delivers the same amount of shock on 1 or 100. Not RECOMMENDED

the petrainer does not work even the replacement don't work . They will not charge up plug them up and the the light will go off in about one hour, and the the replacement s are same I followed instructions to the letter and some my friend even tried it nothing happen. So I am sending every thing that I received from you .I will keep the whistle. I want you to try them and you will see what I'm talking about. If you can't send me ones that works then I want a refund. I am totally disgusted.

This collar also burnt my dogs skin. We have only used it a few times. Last night I took it off my bulldogs neck and realized that there was matted hair when the collar was. Once I started to look at his neck, I realized that there were burn spots wherever the probes were. We never even had to shock him. We used the vibration setting and the beeping setting. I was so upset when I found these marks. I have already requested a refund. it is a shame to put these puppies through this pain and not even know it is being done.

All three items were put on charge and these are suppose to charge for 6 hours + after two hours light went off, I didn't want to have to charge these everyday so I sent this item back for refund plus I didn't like the function in general. If you need to correct you have to press another button to get into that mode, too much switching back and forth for me!!!!!!!!