SportDOG YardTrainer 300 Remote Dog Trainer, 300-Yard Range

I adopted my 5 year old black Labrador almost 2 years ago. He was tossed in a backyard as a puppy and never trained. When I got him, he was 140lbs of "puppy" bad habits. Biting, jumping up, pawing at me and in general, not listening. I have taken 20lbs off of him and improved his health, but I could not break him of the bad behaviors. I have had Labradors for over 30 years. I had a "bag of tricks" that usually worked to help train my dogs. This guy ignored every one. He put me at the Urgent Care twice in the first 6 months. He is dog aggressive, and fence aggressive, since he was not socialized. He wants to eat my neighbor's dogs. I run him every day, but I was limited to playing in my small backyard. Car rides were a nightmare. I could not take him anywhere, without risking more injury to myself or others. I had resigned myself to doing the best I could with him, with what I had. I wanted to give him so much more. Enter my neighbor getting one of these collars for her dog. He is fence aggressive with a new puppy next to them. (Her collar is working great for her dog) I borrowed her collar to try on my dog. Holy cow! It got his attention! It encouraged him to break off attacking the fence and to listen to me! When I looked at this collar, I noticed they have a "Stubborn Dog" version. I chose that one. I have had the collar for about 3 weeks now. The difference in quality of life for both of us, is immeasurable! I was able to take him to a local river and let him swim! He does have the collar on in the pic, but both being black, it is hard to see. I am the Alpha Wolf of our pack again! The collar has 3 features. Besides the zap feature, there is a tone, that beeps on his collar. He already knows the tone means come, and he does. There is also I static that just buzzes. We are working on that as "pay attention" to me. The collar charges quickly, and with it being waterproof, I had no problems at the river. This collar is a life changer!

This w collar is the best thing I’ve ever purchase for my dog. EVER. He is an 11 year old pitbull that has never had a good recall. He is the kind of dog that knows his commands, is obedient on leash, in our fenced yard, and obedient in the house. BUT the moment he can escape, he will! He has been this way since he was 3 months old. He will dart past, rush, and use any open door as an opportunity to run. He will run for miles and hours chasing squirrels, birds, cats, etc. and will quite literally ignore all attempts to recall. Now that he’s a senior dog, these escapes happen much less often, and he will eventually give up after he’s being chased for a while. However, we are getting a new puppy and really didn’t want her to learn from his bad behaviors. I researched for a few weeks before we decided on this brand. I figured if hunting dogs could be trained with this thing, so could my boy. Y’all, I can’t believe what this collar has done to my dog! Here are the PROS: -remote is easy to use and fits well into my hand -having tone, static, and vibrate are great options and avoid unnecessary static corrections as he responds well to tone by itself. Most times I don’t even need to press the tone button. -I use static levels 1-2, and he’s totally responsive. -range is phenomenal. Can go from one end of a park to the other and have control over him. -He no longer darts out the door. -I can walk him on a leash without his prong collar. -he can walk outside with me off leash and comes as soon as I say his name. -he can be in the run with our chickens and doesn’t even flinch when they come near. -on walks he is rarely, if ever distracted or interested in chasing ANYTHING -As soon as I take the collar off of the charger in the mornings. He is at my feet wagging his tail and waiting for me to put it on. He’s a happier dog now that he has so much more freedom! Now for the Cons: -despite following the collar adjustment guidelines, my boy developed sores on his neck. I would suggest checking regularly in case any develop. He was wearing his collar for long durations because I didn’t want him to escape and then not have the collar on to reinforce my training, thus destroying all of our progress. Once he became more reliable and trustworthy to respond to his recall, I now leave the collar extremely loose(so he can at least hear the tone), and adjust tighter when we go outdoors. -both collar and remote have to be charged nightly, or you risk it not being fully charged. I made the mistake of skipping one night. It worked the next morning, but was dead that evening when I needed it to be working. I can miss a night here or there, but if we will be out all day(using the collar),I have to charge it in the morning to be safe. I would recommend charging as soon as you remove it. -personally, the lanyard is uncomfortable hanging around my neck. I would much rather prefer there were a clip on the remote so that I can attach to my waistband. -there are times that I press the tone button, and it’s delayed in relating the beep. I notice this more often if I skip a charge the night before. -vibration doesn’t seem to have an affect on my dog as far as being a correction. -using this device requires already having a dog who understands basic obedience commands. You can’t just strap it on and start using static and expecting your dog to be an angel. *In the wrong hands, this collar can do more harm than good. It requires research and technique to properly train with e-collar* Overall: research e collar training techniques, be patient, and enjoy. Highly recommend!!

Was a replacement for a different brand that I had. It has been working flawlessly and the batteries seem to hold a charge for longer periods of time than the other one I had. I would buy it again.

We found this is an excellent training device. This is our second one. The first from a few years ago, wore out (the hand control) but was very effective. Especially effective when combined with a hand signal and/or vocal command. Our dog rarely needed the electrical option - the high pitch tone was clearly enough once she got used to it. Unfortunately, we've see other dog owners mis-use this or similar device then complain it didn't train the dog. However those idiots would use the shock option over and over even when the dog was behaving. Many times i wanted to put the collar on the dog owner and zap the hell out of them... Only a 4 star rating because I have to return this item because for some reason, it is not accepting a recharge even after 24+ hours. I will buy another soon. So worth it.

Recommend easy to use, works well.

So I was tired of buying the cheap 30 shock collar that wouldn't consistently work when he barked. I wanted something else that allowed me to choose when to do it so it could be more guaranteed. I found this one after digging through reviews from a bunch that had remotes and figured I needed to spend money to guarantee quality. Here's what I found Pro: - Freaking works. - 3 options (vibrate, beep, shock) so I can choose what I want based on what he's doing. - 10 frequencies... I leave it on level 3 and works great. - large collar allowing for any size dog. Cons: - I have to remember to turn it on... Although sometimes it works on my dog just having it on and the fear of something happening. - doesn't beep or warn if low battery so I just have to assume where it is in the charge (hence the 4 star under the battery question) Overall though.. 5 stars even though I wish it was less money, it's worth it because it actually works.

So this product works, while it works. I read that other people have had poor luck with the batteries in the collar lasting more than a year. In my expereince it didnt last a month. We have a stubborn dog that responds verry well to this collar, even on lower setting. We charged the collar over night, and train with it durring the day. Randomly one day, the collar unit would no longer take a charge. The charging indication light would come on, and shortly after turn off. If you tried to turn it on, nothing would happen. I find it pretty rediculous that a supposed reputable brand like SportDog would allow for this quality of a product hit the shelf. Luckily I was still within the 30 Day amazon return window, but with this level of quality I can not recomend it to anyone. If my next product performs better than I will update my review. In the event that the replacement comes I receive works better, I would not give the product more than 3-4 stars. The audible beep, is neither loud or adjustable, and is best discribed as almost worthless. Even when working as it should, the battery life is dismal at best. Even on standby, and none of the training features being used, the unit only has a battery life of 2 days. So if you are human and ever forget to accomplish a small task, this unit is not forgiving in that aspect at all.

This is the best remote dog training collar. I have had this training collar for several years and it has never disappointed me. The charge lasts for days and I am confident it will always work. Definitely worth the money.

We had one last almost seven years of daily use. Purchased another. Have had it for several months and works very very well. Highly recommend. Follow training instructions and you will almost never use the static stimulation. We only used the sound and we have a perfectly behaved dog.

Dare un poco de contexto, tengo una perrita border collie de 5-6 meses de edad, que es hiperactiva, la conseguimos de 2-3 meses y era un completo tornado, mordía todo (incluidos nosotros) en los paseos se volvía loca sobre todo al ver perros u otras personas, debido a la cantidad de ejercicio que requieren la sacamos a una calle poco transitada a lanzarle la pelota para cansarla más rápido. En cierto punto decidimos mandarla a entrenar esto duro como mes y medio y regreso muy cambiada, ya no muerde cosas, hace caso cuando le dices que NO, y ya la entrene para que haga del baño en el patio, la cosa es que apesar del entrenamiento y de que ya los paseos eran tranquilos, seguía volviéndose loca al ver perros o gente, en ocasiones nos hizo perseguirla 40-50 metros porque se le dejaba ir a gente extraña o perros, sin importarle nada más, era bastante molesto, y muy peligroso porque se iba hacia calles transitadas a perseguirlos o molestaba a perros mucho más grandes que se podian poner agresivos. Se convirtió en un problema ya que una perrita de esta raza que aparte es hiperactiva no la cansas con unas vueltas alrededor de la cuadra caminando como a otros perros, imposible. Busque sobre estos collares y vi muchos vídeos y reviews que hablan maravillas de ellos (bien usados), primero compre uno chino pero luego decidí comprar este ya que la marca y precio (1500) en oferta se me hicieron muy bien, llegó el collar lo probé una noche unos 10 minutos y la perrita pues se sacaba de onda, pero le enseñe que yo mandaba el comando al collar (usando vibración y estática en 1-2), al siguiente día me la llevé con una correa de 15 metros por aquello de que no le hiciera casi al collar, pero me equivoque, el collar es una MARAVILLA, en cuanto pasaron unas personas con dos perritos quiso irse con ellos, le apreté estática y dije NO, volteo a verme y mejor se vino conmigo (jamás había pasado eso con el collar de entrenamiento normal + correa se jaloneaba como loca aún después del entrenamiento), luego practique el llamado, dejarla ir a oler cosas y de lejos gritar ven + vibración, si no hace caso repito Ven + estática (nivel 1-2) y de inmediato viene conmigo, después de 3 días practicando, ahora me salgo la suelto y ella se va siempre cerca mío, si ve gente ya no le interesa o perros tampoco, y si de repente le llaman la atención con que yo diga NO se regresa, es una verdadera maravilla, la perrita feliz de que se pasea muy libremente sin estar atada a una correa, además para quitarles los malos comportamientos en casa es genial, está se subía a las mesas, le decías NO y le valia, ahora se subió, dije NO + estática, y se bajó, no volvió a subirse!

Sportdog es garantía de calidad muy satisfecho con el producto

Great quality! Just make sure the prongs are touching pets skin for it to work. Works great and pets behaviour has improved so much! Wish I had purchased sooner.

[BEWARE !! INSANELY STRONG SHOCK SIMULATION !! PLEASE CONSIDER CAREFULLY !! YT- 100] Firstly, I would like say that it sure looks dam good and have amazing built quality. However, AT LEVEL 1!! THE SHOCK IS WAY TOOOOO STRONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!! It’s insane !! Deceptive advertising claiming suitable for dogs from 8 pounds. It will SEND THAT DOG FLYING !! I’ve a 27 pounds French Bulldog, when I first tried it, he seems fine when I send a static shock for correction (little head tilt/confused look). I then thought it was fine at level 1 and went ahead with trimming the collar to fit him nicely. When I refitted and put on him. (Probably this time the two prongs has direct contact with him skin, “correct fit”). The next static simulation activated causes HIM JUMP AND YELP IN SHOCK !!!!!!! LET ME REMIND YOU GUYS AT LEVEL 1 !!!! LEVEL 1 !!!! Of course I had to investigate, I tried it on myself (Wrist) IT WAS WAYY TOO STRONG, CAN’T IMAGINED IF IT WAS ON MY NECK ! PLEASE DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS PRODUCT IF YOUR DOG WEIGHT IS LESS THAN 50pounds or maybe even 100pounds. I bought this product hopping to further enforce certain training that I had done with him previously with leash, hopping a leash free dog. NEVER DID I KNOW I BOUGHT A PUNISHING TOOL / TORTURE TOOL ! I’m extremely disappointed, all those false claims and verification. Seriously 8 pound dog can handle this? MADNESS ! THE DESIGN TEAM OF SPORTDOG, PLEASE KINDLY REVIEW THIS PRODUCT AS ITS JUST WAY TOOO STRONG EVEN AT LEVEL 1 ! THE DECEPTIVE ADVERTISEMENT TOO !! NEVER WILL IT BE SUITABLE FOR A DOG AT 8POUNDS AS ADVERTISED ! Let’s not talk about my experience with their customer service! Since I’ve already shorten the collar, I guess I’m unable to return this product! Please consider carefully, it’s really strong, can’t imagine at level 8 what it would do to any dog. NEVER CONSIDER THE YT-100S I THINK THAT WILL SEND YOU FLYING TOO! Beware guys, peace.