If you’re in the market for a remote training collar, you have to seriously consider why you need one. If you’re a hunter, then you’ll a way to control the behaviour of your dogs during your hunts. You could be living in or managing a farm and need a training collar for your working dogs. Do you just need a way to keep your dog reigned in while in your backyard? 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.”
You should take the range you assume you’ll be using the remote training collar in, and double that. The resulting figure should be the range your remote collar should be capable of. This is so that you can keep your dog safe. The curiosity of dogs and the allure of the outdoors could have them running off in different directions. You need to be able to call them back in that event.
There are three transmission range categories. Short range usually covers a distance no longer than 500 meters. Medium means 500-1000 meters. And long range covers 1000 meters and more than that.
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. If you’re only taking your dog out on your backyard, then you only need a transmission range of around 100 meters. You will need a greater range than that if you’re bringing your dog out in the woods or on the farm. There are training collars equipped to handle dogs more than 2, as many as 6.
Some other features to think about
You might want a transmitter that indicates the distance of your dog or dogs relative to your position. Some transmitters can also tell how long the battery life is on each unit, assuming you use multiple collars on your dogs. Both of these gain importance once you’re out in the field or hunting. A rugged, waterproof design gains importance for handling hunting and working dogs. Finally, you might want a training collar that has both tone and vibration features. The tone is possible to be ignore by the dog should it venture out into a noisy area; that’s when the vibration becomes crucial.
