Dogtra or Tri tronics or Other

we had tritronics till about 5 yrs ago, but they can't be imported anymore due to the used frequencies. Don't ask me the details, don't know.. since than we use dogtra

Just went through this I love love love my dogtra, wouldn't trade it for anything. I have the 1702, 2-dog system. They don't make them anymore but 1902 is the equivalent, there are others.

As far as the multi dog ones, they're about equal. I have a thread when I was trying to choose, and wrote a review on the TT system I ended up getting.

http://www.workingdogforum.com/vBulletin/f30/looking-multiple-dog-ecollars-18831/

Dogtra all the way !

have the 2300 ncp and never had any issues with it.

Harry Keely said:

Hey curious to what other preferences are, I am a Dogtra guy, also am looking for the best customer service / cheapest place to buy a 3 or 4 dog system, but would settle for a 2 dog system used but still close to brand new for a fair price. Only have two dogs right now but would like the capabilities of more if need be than to have two transmitters.

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Dogtra!

Ted Efthymiadis said:

Dogtra!

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if you are looking for versatility, then i would say tri-tronics, you can buy anyone of their units and go from one dog to three and there is a six dog unit---the newer models are redsigned in the placement of the tone button, but i think that is the only change---dogtra does not give you the options tri-tronics does---for example if you buy a two dog unit and for some reason you need to add another dog you cannot---with tri-tronics if you buy a unit you have a number of options the sport basic and combo lets you go to three dogs. i've used them both and field tested for other companies i like the tri-tronics over do tra for just those reasons----

I like the tri tronics because the way I use it the stim is less harsh than the dogtra

Im a sculpter with my Tri-Tronics 8)

Mine are all Dogtra. I think they are th 1900 or something like that. I like the dial-up stim, it's good when training in some surprise, fight type situations. I've got 4 and am in the process of ordering 4 more. I just don't have problems with them.

DFrost

I have Dogtra, and I have no complaints, great collars great service!

Dogtra for training, and tri-tronics for my bark collars. No complaints about either for those uses.

Grant

I've used both and find both have good reliabilty , customer service and operate in all types of areas and situations . But I like the smaller size of the Dogtra and the rhiostat control of the stim .

Appreciate all the feedback, any other takers with opinions:wink:

Harry Keely said:

Appreciate all the feedback, any other takers with opinions:wink:

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Yes there has been a few who mention that they have "had no problem" with Dogtra collars. Trying to decipher if that means that they 'have' had problems with Tri-Tronics?

I'm not sure if I do need an e-collar any more but I do like the idea that the TT is still made in America. I also like the idea of 3 different levels of stim without having to play with a rheostat. Another thing that has me leaning towards the TT is it has the capability to easily upgrade the amount of collars as well as accessories like different colour tracer lights for locating the dog in the dark as well as a beeper option. I do like the idea of a vibrate on Dogtra though vs the Tone on the TT.

This is not the first time I've heard that a TT has a smoother stim as well when working with lighter levels of stim.

It would be nice to hear some feedback on the Martinsystem from Belgium products especially the finger kick option. http://www.martinsystem.com/index.htm

I use the dogtra. I have had tri-tronics and innotek as well.

I like the dogtra "vibrate" option to let dog now she is doing something correctly.

I also like the size of the transmitter. it is small light and convenient, and I like the range of intensities on the stim.

A lot of people like the tri-tronics better for other reasons.

I know someone who got in a road rage type short scuffle recently, and he grabbed the tri-tronics transmitter and whacked the guy with it.

If you have to hit someone with something, I vote for the tritronics, especially the older ones, can kill someone with it if you have to , the dogtra would probably break....

Joby Becker said:

I use the dogtra. I have had tri-tronics and innotek as well.

I like the dogtra "vibrate" option to let dog now she is doing something correctly.

I also like the size of the transmitter. it is small light and convenient, and I like the range of intensities on the stim.

A lot of people like the tri-tronics better for other reasons.

I know someone who got in a road rage type short scuffle recently, and he grabbed the tri-tronics transmitter and whacked the guy with it.

If you have to hit someone with something, I vote for the tritronics, especially the older ones, can kill someone with it if you have to , the dogtra would probably break....

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Your funny Joby8), never looked at it from that point of view, but good observation on your part.

I really like the Dogtra collars, in fact I am a Dogtra dealer, but I will say that the quality of the Tri Tronics is maybe a little better than the Dogtra. I prefer the Dogtra due to smaller and simpler transmitter size. Both collars are at the top of the list in terms of quality, customer service, performance and reliability.

Joby Becker said:

A lot of people like the tri-tronics better for other reasons.

I know someone who got in a road rage type short scuffle recently, and he grabbed the tri-tronics transmitter and whacked the guy with it.

If you have to hit someone with something, I vote for the tritronics, especially the older ones, can kill someone with it if you have to , the dogtra would probably break....

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Nice!!! \\/ That's another thing the TT transmitter (the pro ones) looks like they would be harder to break, you know falling out of your vest unto the concrete harder to break. Being bigger it would be harder to misplace too, I misplaced my Dogtra transmitter at one point. I knew it was in the house but for the life of me couldn't find it. When I did find it it was hanging up in the front hall as one of my kids put a back pack over it and no one could see it. I looked for the thing for like a week! [-X Almost called Dogtra to order a new receiver as I panicked when it wasn't showing up.

Geoff Empey said:

Nice!!! \\/ That's another thing the TT transmitter (the pro ones) looks like they would be harder to break, you know falling out of your vest unto the concrete harder to break. Being bigger it would be harder to misplace too, I misplaced my Dogtra transmitter at one point. I knew it was in the house but for the life of me couldn't find it. When I did find it it was hanging up in the front hall as one of my kids put a back pack over it and no one could see it. I looked for the thing for like a week! [-X Almost called Dogtra to order a new receiver as I panicked when it wasn't showing up.

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I have dropped my dogtra a couple times in the grass while training.
In grass of any length they are not super easy to find. It also has fallen in the crack of the car seat/console...have luckily always found it. Have dropped in on the pavement before too, luckily did not break.

I cannot remember if it was Thomas or Mike Scheiber that is big on tri-tronics, but someone was saying how the delivery method of the stim is faster and better with the tri-tronics. I have been ok with the dogtra though...

UNRELATED:
one of the funniest things I ever saw, concerning an e collar was a girl training a DS, the dog was not outing. she was yelling LOS...and was hitting the button, over and over, her BF was getting chewed up in the suit in a bad spot...dog was not outing.

The funny part was the collar was not on the dog, it was in her hand with the transmitter... would have been funnier if it was on and she shocked herself....I doubt that could happen with the tri-tronics....

While opening the package for the first collar that Dogtra sent me, I popped the transmitter out of the foam, fumbled it and then watched it skid across the kitchen counter and "Bloop" as it disappear into a sinkful of soapy dishwater. After a mental "Oh sh!t!" I rationalized it away by remembering that I had warned them that I was going to try to break it and figured that would be a good test of it's waterproofness. I left it there overnight. It's still working, probably 10 years later.

I've intentionally dropped that same transmitter onto hard surfaces repeatedly; I stopped counting at 40 times. Once I threw it through a layer of wallboard when I was teaching a class indoors on rubber mats and realized that dropping it onto rubber would not be much of a test. Someone said "Throw it" and I did.

I prefer the Dogtras because they have about 8 1/2 times as many stim levels as the TT's and that lets me dial in, with more precision, the level of stim that the dog needs.