Hot Spot® Waterproof Rechargeable LCD Shock Control Pet Dog Training Collar with 100 Level of Vibration + 100 Level of Static Shock

We've been working with our terrier to keep him from chasing the 8 month old kitten we adopted a couple of months ago. We've tried everything and I mean EVERYTHING that the pet adoption and vet and internet websites recommended. I finally thought that if i could just disrupt his focus when he was locking into a prey instinct that it just might work. This is actually helping. I really couldn't stand the thought of shocking him but the vibration and sound seem to be helping. We've only been working for about 4 days but he has already improved where the last few months of work hasn't. He REALLY does not like the vibration and most of the times, it does stop him from getting into chase mode if I catch him early enough. Overall it seems to be a pretty good product.My two complaints about this product are:1) The collar is quite large and won't size down to fit my dog. He is on the smaller end of the numbers but apparently his neck is smaller than an average 15 pounder. It's impossible to make it the right size and I've looked but haven't found a collar it will fit with. Its also really big box on his small neck so that's not something I can leave on him for longer sessions where the cat might just wander in the room while he is sitting beside me.2) The buttons on the remote are oddly placed. It seems to me that the mode changing button and the "Y" button are in the wrong places. You don't change modes constantly but its the biggest button and right in the middle where the "Y" button should be (the one that executes the commands). I know I'll need to train myself to that but its just not as functional as it could be. Its also VERY easy to accidentally turn down or up the vibration or sound because that rocker button is in a place where it is easy to hit by mistake. If its down too low, well, you might as well not even tried.Overall, it seems to be a good product and I'd recommend it based upon that if you have a larger dog-over 20lbs but it could use some improvements.

I have a yellow lab about 65 lbs. and she is 2 years old. She is pretty well trained but doesn't want to come when called. She would not run away when approached but would not come to you unless you walked toward her. I looked at a lot of collars and read several dozen reviews and this collar rated high. I had never tried a collar for training so I did my homework. I have been using the collar for 2 or 3 months now. It arrived as described and worked as stated. The collar is easily adjustable and stays in place. I have used it to train Chloi to come as well as used it to stop the nagging barking and to calm her down when she gets excited playing with the kids. I have only had to use the vibrate function and never above a setting of 25. I verified the shock function works but I haver shocked her with it. It holds a charge for 2-3 days when left on her all the time and recharges completely overnight without issues. I have never timed the charge cycle though. This is a great training tool and has worked wonders for our dog. Chloi has 4 siblings living next door and before when she got together with them it took over 30 minutes to get her back home. Now I call her and she comes running without using the collar. Maybe once or twice a week I will use it for correction but it only takes a 1 or 2 second vibrate and she responds. One more note about the range. We live about 200 feet from the road and at night she will go up the road and I am sure she is over 100 yards away and it has had her running home. Great collar and I highly recommend it.

We bought this because our rescue dog does not get along with our cats. We are training him with positive reinforcement and positive punishment (limited)--where the vibration from the collar would be punishment. When he gets along with the cats he gets food, when he goes to chase the cats he gets a small vibration from the collar. The collar definitely has pro's and con's.Pro's: Affordable for the type of product.Definitely is water resistant. Our dog has worn it out in the rain with no problems. We have taken it off for the pool, as I would not leave something like this on for that anyways.The collar is a nice size and will adjust to many dogs, also the prongs that deliver the vibration/shock to your dog come in two different sizes depending on your dogs size/fur lengthYou can hook up two collars to one remoteEasy to useShock and Vibration levels vary from 1-100Con's (I had the product replaced once by Amazon for faultiness and am having only minor issues with the second one):The length that the charge stays in the collar is very variable with how much you can use it before it diesOccasionally the receiver will not deliver the vibration when you push the button --With this issue I have found that if I adjust the collar on my dogs neck or reset the collar the receiver will work once moreOverall I would still recommend this collar if you want something cheaper to train for minor behavioral issues. If you want something more complex for more serious issues, multiple dogs, or for hunting training (or other training you might use this for) I would recommend spending more money for a more advanced system.