Garmin Remote Dog Training Collar & E Collar Reviews Guide

 

Garmin have more than one model of remote dog trainer/e collar available.

To make it super easy for you, we thought we’d put together all the important information you need on the one page.

This Garmin Remote Dog Trainer & E Collar Reviews Guide has the main features and capabilities of each of Garmin’s remote trainer systems, as well as links to the individual reviews.

You should be able to get a clear idea of what each remote trainer does, and go through to the more detailed review based on which e collar you think most suits what you’re looking for.

Let’s check them out!

 

(NOTE: this is a general information guide only, and is not professional advice, or a substitute for professional advice. A qualified vet or animal expert is the only person qualified to give you expert advice in regards to your pet/s)

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Garmin Remote Dog Training Collar & E Collar Reviews Guide

The Garmin Remote Dog Training systems you’ll find summaries of below are the:

Delta XC

Delta Sport XC

Delta Upland XC

Delta PRO

PRO 70

PRO 550

PRO Trashbreaker

Garmin Alpha 100 (tracking AND training device usually used with the TT15 collars)

 

Garmin Delta XC

Handheld transmitter and collar receiver system

Has a 1/2 mile range

18 levels of static stimulation (shock) to choose from

There’s both momentary and continuous stimulation to choose from

There are also tone (sound) and vibration options to choose from if you don’t want to use shock

You can control up to 3 dogs from the same transmitter remote on this system, when you purchase additional collar devices separately to pair with the transmitter

Both the collar device and remote have rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries

The remote lasts up to 80 hours and the collar 60

The collar is designed to fit most small to large sized dogs (toy sizes, and extra large to Giant dogs may have issues with fitting it)

Garmin Delta XC Review

 

Garmin Delta Sport XC

Handheld transmitter and collar device training system

The transmitter remote to collar has a range of 3/4 of a mile

Transmitter has 36 level of static stimulation to choose from

Static stimulation can be continuous, or temporary

There are also tone and vibration options

The transmitter has 5 different correction configurations 

The transmitter is capable of controlling up to 3 dogs, with the purchase of additional collars separately

The collar device comes with a BarkLimiter for bark control training

The BarkLimiter recognises the difference between barks and vibrations or scratches, and barks and unwanted barks

Both the transmitter remote and collar have rechargeable, lithium-ion batteries

The transmitter has up to 80 hours of charge, whilst the collar device has 60 hours

Garmin Delta Sport XC Review

 

Garmin Delta Upland XC

– Features

Dog training system with a handheld remote transmitter and a collar receiver

It is intended for upland hunters, and pointing dogs

The handheld remote has 3/4 mile range to the collar receiver

The remote has a LCD display

There is the option to train with static stimulation, or tone (sound) and vibration options 

The static stimulation (shock) has a continuous option

There are 36 different levels of momentary static stimulation, each of different strength. It also has 18 levels of continuous stimulation

You can train up to 3 dogs at a time if you purchase additional collar receivers separately

The collar receiver has a built in BarkLimiter, so you can train your dog not to bark (it’s essentially a bark collar too)

The BarkLimiter features technology that differentiates barking from scratching, and unwanted barks from barks that should trigger the collar

The Upland Beeper on the collar strap can be used with 4 hunt sounds (including silent) and 2 point sounds (including hawk scream)

The beeper has ¼ mile range to help locate your bird dog and know when he’s on point.

The collar device and the transmitter remote are water-rated to IPX7

The beeper is takes a 3v CR123A (included) battery

You get long and short insulated, stainless steel contact points for the collar device

Both the collar device and transmitter remote have rechargeable lithium ion batteries

Both the collar device and transmitter remote have low battery indication

The collar device lasts up to 60 hours, and the remote lasts up to 80 hours

The collar device fits most small to large dogs

Overall, there are 5 correction configurations and 8 different sound figurations on the device

The transmitter remote is color coded so you can see which dog you have the remote controlling

The transmitter device floats on water

 

– Potential Drawbacks

Beeper could be designed to both sit better on the dog’s neck, and function more accurately and consistently. 

The training system overall could be simpler and easier to figure out how to use

For the price, overall this beeper collar is OK when compared to the alternatives.

 

– What Is It Designed For

It’s designed specifically for upland hunters.

 

– Who Might It Be For

Upland hunters

Hunting dogs and pointing dogs

Those who want a beeper with audibles on their dog training collar

Those who want 3/4 mile range on their remote to collar receiver

Those who want to control up to 3 dogs from the same handheld remote

Those who want many different levels of static stimulation available

Those who want static, tone and vibration training options

 

– Who Might It NOT Be For

Those who want a training device that is less specialised towards upland hunting and more a general training collar – without a beeper for example

Those on a cheap budget

 

– View

View the Garmin Delta Upland XC (on Amazon) (The upland XC includes a beeper, so it’s suited ideally to upland hunting dogs and pointing dogs)

 

– What’s Currently In The Kit

With the bundle you get:

Delta Upland XC handheld

Delta Upland XC dog device with built-in BarkLimiter™

Beeper 

Orange 3/4-inch collar strap 

Contact point set (long and short) with wrench

Charging clip 

Lanyard

USB cable

AC adapter

Manual

 

– Comparable Alternative To The Upland XC

The SportDOG UplandHunter 1875 is a similar dog collar training system that is high quality.

 

Garmin Sport PRO 

A handheld transmitter remote and collar receiver system

Transmitter has a 3/4 mile range – 1320 yards

Designed for both training and hunting

Allows 3 options for training – static stimulation (shock), vibration and tone (sound)

Static stimulation can be either continuous or momentary

Transmitter has a dial with 10 different levels of static stimulation

You can train up to 3 dogs on the 1 transmitter, with the purchase of additional collar devices (you have to purchase these additional collars separately)

Collar device also comes with a BarkLimiter™ for bark training, and the BarkLimiter has settable levels

The collar device comes with LED beacon lights that you can control from the transmitter – activate them in the dark to see your dog from up to 100 yards aways

The transmitter and dog collar device both feature rechargeable lithium-ion batteries with a 60 hour battery life

The collar strap is about 27 inches long and is designed to fit most small to large dogs (toy and Giant sized dogs may have fitting issues)

Garmin Sport PRO Review

 

Garmin PRO 70

Dog training system with a handheld remote transmitter and a collar receiver

It is intended for more serious and professional trainers, and hunters

The handheld remote has up to 1 mile range to the collar receiver

There is the option to train with static stimulation, or tone (sound), with no vibration option

The static stimulation (shock) has continuous options (no momentary)

There are 6 different levels of static stimulation, each of different strength

You can train up to 6 dogs at a time if you purchase additional collar receivers separately

The collar receiver has a built in BarkLimiter, so you can train your dog not to bark )it’s essentially a bark collar too)

The BarkLimiter features Autorise technology, which automatically adjusts correction to the optimum level needed to stop unwanted barking.

The collar receiver has built in LED lights that you can turn on or off with the remote so you can find your dog in the dark

Both the collar device and transmitter remote have rechargeable lithium ion batteries

The collar device lasts up to 60 hours, and the remote lasts up to 80 hours

The collar device fits most small to large dogs

Garmin PRO 70 Review

 

Garmin PRO 550

Intended for more serious and professional trainers, and hunters

The handheld remote has up to 1 mile range to the collar receiver (27MHz radio frequency)

There is the option to train with static stimulation, or tone (sound) and vibration options to train with

The static stimulation (shock) has both momentary, and continuous options, and has low, medium and high options

There are 21 different levels of static stimulation, each of different strength

You can train up to 3 dogs at a time if you purchase additional collar receivers separately

The collar receiver has a built in BarkLimiter, so you can train your dog not to bark )it’s essentially a bark collar too)

The BarkLimiter features Autorise technology, which automatically adjusts correction to the optimum level needed to stop unwanted barking.

The collar receiver has built in LED lights that you can turn on or off with the remote so you can find your dog in the dark

Both the collar device and transmitter remote have rechargeable lithium ion batteries

The collar device lasts up to 60 hours, and the remote lasts up to 80 hours

You can add an upland Beeper to this 550 system if you want to train with a beeper and more audibles

The collar device fits most small to large dogs

Garmin PRO 550 Review

 

Garmin PRO Trashbreaker

– Features

A handheld transmitter remote and collar device dog training system

The Trashbreaker is one of the premium dog collar training systems on the market.

Mainly intended for hunter who need extra long range and have multiple dogs

The remote works up to 4 miles away from the collar receiver in terms of range

There is the option to train with either static stimulation or tone, but not vibration

Static stimulation is continuous, but there’s no option for momentary

There’s 6 different levels of static stimulation available in varying intensities

You can control up to 9 dogs with the same handheld remote – as long as you purchase collar devices separately for each of your dogs

There are LED lights on the collar device that you can activate with the remote, so you can see your dog in the dark up to 100 yards away

The bark collar comes with BarkLimiter technology and bark correction technology which makes the collar device also an anti bark collar

The dog collar device comes with both long and short contact points for short haired and long haired dogs

The handheld remote is color coded (which you can match to the collars) so you can see which dog collar you are controlling

The transmitter is water-rated to IPX7

The dog collar device is water-rated to 1 ATM (10 meters)

Both the remote and collar device have lithium ion batteries

The handheld remote lasts roughly 60 hours and the collar device 40 hours

The remote floats in water

There’s a toggle switch to change between dogs

Fits most small to large sized dogs (not for toy sized dogs)

 

– Potential Drawbacks

No option for momentary static stimulation (momentary shock)

No option to train with vibration, instead of sound and static

This dog training system isn’t cheap

For the price, it would have been nice to have the option to attach an Upland Beeper to this collar

For the price, it would have been nice to have a wider range of available static stimulation intensity levels than just 6

 

– What Might It Be Designed For

It’s designed to train your dog to stop chasing the wrong game – so it’s a hunting type dog training system.

But, it can be used by both dog trainers and hunters.

 

– Who Might It Be For

Game hunters

Dog Trainers

Those who want to train up to 9 dogs with the same handheld transmitter (as long as the dogs all have separate collar devices, which can be purchased separately)

Those who want up to a 4 mile range from handheld remote to collar device

Those who only need static stimulation (shock) and tone (sound) as training methods

Those who want an anti bark device included in the training collar device

 

– Who Might It NOT Be For

The average everyday dog owner

Those who want a vibration training option

Those who want the ability to add a beeper to the collar

Those who want the ability to use momentary static stimulation (as opposed to continuous)

Those on a budget when it comes to price

Those who only have a need to control one dog on the same remote and need less than a mile range

 

– View

View the Garmin PRO Trashbreaker (on Amazon)

The add on collar for the PRO Trashbreaker if you want to control more than one dog is the Garmin TB Dog Device (on Amazon).

 

– What’s Currently In The Kit

PRO Trashbreaker handheld

TB 10 dog device

3/4 inch black collar strap

AC adapter

Split adapter cable

Charging clip

Contact point set with wrench

Manual

 

Garmin Alpha 100

Note that the Garmin Alpha 100 is a 2 in 1 Tracking AND Training device. It’s definitely worth going through to the review to check out the full range of features.

Some of it’s training capabilities as a summary though are:

The handheld has the capacity to help you train your dogs separately e.g. to stop chasing unwanted game

The static stimulation system has 18 training levels which are 18 different level of stimulation

There is the option for continuous and momentary stimulation

There is a tone/sound training option

There is a vibration training option

There is a lockout feature you can enable so that you don’t accidentally activation the static or sound training cues

With the stimulation modes – there are actually two to choose from. There is traditional stimulation that allows you to make quick changes (low, medium and high) within a predetermined stimulation level (1 through 6), whereas linear stimulation allows progressively more stimulation from level 1 through level 18. 

Garmin Alpha 100 Review

 

Garmin Dog Training Collar and E Collar Comparison Guide

Garmin Delta Sport XC vs Delta XC vs Sport PRO: Comparison

Garmin Sport PRO vs PRO 550 vs PRO 70: Comparison

Garmin PRO 70 vs 550: Comparison

SportDOG 425 vs Garmin Delta: Comparison

SportDOG 825 vs Garmin Delta: Comparison

 

Other E Collars & Remote Dog Training Dog Collars

You can read about some of the best overall e collars and remote dog training collars from different brands in this guide.

 

E Collar & Remote Dog Training Collar Buyers & FAQ Guide

You can read this guide which is an e collar and remote dog training collar buyers guide and FAQ guide.

In it, information is provided on the following:

What some of the best e collars might be

Factors to consider in deciding which e collar to buy

What the cost of an e collar is 

What size e collar to get

What is an e collar

Types of e collars

What is an e collar used for, and why use one

How to use an e collar

How to put an e collar on your dog

How to train a dog with an e collar

At what age to start using an e collar, and how long training takes

When you might consider using an e collar

Safety considerations for using an e collar

E collars vs bark collars

 

What Size E Collar/Remote Dog Training Collar Do I Get?

In terms of size of the e collar, you might look for two main things:

– The weight range of the collar i.e. it might say ‘for dogs 8lbs and over’

– The neck size that the collar fits i.e. it might say for dogs with neck sizes 6 to 28 inches

 

So:

– Find out the weight of your dog

– Measure their neck size and compare it to the collar strap length that the collar comes with

– And, make sure you follow the manufacturer’s sizing specifications for the e collar you want

 

Safety Considerations With A Remote Dog Training Collar

Safety is extremely important with a remote dog training collar.

Always always get your vet’s advice or the advice of an animal health and/or training expert – nothing is a substitute for professional advice.

Some general safety guidelines for using an e collar humanely might be:

Buy from a reputable company who put proper use of the e collar and the safety of the dog as a priority 

Read and follow the operating guide, instruction/safety manual and training guide that comes with the e collar system from the manufacturer for operation and safety instructions and guidelines

Pay attention to any warnings issued by the manufacturer

Monitor your dog’s response both mentally and physically to using an e collar. Take the collar off immediately and discontinue use of the system if you notice any negative implications or reactions

 

A good remote dog training collar that uses static stimulation should simply stimulate the muscle (to the point of reflex) to get the dog’s attention, but should not cause pain (it might be slightly annoying for the dog to act as a small deterrent – but shouldn’t cause pain or harm). It certainly shouldn’t cause a ‘sharp pain’ to the muscle or body. 

To get a safe stimulation level – you can always start from the lowest stimulation level, and work your way up to a level that gets the dog’s attention (such as changing body language when a stimulation, vibration or tone is administered) without any visible sign of pain or harm (such as yelping, or showing signs of stress).

A good e collar company should give you all the necessary safety, use and training instructions, and should have a dedicated customer service line to help when you being using the collar system.

The static stimulation function does not need to be used either – tone and vibrate training modes can be used instead.

Some owners like to even use their e collar as a temporary training tool, and may go back to using body or verbal commands once behaviors are reinforced (if suitable).

 

 

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