GPS Dog collar reviews

[@crazycritterlady8788]

If I lived in the country like you I'd get a Minion sized collar for my Chihuahua. Since I live in the desert with a 5 acre yard that's fenced and cross fenced. His yard is inside 2 other fences so for him to get out he'd have to dig under 3 fences, be carried off by a coyote, mountain lion, bobcat, barn owl or a large hawk. I go out and sit with him and throw his toys for him to chase. It's extremely rare for him to be alone outside, but sometimes nature calls at the most inopportune time. Hail Lord Minon and Sir Azlan.

[@tubthump]

Chihuahuas are the best dogs in the world!

[@isidoreteh597]

Nate, pls do not lose Minion over ur past mistake. Minion is indeed like a buddy/ bro/ son & a family to u n he love hanging out with u. Y not consider fencing up ur properties? Maybe u can fence up different segments n that wud definitely ensure ur dogs safety especially in the winter when everything is white...

[@mrbyamile6973]

I currently have (and used for about 6 years) a radio style collar called Marco-Pollo. It is a simplified and cheaper version of the first one you talked about. I also have piss poor cell service and another cell based system didn’t work for me. The Marco-Pollo battery lasts up to a month because it only tracks when you ask it to track, hence the Marco-Pollo name. You have to enable the hand held receiver, it transmitts a "where are you" signal and then and only then does the collar transmit a signal. It still only gives you a direction and signal strength. You have to keep walking around and walk in direction of signal until the dog is found. Its saved some frantic searching for my blue healer that occasionally gets extremely distracted by rabbits and ignores me or has tunnel vision and doesn't hear me calling her. Im actually intrested in upgrading to an improved version of what I have so that orange collar im going to look into it.

[@milktaster84]

Thanks for this Nate! Love seeing longer content from you!

[@mhmm4303]

I respect the fuck out of your channel. Over a million subscribers yet you still take the time to review products and help inform others. Plus your dogs are absolutely amazing! Minion is one of the best trained dogs I have seen, especially because the stuff you teach him is exactly the kind of stuff I would want a dog to do (aka be a silly little goober). It’s really cool to see how you achieved that by watching you raise Az, and cool to see the different skill sets you focus on with him as a guardian.

[@michellecedillo2268]

Thank you for this informative video! As much as I love the animal content, I love when you give us these educational videos as well. I have learned a lot from them!

[@zoeycarter154]

I love how thorough and real you are when making these videos it’s a breath of fresh air! You are doing great keep it up!

[@thecooldude121565656]

Love the videos Nate keep up the amazing work

[@Terry_1111]

Nice comparison and video, Nate! Thanks!

[@heatherprus5364]

Thank you. This was very helpful. Minions adventure going missing must have been stressful. Having a reliable collar is so important.

[@plenkman]

all hail lord minion and the valiant knight az

[@rev.chellycouvrette]

As someone who is going to have a service dog in the next few years, this is extremely helpful!

[@jeramieshoe5662]

The fi collar is dope and easy for me to use and thats all i need for home use.

[@kattkrazy6330]

I live at the Jersey Shore. I use the f1 and Im really happy w it but we gave great cell service xoxo love to you and yours xoxo

[@jK-yj2tl]

Excellent reviews and comparison . Good tech costs and you get what you pay for. I look forward to a further video on the tracking collar subject. Thank you.

[@the_undead]

That Garmin collar is very expensive for what it is, I'm not 100% sure what GPS receivers cost but knowing how much some of their other products are and how much handheld radios cost, I bet you could probably DIY something like that caller for half the price if you knew where to look for certain components and knew enough about programming to make your own handheld GPS

[@alistairgriffin8181]

Great video again Nate love this channel your dogs are beautiful

[@jagerandres5808]

I use tractive, mainly when there is corn growing around my house. I like it because my dog only needs one collar for it, I would have went with fi and ran one collar but I have to have a THICK collar on my dog for whenever he is on his chain or leash so tractive is good because I can put it on any collar, and take it off of him during winter. App is good too. It can work for weeks on a single charge as well. It is kind of big tho

[@nicke1903]

The Garmin is a 2 part system, the collar is a Tt25, idk what the handheld is you show but there's different models. We've always had good luck with Garmin 300 Alpha and 300i handhelds, the Garmin is made for hunting dogs that will wear the collar periodically not permanently, even using the Garmin out of it's intended use it's still proving to be a good choice lol.

[@annmariewilso3016]

Hi Nate! I been catching up on all your KZbin videos. I am amazed at your story of how you come to be where you are now. I.e. "the what the hell happened " videos. I really hope you write a book about it so you can share it with the world & other people who are going through what you did. This would help others. I love what you do & and fall in love with Lord Minion. I can relate to your experiences & I have 7 boston Terriers, "the Boston Terrier clan." I have 2 fosters that are now permanent. A Frenchie & Boston chuachua mix. Thank you for all you do. I find you to be a great person. I hope you stay blessed & have many wonderful, happy, joyful adventures with minion & in life in general. Hale Lord Minion! Lol

[@AbstractlyDelen]

As someone who wants to do vanlife, get a dog to train as my service dog, and eventually have a giant piece of land that I turn into an animal sanctuary/service dog training facility, this is definitely something I’ll need!!! My personal dog while we’re traveling wilk need it, and my lgds on my sanctuary will need them. I can’t wait to hear your opinion on them!!

[@Tee-cl6dc]

I live in Rock West Virginia So yeah Cell is spotty at best ..sometimes none 😊 I order the orange one still waiting from Amozon . I have a Hound / Great Dane ( my guess ...he was dump here 😢 ) who's 7 months and very stubborn. Hope it works Id hate to lose him . THANK YOU ❤ Thrilled I saw this video

[@gizmoenterprises3467]

I have the Fi3, and have struggled with it for about 8 months. We live on some acreage, with no neighbors, so the wifi signal from our house goes quite far. Bluetooth on the collars also connects about 100 feet away from my phone (line of sight). I was dealing with issues locating the dogs when they needed to be found now, usually with Fi just saying they're on wifi so they must be home. Finally got in touch with Fi on a solution, and they are able to disable wifi on the collar. Since I already don't leave the base plugged in, this means the collar attaches to my phone or to cell for a ping home. This dropped the battery life from 4 weeks to about 2 weeks. We do have spotty cell reception, but the app remembers the last location, so it narrows down the direction we need to head to find the dog. Hopefully someone else with similar problems can disable the wifi to get a usable product as well.

[@Jbird3d]

First time I had to answer a question before commenting buuut anyways before I even watch I wanted to give Nate them props because I’ve never been thinking about a purchase and thought I need to check with a KZbinr…….great job

[@jimmyc15065]

The garmin collar can actually track to your cell phone too through the app. At least for the pro 550 plus I have. It should work for your unit as well.

[@elizabetheaton3882]

This video was really helpful, Nate. Thank you!

[@the_undead]

The most honest review of any Garmin product I think I've ever seen. Me and my father Go off-roading occasionally and he's wanted a GPS device that does not rely on cell service and he ended up buying a Garmin GPS and it's so clunky and it doesn't even do the things he needs it to do, and he ended up buying it because all of their reviews are paid reviews and they don't disclose that they're paid. I greatly appreciate mentioning that this feels like a device from the early 2000s

[@kl6336]

braindead

[@audreyparker1054]

Thanks for the longer content!

[@Enitii]

Do you have a selection of cat collars with GPS? That'd be an interesting video

[@Abby_Liu]

the cats just loses those I think. they've lost them a few times iirc

[@Enitii]

@@Abby_Liu I'm asking because I have a couple cats and I'm really close to the main road and they like running out right onto the road so I want to know where they are at all times

[@Rettro404]

Perfect timing! Hard to find devices that get good cell in West Virginia

[@lundelover]

I would like you to review the HALO collar

[@apextyy8846]

❤

[@EchosOfWhiterun_5555DocOfStyle]

@Nate: Speaking of collars, what about the cats? Did you have a *GPS Cat Collar* on poor *Sabre* before he ran away? If you don't have any collars on the cats, maybe you should look into getting one for *Dagger* just in case!!! I think it's very *IMPORTANT* that we pay attention to what the *Cats* are going to *NEED* as well.... ~ JonseyG 👲💖

[@My_cat_is_so_cute]

Nate has break away collars on his cats. The collar broke off in the woods. He has mentioned this in previous videos

[@ku4ap]

Thanks Nate!

[@lisacain35]

My chihuahuas are microchipped and are not allowed out of my sight in our yard. Thankfully, they don’t seem to have any interest in wandering. I think that’s because both of them are spayed/neutered and don’t have that hormonal interest to wander. Now if I could just get the few stray dogs that wander our neighborhood to stay out of my yard! LOL!

[@grt49er]

Great review.

[@SomeoneBeginingWithI]

I'd be interested in a video on how you trained Az to know where the boundary of the property is

[@wadet73]

Have you looked into the Halo collar. It's mich like SpotOn and could offer you the same perimeter set-up. As far as being a cellular supported,it is but i think it has a base station as welll. I could be incorrect but i thought u would like to look at it as well(Halo)

[@sandasturner9529]

Hey Nate. I've seen uour Tick-tock commercial.

[@mrbyamile6973]

Two questions. (1) What is the average battery life of the Garmin? (2) Do you have to remove the entire collar to recharge battery or does it have battery packs you can swap out?

[@Narrowayhomestead]

I get about 4 days out of the garmin collar on dynamic mode, and it tracks well. The 2.5 second update is best but I only get about a day out of it that way. I have 2 collars I rotate for charging the battery is not easily removed

[@EmorettaRobinson]

I was wondering about the weight of the collar? Not so much for Az. But since Minion is a smaller dog I was wondering if he noticed the possible added weight or moved differently when the collar was first put on him? Both dogs are obviously well taken care of. And I like that Nate spends time training and working with each one. The first time I saw Minion carrying the basket with the eggs in it I thought it was adorable. But also I like that he has certain tasks they he does to help out.

[@0NeeN0]

Hey Nate, I have a few simple questions for you, and some text under so you can understand why am I asking questions that Google could answer (no it could not) and why to you? Because I trust you, you always disclose sponsorships, and you wouldn't lie out of greed to us -I think- , and because it's your video touching on this topic haha. If you did answer them and I didn't hear it/didn't see that video I'm sorry. 1. *SO MY QUESTION IS, BASICALLY HOW LONG DOES THE BATTERY LAST IN GARMIN COLLAR, I KNOW IT PROBABLY FLUCTUATES EVERY CYCLE, BUT ROUGH AVERAGE OF ITS CYCLE LIFESPAN? AND DO YOU HAVE A NORMAL BATTERY (50-60H ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT WORDS OF GARMIN) OR THE BIGGER ONE (125-140H). DO YOU HAVE JUST ONE BATTERY, I ASK BECAUSE YOU CAN BUY A SECOND ONE SO YOU CAN CHANGE THE BATTERY ($79.99 SMALLER ONE, $99,99 BIGGER ONE), PUT THE FULL ONE IN A COLLAR, AND TAKE EMPTY TO CHARGING. YOU WOULDN'T NEED TO JUGGLE COLLARS* You did mention the battery life of all the collars besides your Garmin TT25 (orange one), I know you didn't do that on purpose. Yes, I did google it but there are different averages from different uses. Even Garmin's salesperson put different battery life on different websites and stores where they advertise their product. The duration from Garmin themselves is changing in the specification on the different sites. Even if they were to be consistent across all of those shops the problem is that companies always list the absolute maximum battery life tested in a perfect condition. Nothing wrong with that, in my opinion, it is a little disingenuous but for sure NOT false advertising, basically morally grey marketing. I prefer to hear from folks who use it than a company, especially used one for months but that period treats more to the second question than this. (it would be awesome if you could also write THE LONGEST it worked and THE QUICKEST battery had üńaIivęd, also an estimate unless you have that data) 2. *DID YOU NOTICE THAT BATTERY DURATION IS SMALLER EVERY CYCLE OR DOES IT KEEP THE "PROMISED" DURATION FOR AT LEAST (2-3 YEARS AS IS STANDARD IN ANY GOOD BATTERY-POWERED DEVICE THE INDUSTRY)?* You have said that you've used them, for quite some time may I add, and I believe if that thing was a problem it would already be clearly visible. I'm sure you would catch that if it shrunk even in 1/4 of the length. If it goes bad can you just buy and replace the battery pack, if the electronics and GPS are still rock solid? But I'd probably buy a new one if after let's say 1.5-2 years battery started to die, and electronics would soon follow suit. If you know, could you also write THE LONGEST it had worked and THE QUICKEST battery had run out, just a rough estimate? But knowing you, you didn't let it discharge haha. And I will write something you might know but if you don't then it might help you a lot next time. While researching Garmin I came across different models from different companies and I saw something interesting, most of those expensive ones (like Garmin) have two options 1. GPS, which has an insane range as you said yourself but eats battery like crazy, and 2. VHF (Very High Frequency) tags transmit a VHF radio signal which can be detected from the ground or air by a radio receiver, and the battery gets discharged 3-4 times slower. And you can put a SIM card in it too, so it's amazing for emergencies. If the collar had 2 hours left, and the pup ran away you could change to VHF so you have 8 hours to find a puppy and if it stopped giving you a signal then maybe the dog has a good signal from the tower and sends you coordinates that way, which wouldn't be possible through radio waves (both GPS and VHF). And you don't need all three to be on, just one of them, depending on the situation of course. Maybe that would be a good option for you if one of them starts malfunctioning, but I think with Garmin and a second BIG battery you are safe for now.

[@my_channel_44]

Great! There is a chinese setup up to 3 collars, about $70, but it's designed wrong. There's a second internal antenna that's only connected to a wire, and is hidden. That should be on it's own antenna.

[@michaelwhitney4052]

Hook up with ham radio guy to help fix your reception glitches.

[@forrestprivett715]

Try the dogtra pathfinder2 it's amazing

[@drum77]

I am running on the assumption that these purchase prices are in American funds.

[@StreetPreacherr]

Would the small one fit a cat?

[@ethanchapman969]

Best to keep cats indoors if you don’t have a ton of land of your own like Nate.

[@Mania26]

This antena on the oragne one is dangerous is many ways xD Wtf.

[@martjebicker9168]

How so? I find it works very well in heavy underbrush. In fields I can zip tie it down. But it doesn't get in their way.

[@Mr.Pibb94]

No it’s not lol

[@Mania26]

@@Mr.Pibb94 Antena can poke dog's eye out bro.

[@Mr.Pibb94]

@@Mania26 Jesus lol no it won’t

[@Sk8Bettty]

Clip minions nails ? Please? 😂❤

[@WhatistheTreeofLife2U]

Hey are you gonna get a GPS collar for your kittens & cat!?

[@Mr.Pibb94]

He has already had them but they have break away collars and it broke away.

[@AutumnForest33]

I looked up the spot on collar and it said 1,000 with no subscription?

[@katievickery8735]

What do you use for the cats?

[@ThatOneStuff]

minion needs a bowtie

[@anon13580]

How accurate have you found the spoton collar to be? We live on 4 acres but a portion of that is right on the main road. I'd be worried about my pup going too far because the boundary changed due to GPS lag.

[@Narrowayhomestead]

I've found it to be pretty accurate in my experience

[@GS-fi8pj]

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[@simplyproductions5005]

How is the accuracy on the FI?

[@martymcbride3234]

Duhh..send me 💵

[@Mania26]

Great basicly shocking collars....

[@martjebicker9168]

He doesn't use the shock feature on his Garmin, just the tone and vibrate. A well trained dog only requires tone and occasionally vibrate. We use the Garmin for our bird dogs. Everytime I bring out those collars the dogs come excitedly over to get their collar on. Knowing they are going hunting.

[@Mania26]

@@martjebicker9168 Collars have prongs to shock dog, soo thi is shocking collar with gps.

[@martjebicker9168]

@@Mania26 no chit Sherlock but Nate removed the prongs and does NOT use that feature. Listen to what he says! I also do not use that feature on my hunting dogs unless it is a life n death situation. And then it is only a small nick, just enough to get their attention back to me.

[@Blueee51]

He doesn't use those features

[@Mania26]

@@Blueee51 yea but in general ppl can use shock to correct the dog…

[@pugz3230]

I've noticed that you are pausing a lot during the review to think of what to say next. In the future, I would recommend thinking about things before the review (potentially in a mock review to make it feel more natural) and scripting that so that for the final take you aren't having to think on the spot so much.

[@lilitpatchwork]

Honestly I like the pauses, makes it feel more like I'm having an actual conversation about something that he's used, compared to just going off of a script. That being said, thank you for that advice because I'm genuinely going to try that. Recording my first take knowing it's not going to be the last would give me the confidence to stumble over my words to have a guideline for the next time.

[@Narrowayhomestead]

That would make a better video I agree. But it’d take more hours and the reality is I’d never get to it. I figure a less refined video is better than no video at all.

[@monicaduncan7109]

@@Narrowayhomesteaddon’t change a thing 👍🏻

[@Blueee51]

​@@Narrowayhomesteaddon't change it bruh, I like the pauses it seems more genuine

[@DiggerD-w6r]

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[@Austin_Amaya_outdoors]

#stopthegreenscreenkids

[@daymoncleveland0622]

What? This is Nate’s channel. There’s is no Green Screen kid. But I do agree, they should be stopped. 😂

[@seanm231]

Getting cash grab vibes now....sad.

[@Mr.Pibb94]

How so?

[@Blueee51]

Bro how? Nate made a normal review