Customer Reviews

Innotek UltraSmart Remote Trainer, 300YDS

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What can I say about this collar? That it works, miracles.

It's one piece, instead of a box that hangs off of a regular nylon collar, ensuring contact. It also has a right fit test to make sure it's doing it's job. It's waterproof, even allowing the dog to swim with it on. No, on/off buttons on the collar itself, it turns on/off like a tv remote. Using the remote, which comes with a lanyard, you can be far from your dog, which is let's face it, when they tend to misbehave anyway.

There is 9 levels, and a boost that let's you up it by 2 for that moment. There is also a timeout safety feature in case you hold the button down for 10 seconds or longer. The best part is the tone button. The manual says you can use it for a reward or warning, just not the two. That would just confuse Fido. My dog learned quickly that the tone means a warning. That way, if I press that button, she acknowledges it, and stops the behavior straight away. This also means there's no correction after awhile, since the dog learns what comes after the tone. Unless you use it for a reward sound. Then I guess it's more like clicker training.

So, why is it the new religious collar?

Because it makes a believer out of the dog. And, since the dog sees the behavior as getting a correction, and not you giving it, it seems to make training quicker. Because of course you don't want your dog afraid of you.

Now, I know there are people who think it's inhumane to use a collar like this. Personally we tried the citronella collar, and I wish I'd saved my money. It didn't do squat for our Doberman. I think this collar is more humane than having a dog put down, which is exactly what people do when they find they can't handle their unruly, aggressive dogs.

I have been happy with the Innotech remote training collar. My 9 mo old golden retrieve seems to be responding to it well. My primarily complaint is that the remote isn't rechargable like the collar is. The battery door on the remote isn't the friendliest design. I have already managed to break the tabs on it while changing the battery. The screw still holds the cover on; however, the remote can now no longer be considered very "waterproof".

I have had an older TriTronics remote collar that came with a flashlight sized remote. I have had a TriTronics Sportsman 50 that came with a remote a little bigger than a pack of cigarettes. Both of those came with basically one button on the remote control. The IUT-300 has a remote little bigger than the average car remote. It also has 9 levels set from the remote as well as a tone only option and a boost button for dealing with strong distractions. With the purchase of another collar it can control two dogs. The collar is the lightest, slimmest one I've seen on any trainer. A training DVD using escape, or avoidance, training is included. All components appear to be of high quality construction. In a large open field it easily met the claimed 300 yard range. Buildings and trees will of course cut the range considerably. Our 85lb mixed breed puppy is wearing it now to acclimate to it. In about a week I will show him what else it can do. I only gave it 4 stars because it comes in a cardboard box with no storage case or box. I put it in a small camera case but think the manufacturere could have at least included a zippered pouch. Based on my limited experience with the IUT-300 I think it should be an excellent choice for pet and companion dog owners that don't need greater range.

After six short training sessions over two days the puppy is controllable off the leash. He has taken off a couple of times but comes back when reminded he can still be corrected. He is far from trained but at least now he can get some exercise in the yard.

I had been trying for a couple years now to train my dog to stop barking at everything that passes by our house when she is outside. When I am not home and she is outside, which isn't often, she wears the automatic no bark collar but she still barked through the pain! This dog training system has fixed the problem after just a few times wearing it! I cannot believe I didn't buy it earlier! Well worth the money!

This collar is the best collar out there. It is slim and it works. But...only for six months. I had to go out and buy this product twice. The first time we bought it, our German Shepherd understood the correction process. We use it about an hour a day on our dog. We turn it off while not in use and charge it when the light turns red.
But...after six months of owning the first one, the collar is on, and when we go to turn it off, the remote will not respond to the collar to turn it off. We even tried to change the battery on the remote and re-charge the collar. Still it will not connect. We decided to return it and get a new one. So worked it out with the retail store and bought a new one. Six months later, the same thing happen. The remote does not want to connect with the collar. So that is why I gave it a three star. It works great when it works, but then it just won't connect to the collar after that. For $200 I should hope that this product last me for years to come. My dog does not even swim with it on. She only wears it for a walk or run (one hour).

My most recent gift is Jake, a beautiful blue eyed Siberian Husky. We hit it off immediately with only one problem. If Jake ever got off the leash he was gone with the wind for about 30 minutes, smiling back at me and wanting me to play chase. I talked to owners of 3 other Siberians and a Malamute and they all had the same experience. These dogs have to "run the wild out" and then they are ready to behave. I came close to losing him to oncoming traffic before I got desperate, researched, and bought this kit. I have only had to use stimulation 3 times (level 3 then 2, had to trim his fur where collar contacts b/c VERY thick fur, also I can stand level 4 on bare leg without divulging too much information) and Jake realised that I was serious when I told him to come back. Now we have great walks on leash to a big open field approx 1 mile from the house where I turn him loose and let the ponies run. He will return upon request and seldom wanders more than 100 ft before he finds an excuse to let me catch up. We both love our walks now. Watch the DVD because it really has some good steps to work through. Cust support will work with you. I wouldn't worry much about lightning knocking out the transformer as previously stated since the collars do not have transformers to knock out. This person was either trying to slam Innotek or perhaps entered their review for the wrong product. The ' CONTAIN AND TRAIN ' fence system DOES use a transformer and no, they will not warranty it unless you buy and install the grounding accessory. Always call the company and discuss the item before purchasing anything online.
This collar has turned the corner for Jake and I !

This product has amazed both me and my wife. Within 2 days (2 walks with the collar) my dog has become a great walking companion, with NO leash! Amazing behavioral change and I've probably used the shock feature twice. Since then, my dog has behaved wonderfully on our walks. He used to run off all the time as soon as he got off his leash, now he won't go more than 10-20 feet in front of me without stopping and checking with me.

One MAJOR benefit of this collar compared to the PetSafe and other Innotek collars is that it uses a Lithium Ion battery which doesn't develop a memory as much and charges within only 2-3 hours. Some of the other collars need to be charged 10-12 hours and don't have an automatic stop-charging feature, meaning you can't just charge and forget, you have to time the 12 hours and remove it at a certain time -- a MAJOR buzzkill.

Also, other collars that promise multiple-dog abilities (PetSafe) limit you to only certain features (i.e. each button becomes one function for one dog, you lose the ability for variable levels, tones, etc.). This collar has the ability to simply switch between collars 1 & 2 with a separate button, so you know which one you are controlling by simply looking at the collar.

Only drawback on this collar is the non-rechargable battery on the remote. Mine lasted about 3 months with normal use, but replacements are cheap (a 2 pack of replacement batteries is $2.75 on Amazon). An excellent product and WELL worth the price. Interface is extremely easy to handle, with a tone button, shock button, up/down level, switch collar (for 2 dogs) and a boost button which temporarily increases the shock for a tough situation.

I couldn't be happier with the quality and usefulness of this product, and plan to pick up another for my other dog when she is old enough.

I buy a lot of things from Amazon and seldom feel compelled to write a review. I am so delighted with the results of this product that I had to review it. We have tried for 9 months, since adopting our eighteen month old Golden, to stop him from counter-surfing and jumping on guests. It was no fun to have people over because of his awful behavior, even though he is a sweet dog. I tried everything, reading books, consulting trainers, leashes, etc. etc. This collar stopped both behaviors IN ONE DAY and he only had to receive one correction!!! Now we only use the tone and he stops whatever he's doing. If your dog is trained to an invisible fence, I think the connection of the tone and the stimulation is made more quickly. I am so thrilled that we bought this collar. We had company and served food all weekend and he never jumped or counter-surfed once!! It is a new life for us with him. All our guests enjoyed being around him and praised his good behavior which has never happened. Now we are going to use it on our other Golden for excessive barking in the yard. I encourage other dog owners to try this for resolving problem behaviors. I am so glad I gave it a try

Excellente service from the seller. The product is unbelievable; my beagle became a normal dog!!!! She wont run away any more, she does not jump to my guests, is incredible!!!! 180 turn
I recommend it 200 %!!!! Excellent product, indoors and out doors,

This is the first collar we bought after extensive research. We are thorougly pleased. We watched the video that came with it, and our dog responded so well with the training as presented on the video. We also use it for too much barking, although the video recommends a different product for continual barking. It was so important that our dog be well-trained (she is a fierce-looking black german shepherd) because we wanted others to be comfortable approaching her. (She is really a big baby and wouldn't hurt anything.) She has ceased jumping up on people, running after dogs, barking at anything going by, pulling us on walks, etc. You do have to invest the time to train as the video suggests. Our dog responded quickly. Definately worth the money.