Dogtra Pathfinder Mini 4-Mile 21-Dog Expandable Waterproof Smartphone GPS Tracking & Training Mini E-Collar

Does what it is supposed to do and very easy to use. The app is straight forward and simple. Wasnt sure i would like using a cell phone to control a gps/e-collar, but after some research, i found that you can use an old phone with no service. I have an old galaxy s4 that hasnt been in service for awhile. I have it on wifi at home to download maps. Then, in the field, all you need is bluetooth and the phone simply acts as a controller/handheld gps. No service required. Since i always have my working cell phone with me, i can use it as a backup if my old s4 would die.Spent alot of time debating between this unit and the garmin alpha 100. After getting a chance to test an alpha, i am really glad i went with the pathfinder. With 2 collars i am still $150+ less than the cost of the alpha with 1 collar. Add how easy the pathfinder is to operate and you get a really great value for your money. The alpha 100 is a really good piece, but cost and ease of use is why i went with the pathfinder.I am using this for mountain cur squirrel dogs. I went with the mini as the full size collars are pretty big and would be too much for the young dogs i have. Even when full grown i think the full size would be kind of big for my female as she will probably be about a 30lbs dog. My male is alot bigger than the female and should be 40lbs+. I think he will be fine with the larger collar when he fills out. I know the range of the mini is half of the full size, but i dont need the extra range so losing range for smaller lighter collars is fine with me. I know someone using the big collars on curs and feist without issue so either will work with smaller dogs.Regardless if you buy a pathfinder or pathfinder mini, all the collars are compatible. I have 2 minis and 1 full size collar synced to my receiver.

I bought this for my 30lb Brittany Spaniel. It fits her well.When you're using this in a small space, you will quickly notice that it is not very accurate. When testing this in my yard, it would often say my dog was on the other side of the property even when she was standing right next to me. But, whatever, I decided, it was accurate enough to curb any anxiety over losing her when we visited my family's 200 acre property. Her recall is very good, but I just wanted extra assurance... And then my dog stayed within eyesight of me 90% of the time we were there, never leaving the unfenced yard unless I did first. Go figure!But it was extremely helpful once we went hiking in the woods - she went out of my eyesight a grand total of twice, but one of those times she went through thick brush I couldn't follow her through, where the mountain was too steep for me to go around the more clear areas... and she didn't come back when I called. On my phone, I could see her running one way and stopping. When I called again, she would run a different direction, until I called again. She was going on circles, and seemed to not know how to get back to me! The GPS location, while again not wholely accurate, was good enough for me to circle around and get to an area above her where she could see me, and she immediately ran up to me when she did.(It's been suggested to me that she could be partially deaf in one ear, so she's not able to tell well what direction a sound is coming from. I would not have realized this without the GPS collar!)I have not used the corrective vibrations/tones/shock, so cannot speak to the accuracy of them.I'm very happy to have bought this product, even though I will get very little use out of it until the couple times a year I do manage to have a long weekend to go somewhere she can be off leash and unfenced.

This collar is very easy to use. I have a beagle and rabbit hunt a lot. I can see where my dog is at all times with this product. I’m not tech savvy but got the collar connected to my iPhone easily and then connected the collar to the controller. I have the large iPhone and the screen is great. I did watch several YouTube videos before purchasing.I have no complaints at all about this product.

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