!44: How to Determine Which Training Collar You Need For Your Dog

!±8± How to Determine Which Training Collar You Need For Your Dog

If you're shopping for a remote training collar, determine first how are you going to use it. If you're a hunter, then you'll a way to control the behavior of your dogs during your hunts. Those who live in a farm may want to control their working dogs' behavior. Or you might just be taking your dog out on your backyard, where it can't get too far away from you. These scenarios are the usual ones, and these fits specific types of training collars. The usual guide when buying remote training collars is range - the distance you need to "keep your dogs on a leash."

The rule of thumb is to determine how far you'll let your dog roam away from you, and multiply that by two when looking for the right remote training collars. Your dog's training collar should fit that range. The goal here is to be able to stay within effective transmission range, at all times. Your dog might run off somewhere too far inconvenient for you to get to. You need to be able to call them back in that event.

There are three transmission ranges used to categorize remote collars. Short range means a range less than 500 meters. Medium range covers 500-1000 meters. Long range involves 1000 meters and greater.

The three main considerations, which include, the range of transmission, are the size of your dog and how many dog you have. The size is easy enough, as there are only three size ranges - small, medium, and large. Deciding on the range is easy - around 100 meters covers just about any normal backyard. Upwards of that means bringing your dog out on the park, or on the farm, or into the woods. Some models of training collars can handle more than 2 dogs, up to 6.

Other features you should know about

Some collars' transmitters can tell how far away your dog is from you, via a display on the transmitter. Some transmitters can also tell how long the battery life is on each unit, assuming you use multiple collars on your dogs. When out in the field, both are important indicators. A rugged, waterproof design gains importance for handling hunting and working dogs. Lastly, some collars can work with tone only or vibration (or both) - the stimulus with which to control the dogs' behavior. The vibration becomes crucial when the dog gets into a noisy area where he might ignore the tone.