The Deluxe Big Dog Trainer is a full featured trainer designed for both the professional and the average pet owner. Recommended for dogs over 40 pounds or stubborn dogs over 15 pounds. Includes a comprehensive training manual. It can be used to deter unwanted behavior such as, chewing on furniture, jumping on guests or digging. Can be used for basic obedience training as well.
PetSafe PDBDT-305 Deluxe Big-Dog Trainer Features
- Low-battery indicator light. expanded training manual and batteries included
- Option for negative tone without correction and negative tone with correction
- 10 easily adjustable levels of stimulation, from 250 volts to 7000 volts
- Remote trainer for dogs over 40 pounds with a range of up to 100 yards
Price: $85.95
User Reviews about PetSafe PDBDT-305 Deluxe Big-Dog Trainer
We got this for our American Bulldog mix puppy. He's a real sweetie, but he's taken a liking to running off our property (about an acre of thick woods) when not on leash (or barking incessantly when we tie him up in the yard while we do yard work), or being a bit too aggressive with our 4 year old lab mix.
The biggest issue I have with this product is the delay that occurs. When I press either button, it will sometimes take several seconds to work - this results in confusing the puppy because he is sometimes not doing the unwanted behavior anymore.
I've also had the shock button stick a few times (sorry puppy!!!).
ALSO, ALSO - I would give this maybe 10-20 foot range outdoors.
Sometimes it just doesn't work at all - not sure if it's battery related (they're brand new batteries!!) or interference with other wireless devices in the house, or the fact that we're surrounded by high mountains ... ? who knows.
It works inside quite well (when it does work), I use only the tone 95% of the time, and then I follow up with a shock if he continues the unwanted behavior.
Outside is a different story. If I try the 'come' command and then use the tone when he ignores me, and then follow up with the shock if he ignores the tone, he just continues running off. Like he's running away from the collar/remote.
Perhaps with more training on a long lead, this issue will be resolved.
Based on the other reviews I read I REALLLLLLLYYYY wanted this to work - but for now I'm giving it 3 out of 5 stars. I don't regret getting it (especially for indoor training), but for outdoor issues, it's not that great. Lower the price and I would raise it to 4 stars. -- Ehhhh...not exactly what we had hoped.
We have a large german shepherd who was out of control with my wife, but obedient to me. Once this collar was on, and after a few shocks, she obeys. We hardly ever even put the collar on now, and when we do, we hardly ever put the batteries in. She knows, when the collar is on, it is time to be good. -- Love it!
As much as I like it I also dislike it. The item goes through very expensive batteries very quickly. It would have been cheaper to get a rechargable more expensive model than to have the cheaper model and replace batteries once every 2 weeks. I have a very clever dog and all she needs is a "beep" and not a shock. My friend has the same collar and a more stubborn dog and she needs to use the shock sometimes and goes through batteries even faster. Other than that it is a great tool to train your dog and get rid of unwanted behaviors.. -- Ok ...BUT!
