Buying an electric collar for my 1 year old lab today?

We have a sportdog for our lab. No complaints. Rarely use it though.

Tri-Tronics sport basic G3

Been having it for 2 years. Really like the size of the remote and it has worked well for me.

I have the Tri Tronics G3 Flyway. Great collar but I use it on the other dogs more than my lab.

Have you used pressure in previous training? She needs to understand what the shock is and how to turn it off. As Chessie said, if used incorrectly, you can screw up a good dog in a hurry.
Not preaching, just be careful.

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Have you used pressure in previous training? She needs to understand what the shock is and how to turn it off. As Chessie said, if used incorrectly, you can screw up a good dog in a hurry.

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Good advice. Should be fairly obvious but you never know with people.

Tri tronics

Tri-tronics, spend the money they are worth it. I've had mine four several years. Once your dogs learned the collar all you will need is the buzz option.

I have a Tritronics. It works just fine. But as others have said, be sure you know how and when to use it. I had my dog trained. I spent two afternoons with the trainer and my dog before I took her home, so the trainer could teach me proper use of the collar. Those were important lessons. I learned to lay off, when I might have been tempted to use the collar. And I know of a couple of guys, who screwed up what should have been good dogs, because they ddn't know how or when to use the collar.

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