Showing posts with label dog trainers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog trainers. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

IRIS Plastic Exercise/Containment Pet Pen, 8 Panels, Blue

IRIS Plastic Exercise/Containment Pet Pen, 8 Panels, BlueWe purchased this and just put it together. Easy to assemble. Made well. We adopted a shelter dog and we're having some marking issues. Only when I go to do something else. We put his kennel cage inside of this along with his dishes and he went right in , likes it . When I go out was concerned about him getting to his water . He can do that now.

He never wants to eat and he instantly went to his food dish and emptied it. So he is liking having his own space.

Love this pet pen. Easy to assemble and light weight. No pinching your fingers like with wire pens. Can use all panels or make two small pens (of course one would not have a door).

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I got this for our gal. The first thing I did was buy an extra panel, I do not recommend that. It made the pen less stable and my girl knew too as she tested it. Otherwise then that with out the extra panels it is perfect.

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My new puppy has her own space. Delivery was amazingly fast. The only reason I gave it 4 stars it's because it doesn't have a floor. But given its flexibility and ease of use I do love this product. I use 6 panels instead of the 8 and she loves her area and she's made it her own.

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I found this pen to be excellent for whelping maltese puppies and keeping them safe and contained until they had new family homes. The price also is reasonable compared to others and you can change the shape and size of it to accommodate your needs. Right now a German shepard 3 month old puppy is in it and it is still holding up but I do not recommend it for larger breeds. I plan on whelping puppies in it again. Great product.

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Friday, February 21, 2014

Dean and Tyler Tug Bundle of 2 Long Pocket Tugs, 1 Jute and 1 French Linen, Tug Size: 12-Inch by 2-I

Dean and Tyler Tug Bundle of 2 Long Pocket Tugs, 1 Jute and 1 French Linen, Tug Size: 12-Inch by 2-InchOddly one came with one handle and one with two. I use the two handles on my other, larger tugs, but on the smaller ones, I like just one. No Biggie, just cut it right off. Be careful when ordering any of the tugs you see. Many of them might say 2" but the photo shows a 4". Doesn't matter, my dog loves them all. She is a female American Pit Bull Terrier and since I have been giving her an outlet with these tugs, to drain some of her prey drive, she is super mellow and calm. She loves people but can get a little over-excited and ten or twenty minutes a day with these tugs and she is mellow as any terrier can be.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Easy Walk Harness - Small/Medium, Deep Purple

Easy Walk Harness - Small/Medium, Deep PurpleI have two wire-haired mixed breeds one 12 lbs and one 25 lbs. After reading reviews I thought I'd found what I needed to stop the dogs from pulling. Unfortunately, it's not working as well as I thought. First problem was the fit. It has been extremely hard to find sizes that fit. If it fits in the girth, it's too big in the chest. If it fits the chest, it's too small in the girth. Most places only carry Small, Medium, Large, etc, even though the harness comes in tweener sizes petite/small, small/medium, etc. Pay very close attention to the chest measurement, as well as the girth. My dogs both have smaller chests and muscular girths. edogsncats have all the sizes, is sold on Amazon, and posts all the measurements you need to know to help get the correct size. Unfortunately, I didn't see that until after I purchased a harness for each somewhere else (which are being returned). I am not sure even a tweener size will fit my smaller dog. I ordered a small and the chest strap is large and droops, but the next size smaller is an inch too small in the girth. The harnesses also may work better on taller dogs than a shorter one. The D ring for clipping the leash is only about 6 inches off the ground for my dog. The leash gets caught under her front legs, and sometimes gets wrapped around her neck as we walk and she moves from side to side. Several times she has run to the end of the leash and the harness has flipped her onto her side. So I most likely will go back to the harnesses where the leash attaches hook on the back. It may not stop pulling, but it is easier for walking. I am waiting to get the small/medium size for my larger dog and I hope it works, although I don't know how it will be to have one dog with a front-lead harness and one with a harness that attaches on the back if it does fit.

This size fit my lanky, 20 pound mixed breed dog nicely when tightened to the smaller end of the possible settings. Her measurements: chest = 21 inches; neck = 13.5 inches.

I'll add pictures and update the review on performance once I have time to use it more extensively.

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I have a 6 yr old Chow mix and a 4 mth old Husky puppy. My Chow got the hint right away. But my Husky not so much. Husky's are bred to pull so it can be a challenge to get them to stop. This did not do it right away. The first time I put it on her she still tried to pull, but since it kept pulling her sideways she also started screaming as we were walking down the street. LOL. However, after a bit of leash training with my trainer we did get her to walk better on it. It has improved and she seems more comfortable in this harness instead of her collar or reg. harness because it does not choke her when she does pull. If you have a real bad puller I would probably recommend a head collar instead of this. I think the results really depend on the dog.

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I have used easy walk harnesses on my other dogs and love them. However, the small/medium size was just slightly too small for my dog, and the medium is slightly too big for her. The seller's return policy stinks though, so it wasn't worth the hassle of paying for the return, and the 20% restocking fee.

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Bought this for our in between dog and doesn't fit as well as I'd hoped but the small was to small, the medium way too big. Works pretty good though and like it much better than traditional harnesses.

Monday, February 17, 2014

PetSafe Indoor Radio Fence

PetSafe Indoor Radio FenceWell I was afraid of getting this, I purchased this for my indoor cat, who developed a bad habit of taking a dump in the sink when nobody is around to stop him. I tried all sorts of deterrents before deciding on this (because I was against shock collars). Here are the methods I tried.

#1. Tattle Tale: worked well but was VERY annoying. Any visitors would bump into it and set it off and it was very loud.

#2. Ssscat: Worked well but only if you remembered to turn it on, we constantly turned it on and off between using the sink for our own purposes and it does release an initial bust of air for no reason which scared our cats because they thought they were doing something bad. Our cat quickly learned to identify this item so we had to camouflage it and hide it inside random counter items so he wouldn't just recognize it, and somehow even if he did recognize it he still went ahead and took the change because sometimes somebody would forget to turn it on and so he would get away with his business.

Now finally we have this item. Before purchasing I did as much research as I could for this item, something not too strong and with a small radius for shocking so it could be reserved for just the area that is off limits. So I decided on this item.

Upon arrival I tried it on myself to ensure that ths was not going to be too painful. It continuously gives you a mild shock (about as strong as carpet shock or a sweater static shock you would normally get) I set it to the smallest shock radius (2 feet diameter, 1 ft radius) and placed it on my cat.

I am pretty confident that it has been working. It has now been over a month and he has not used the sink for relief (he used to go maybe 1 x week)

If I had a large dog I would probably rate this 5 stars and I know it wasn't designed for small dogs and cats but that is the reason I gave it a 4 star.

I cut the collar small enough to fit my cat, but the strap is not tight enough and after two days my cat was able to scratch it off himself so I had to replace the strap with a 3/4" double sided velcro collar and that one holds on well. It even looks much better than the original blue collar as well.

I will update this in the future if my cat decides he doesn't agree with this review :)

I used this on my cat so he wouldn't go into my roommate's bedroom. If you're worried about the shock, don't be. I shocked myself and it just feels like a strong static shock you get on dry days, nothing more.

There's a warning tone at a certain distance, and then a shock at a closer distance, which leads me to my two complaints.

1) Warning and shock should be able to be set separately. Instead, they're linked as one setting. So if you increase one, the other increases also, with the warning maybe 2-3 feet out from the shock radius. In my case, this lead to a situation where my cat couldn't even go in the kitchen down the hall from the bedroom. No, you cannot turn the warning tone off.

2) Maybe certain animals are different, but my cat quickly learned the radius for both the shock and the warning. So, because he's a cat, what he would do is stand inside the warning radius...and not move. BEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEPBEEP. It's not super loud but it's loud enough to be very obnoxious to anyone in a somewhat quiet house.

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I own a SportDog (SDF100A) underground fence and the remote collar IS compatible with the PetSafe (PIRF-100) Indoor Fence Transmitter.

I have been doing a lot of research on different underground fences and although the concept of the Innotek/Petsafe Contain and Train system sounds like a winner and is compatible with the PetSafe Indoor Fence Transmitter, reading all the bad reviews on the contain & train remote trainer and on the collar's battery life turned me away from the Innotek/Petsafe product. This was a really tough decision as the main reason for me needing this system was not only to keep my puppy safe outside but the capability to use the PetSafe indoor containment areas to keep him safe inside the house.

As my search continued (SportDog vs. Dogtra) I was disappointed that neither one of them have advertised an indoor containment option. After considerable research I ended up finding out that the SportDog (SDF100A) Underground Fence IS compatible with the PetSafe (PIRF-100) Indoor Fence Transmitter.

Well I have been using the system for the last few weeks and all is working great! My puppy no longer goes into the kitchen and the best thing is, I only have the collar set to tone and vibrate. So far this has been the best purchase!

I will try and remember to provide a product update in a year or so to say how it's going.

UPDATE: 1 YEAR LATER

Okay folks. So it's been about a year now and my indoor fence transmitter is working as good as the first day I bought it. I was originally concerned about the reliability as there have been other's that have reviewed it that have ran into problems. I am not to sure what they did to theirs, however, mine is working like a champ.

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When we bought our first indoor system we so pleased with it that we bought two more. Over time the disks seemed to fade in power. I called PetSafe and they told me it wasn't possible. Now, we have three disks that power on, but give off no signal. Since they are covered under a lifetime warranty, PetSafe is willing to replace them...for $40 each. This is suppose to cover the cost of the repairs. These do work great if you only need them for a very short time, but for the cost, I expected more. We also have the outdoor system, and with five dogs, we've gone through a LOT of collars over the years. PetSafe really needs to make a more durable collar. They are good about replacing the collars when they are shot (They usually don't survive a battery change,) but their exchange charges are unreasonable.

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Works like a charm to keep my two pomeranians out of the living room. Just plugged it in, and put their collars on. It didn't take but a couple of times of getting buzzed and they don't step toe on the carpet. It seems to be important to find the right distance off the ground to place the receiver. Too high and they can slip in under the signal. Too low and they can run in, jump up on the chair and get above it. Overall, I am quite pleased.

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Dog Training Whistle UltraSonic Sound Ultra Sonic

Dog Training Whistle UltraSonic Sound Ultra SonicI use this whistle to make my dogs shut up when they wont stop barking. I can definitely hear it but it still works pretty well.

This whistle is not quiet at all as a dog whistle is expected to be. With the pitch screw all the way in, there is a high pitch sound and a lower sound with the screw down to the last thread. If you want a "soundless" whistle, this is not it. It does get my dogs attention though. She runs away from it! I'll keep it though, it's not worth sending back.

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This whistle is quite audible to humans; made no impression on my dogs. Had it hanging around my neck for less than one hour and it disassembled at a screw and fell off, unbeknownst to me. I am left with my lanyard, the whistle's split ring, the aforementioned screw, and a sense of being taken for a fool. Would give it NO stars if that were an option...

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From China, very small about 2 inches. NOT SILENT. Very high pitch easily heard by the user. My dog responds to it so that part works. Fell apart the 2nd day out and took me a 1/2 hour to find the main stem in the grass as it's so small. Would not buy again

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I mean what can you really say about the Whistle? It works and it really gets the dogs attention. Recommend

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Dean and Tyler Nocturne Dog Leash, Black 6-Feet by 1/2-Inch Width With Stainless Steel Hardware.

Dean and Tyler Nocturne Dog Leash, Black 6-Feet by 1/2-Inch Width With Stainless Steel Hardware.Leash is actually only 7/16 inch instead of 8/16. You should think it does not make a difference, but for using it on big dogs, it does! Snaps are smaller than I expected. Shipping is overpriced with $8.91 per leash. It ads up for 2/3/4 leashes. Other than that it is a pretty and good quality leather leash. It won me over by comparing prices!

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan First Season DVD

Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan First Season DVDCesar Milan is a true Guru, his knowledge and experience is explained in his own words and actions, there is no pretence, just good solid advice most of which, if applied with care, can be accomplished by an amateur although some techniques shouldn't be tried without advice or by a professional, this is clearly stated where it is applicable and if you don't feel confident in applying these methods, again you should call in some-one who is, but I would check first that that person is sympathetic to the `Dog Whisperer' and his methods, simply because they work and they are sustainable without unnecessary apparatus or cruelty.

Cesar Milan is not going to teach you how to train your dog to sit and stay, he is dealing with dogs that, through no fault of their own, have gone beyond everyday acceptable behaviour and turned into various sized monsters with issues and phobias. Without exception, these animals have been brought back to be useful loving pets and working dogs, and he will show you how this was achieved.

A truly miraculous transformation can be attained with kindness and hard work.

I am honestly in awe of this man and his work and the videos in these series are a real testament to his ability. I have owned and trained Rottweilers for over 40 years

Jeff 2011

Great price and fast delivery....Had a lot of information that I needed for my new dog....Caesar's dvd is watched on a daily basis

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Monday, December 23, 2013

Dean and Tyler DT Freedom Muzzle, Size No. 10 - Bullterrier Male

Dean and Tyler DT Freedom Muzzle, Size No. 10 - Bullterrier MaleThe lower rear portion of the muzzle (lower jaw bottom) was a bit tight on each side for my Male American Pit Bull . I stretched the cage a bit and now it seems to be fine. Seems as if may hinder the opening of mouth without some discomfort.

Nice quality.

slowly getting him used to wearing it.

Happy with purchace

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Dean and Tyler Soft Touch Dog Leash, Brown 2-Feet by 3/4-Inch With Black Padded Handle And Solid Bra

Dean and Tyler Soft Touch Dog Leash, Brown 2-Feet by 3/4-Inch With Black Padded Handle And Solid Brass Snap Hook.We were very pleased with Dean & Tyler's dog leash. We feel the leash is of high quality leather and the work men ship is excellent. To be honest......we think our dog, Amee, walks with more pride. The delivery time was earlier then expected and the leash came in a little cotton pouch. Thank you.

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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Bravo! Premium Freeze-Dried Training Treats for Dogs, All-Natural Beef Hot Dog (Pack of 3)

Bravo! Premium Freeze-Dried Training Treats for Dogs, All-Natural Beef Hot DogI mostly use kibble for training, but it's nice to mix it up and not feel like you are feeding your dog a lot of junk. These smell awful--stale or rancid-oil smell even--so I thought they were bad, but my dog loves them. And, they are in tiny pieces, so I don't have to break them up myself like with so many other treats. In agility training, the dog needs to swallow his treat quickly and not need to chew much or he will choke.

Friday, September 6, 2013

GSI Quality Pet Food Dish Bowl For Cats, Kittens, Dogs And Puppys, Strong Polypropylene Material - F

GSI Quality Pet Food Dish Bowl For Cats, Kittens, Dogs And Puppys, Strong Polypropylene Material - For Feeding And WateringI ordered this for my cats, but the bowl is larger than what I use for my Golden Retriever dog! The price is right for what seems to be a durable plastic. Just don't plan on it for cats!

I ordered this bowl because the description said it was for a kitten. It is HUGE.. A kittn could sleep in thi bowl.

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Monday, September 2, 2013

Potty Time Chimes with The Perfect Potty Training Solution DVD, Adjustable, Solid Navy

Potty Time Chimes with The Perfect Potty Training Solution DVD, Adjustable, Solid NavyI started training my 4-month-old goldendoodle to use the bell about 3 weeks ago. He now rings it consistently when he needs to go out. He hasn't had an accident in the house in over a week! I highly recommend it.

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Halti Dog Harness - Multi-Functional! - No Pull Plus Regular Harness, Medium

Halti Dog Harness - Multi-Functional! - No Pull Plus Regular Harness, MediumI am a 67 year old, 124 lb. woman with a 61 lb. hound that is all muscle. I hate to walk her because I get dragged all over the place. She lunges at gates and doors dragging me with her and caused me some cuts and scrapes on some occasions. I've tried all sorts of collars and harnesses and even tried the Halti Halter. The halter she hated and was constantly trying to rub it off and succeeded many times. I was very skeptical of the Halti Harness. From the moment I put it on her she was a changed dog. Not only did she not lunge through the gate but she walked on a loose leash, amazing. I was walking her with this big foolish grin on my face because I was so amazed and pleased. Now our walks are enjoyable and consequently my hound will get walked regularly which makes her happy. I have never reviewed an item before, thought they were a waste of time, but I had to comment on this item because I was so impressed. Something so simple changed something that was so miserable to do into something pleasurable.

This is the BEST product I have ever purchased in this category! It does not hurt my dog like a choke collar or those horrible spike collars the point inward on the dog's neck, and my dog enjoys her walk (a 42 pound hound that can yank my arm out if she wants!) and so do I. I will never be without this harness as a dog owner! Thank you!

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I have read a few reviews and I must say. After using a Halti Harness harness on a 105 LB Black Lab and a oRot 135 lbs Rottweller. You must be a very small girl or you parents bought you to big of a dog for you may I suggest a dog behavior class. I have NEVER heard of these problems. I would think of having a Halti Dog Harness Multi-Functional! No Pull Plus Regular Harness,and a Medium one. Sounds like the dog is walking you, go to the gym or get in a few fights and see where you stand on the man scale. I am 6' foot 209 and these boys of mine know who the alpha is in my house. I sound like the dog is the alpa in your home. Sound like your mind is walking you and the dog sure does. I think you would have to shoot either of my dogs and leave your mind intact. Sorry you didn't give the harness more time. Maybe a tea cup poodle next time ah?

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Unfortunately this harness wasn't true to size. It was much too big for our dog and we had to return it.

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This product has marginally relieved pressure on my arm from keeping my dog from pulling as hard as she can, but she can still pull hard enough to loosen the straps, and pop the clip off that attaches to her collars. I only put the on her when I walk her as I think it would chafe under her armpits.

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Sunday, June 9, 2013

Baby Blue Medium Martingale Heavyduty Nylon Dog Collar

Baby Blue Medium Martingale Heavyduty Nylon Dog CollarCollar I received was too large for my dog. I mailed it back to Country Brook Design with a note requesting a smaller size. A few days later I received a phone call. The woman on the line wanted to make sure I got the correct size and asked me to measure my dog. She then informed me that they would custom-make a collar to fit just right. Only three days later I received the perfect collar.

The service at Country Brook Design is the best I've ever experienced on Amazon. Not only were they courteous, their shipping was incredibly speedy. If you have any doubts as to where to buy similar supplies, I encourage you to use Country Brook -I certainly will be buying more products from them.

I read the reviews about these collars being large and got a medium--still quite huge for my pup. Good collar though, don't get me wrong, just really large. It's more than an inch nylon too, looks to be about 1.5" nylon.

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My dogs always broke those snap on collars. This is the only one that has lasted so long on them.

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This has become my dog's one and only collar. Works well for both tags and walking. Hard to find leash to match, but working on it.

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