E-Collar Educator EZ-900 Dog Training Collar with Remote, Yellow

The Educator EZ 1/2 Mile Dog Training Collar was worth every penny, and more! Before I got the 3 ecollars, my 2 Australian Shepherds and 1 German Shepherd [all young and full of energy], loved to go on walks/runs in the mountains; but only came back with me half the time. Sometimes they wouldn't return for a day or two. It only took 1 ecollar run for the puppies to get with the program and always stay within sight AND ALWAYS RETURN. After a month, I might need to 'stimulate' one of the dogs once per week; we run every day. I am hugely satisfied with the ecollars. SOME TIPS/SUGGESTIONS/OBSERVATIONS 1. FWIW - I found the constant stim mode most useful for my dogs. Vibration, tone, and momentary stim worked, but constant stim was more flexible. Specifically, I could change the intensity for a particular dog which depends on the dog, how errant he is being [just wandering around out of sight vs. chasing a deer] and how tight his collar is on, and I could do it in the field. 2. To me, the manual was semi-opaque. Everything was there, but I had to re-read it a bunch of times. 'Could be just me. 3. BUT ECOLLAR'S PHONE/EMAIL SUPPORT WAS OUTSTANDING. Easy to reach and understand, strong followup. 4. go to youtube for lots of good videos on how to use the ecollar with your dog. ecollar isn't a dog training outfit. They just make a wonderful tool for training. 5. When my dogs see the collars, they run to me to have the collars put on them! So for newcomers, I'd stress [like everyone else who's used them] that you're not shocking your dog, only painlessly getting their attention. 6. You'll probably be stunned by how quickly your dog[s] get with the program. Again, I am absolutely satisfied with my 3 ecollars.

I have 3 dogs and they're all crazy in different ways - one rescue GSD that wants to attack any person or dog that comes near him, one GSD that's afraid of her own shadow, and one bernadoodle that wants to get into a shouting match with any dog he sees. The dog trainer I use recommended this specific brand - I bought a cheap version before that did nothing. This one, however, is easy to use, has a great system so I can easily control 3 dogs at once, and with the right training, my dogs all of a sudden listen! Didn't take them long - I've been using this for just a few weeks and it's made a huge difference in my dogs' behaviors. The Educator brand is more expensive than others, but worth every penny. Certainly less expensive than a bad incident that could happen with unproperly trained dogs. Highly recommended!! One word of advice, my bigger GSD has a thick coat around his neck, so I also bought the Educator CPAD-011 Dog Training Collar Receiver, which is a small replacement attachment to the receivers [the metal prongs that make contact with the dog's neck] with wings. That was a very good purchase as well - made it so he doesn't have to wear the collar so uncomfortably tight.

If you're on the fence get this! Most amazing training tool I've ever used with a dog. I introduced this collar to my 3 year old Rottweiler. In 2 days I was not only able to walk my dog off leash if I wanted to... He also finally learned to drop the ball when retrieving it, comes to me without being asked multiple times, he ignores all distractions including cats, squirrels, rabbits, other dogs and loud kids. His response to my verbal commands are immediate. I do not feel this collar is a replacement for training and effort. However it took my 3 years of effort, training and attention with my dog and gave me an overnight boost and immediate reinforcement that motivated my dog to respond to commands he already knew. This collar has a 0-100 range. I use 12-18 with my 100lbs Rottweiler and I often go 3-4 days between having to give him a reminder knick/buzz. I can't even feel the the knick at 12 and only by 20 do I start to feel the shock when I use it on myself. My dog now responds better off leash than on. The LED on the collar is super bright and works as a flashlight when walking him at night and also makes him highly visible to others. The collar also has an audible beep and vibrate function. It truly is waterproof, I've spend day after day at the lake or pool with zero issues, despite the charging port looking questionable to me. Battery indicators work well and the device maintains a super super long life. I just spent a week in the mountains and brought the wrong charger for the collar. After 7 days of use it still had a charge, albeit flashing red, when I returned home today. Seriously can't say enough good about this ecollar. Get one! I'd be very careful and test it on yourself. Also start small, if 15/100 is all a Rottweiler with a crazy pain tolerance needs I feel max power could be very very detrimental to a dogs psychology.

Great product, as this has helped correct my dog with certain unwanted behaviors and has helped me get his recall on a better path. The e-collar did help in a situation where he was not listening to my voice commands on vacation, where the property did not have a fence. He went too far near the road, and I heard a car approaching, and he still was not listening. Thanks to the e-collar, he came back. I think this is one of the safest products out there and tested and used for training by many, so I believe that the money is worth it. Battery life is great, more so on remote, but I don't need to charge that often. I would say this is not necessarily "easy to use" because you have to know what you're doing and how to properly train a dog using an e-collar (this is not a con, just my opinion). Essentially, if you don't have any background in that or have looked up training videos, I would say to do so first, so you know how to use it. In terms of the device itself, I was on YouTube constantly looking up which buttons do what because I'm a visual learner. NOTE: "Instant" mode can only be downloaded when you plug the device into the computer and download software. I was not aware of that until I called customer support, and someone helped me. KNOW YOUR DOG! This product comes with short prongs and longer prongs. However, my dog is EXTRA FURRY, so I had to purchase the 1" (extra) long prongs separately (great for long haired dogs, etc.), from the EZ website. These were only like $10-$15, but I wish there was an option to switch out or choose which prongs when you initially buy. The extra long prongs I sometimes have a problem with becoming loose (product still works and shock is received) because the tool to unscrew the short ones and the other prongs it comes with does not fit the extra long ones. Something to keep in mind.

The collars are good and are what our dog trainer wanted us to get. I took off a star because two of the colors are programmed backwards. Orange is programmed to the yellow button, and yellow is programmed to the orange button. Be careful and be sure to make sure the collar is blinking red when programming the settings. You don’t want to be accidentally be trying to get the reaction point to of the wrong dog. The battery life is pretty good, and charges quickly.

Great product. We had a rescue pup who spent the first part of his life at a laboratory/testimg facility. He had some serious resource guarding and reactivity issues which was understandable considering what he had been through. Unfortunately, many training methods had been tried and failed. Regardless, we were not going to give up on him. His reactivity started turning toward us and other pups in our pack. We found a new trainer with a "can do" attitude and who shared our philosophy to never give up on a pup, especially one who had such a rough start through no fault of his own. We were reluctant to use an e-collar (most folks think of this as the old "SHOCK" collars, as did we). Our new trainer changed our perspective after allowing us to use one on our wrists while explaining how to appropriately use the device to communicate and not as punishment, similar to click training which did not work for this particular pup. Needless to say, after a couple more months of hard work, he really came around. This form of communication worked where treats, praise, and other communication/corrective methods were ineffective. Is he a perfectly behaved dog? No. But 95% of the time he is. So much so, that he passed his AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) certification and is working toward his Service level accreditation. We have had this collar for over a year. A few weeks ago the transmitter started acting up and not holding the stimulation level consistently. We typed an email to E-collar Technologies over the weekend and explained the issue. They responded first thing Monday morning with a polite email saying they knew what issue was and simply asked for the address to send us a replacement. That is a level customer service I was not expecting and what is commonly lacking these days. I will definitely recommend their products to anyone looking for an effective e-collar and a company that stands behind their products.

I wanted to like these. They are 10x the cheap ones on Amazon. Built like a tank. Problem was the battery life was like 2 days. How can this be? The cheap ones may only last a year, but the battery last for weeks. In the end I returned them and bought one that last over a month.

If you are considering purchasing a "shock" collar, don't! Instead, I highly recommend that you purchase this "e-collar". After debating with myself about whether I needed this high-end device instead of the typical $50-$75 collar, I am so glad that I selected the EZ Educator! I've spent the first 3 years of my dogs life working with him on commands and obedience. That really is half the battle. He just needed that little extra reinforcement, especially in high distraction situations when his excitement/adrenaline would cause him to have momentary lapses in judgement. Well, after just 2 months of working with him, Mohegan was off leash at the beach last weekend having the best time of his life!! He even walked to and from the house off leash! (Note: Please know your dog. Every dog is different. One dog can go off leash after a few days of training while another dog should never be off leash. Know your dog and never put your dog in any situation that may end up harming or killing him.) Now, my dog was probably ready to go off leash much sooner. But, as a precaution, I continued to work with him until I was confident that he would be okay. At this point, I still walk him with a leash downtown (i.e. high traffic areas). Again, know your dog. For me, it's just more responsble to have your dog on a leash when in the city. After I purchased this item, I held it up to my own neck and slowly stepped up the strength of the signal. I wanted to understand what the dog might be experiencing. I went through levels that caused mild annoyance to great discomfort. That is the beauty of this device ... it allows you work at very low levels throughout your dogs training sessions. You should not be constantly blasting your dog! Especially if he's just learning the commands. I personally love this product! I'm so happy that I purchased it. My dog now obeys my commands without the need for constant correction with the collar. It was worth every penny!!!

Very useful for dog training when use appropriately. Many adjustments, batteries are working well and I have it for a couples of years now and it still going strong. Now I use it mainly if I go to a crowded beach with the dog in case of… just use vibration. I actually just shock my dog twice since I have it. I use vibration and after the shock. It took just two shock to figure that after the vibration he better listen.

Dudé mucho en comprarlo. Al final resultó ser un gran producto para corregir algo de mi pitbull que ya con este collar puede andar suelta a correr y jugar. Sin correa nunca regresó al llamado, ahora con este control a distancia pudo aprender que al solo decir su nombre tiene que regresar. Aconsejo utilizar el producto con inteligencia y con ayuda de un entrenador, no es un juguete

Performs as described and worth every single penny. Easily adjustable and customizable to suit your training needs and the response is instant, no lag and battery life is fantastic, have used in rain, hail and sunshine and dogs have even gone swimming with it on and no issues. Just keeps going and going and has allowed me to get the dogs long distance recall to 100% which gives them and me freedom to explore and enjoy the world off lead.

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I do not normally write reviews however I had such a great experience with this product and this company I thought I would. This product has been excellent so far has a lot of versatility and is very easy to use. I love the led light feature at night. My rhodesian ridgeback is able to run free in the woods and is easily located withthe light. The ability to select stim levels from 1-100 is great. When we first started training 15 was the max we used, quickly went to 10 which is bearly detectable when tested on your arm. Now only beep feature and vibrate is needed. Was nice to be able to set the max stim level so you cant mess up and over do it by mistake! I also had a great customer service experience with the company e-collar technologies. The plastic cover on the antenna had fell off while on a hike and was lost. I simply message to the company and had a response within an hour. I informed them of the situation and they had the replacement antenna shipped within the day. Really great customer service shout out to Jason M at e-collar technologies!