Broek is correct. Mike Lardy has some of the best methods on collar conditioning on tape. We also prefer his conditioned retrieve (force fetch).
I obedience train for competition too, we use clickers for postitive reinforcement. The nice thing about the e-collar is that it allows you to shape a behavior and then add distance.
The Dobbs tapes are okay but I like Lardy's better.

I belive I gave $175.00 for my Dogtra NCP 200 Gold last year.

I used a set of innotek collars for one year, and they were a decentsystem for $200. I needed an expandable collar system so I bought a tritronics 4-collar system, and the only thing i can tell that is better is the collar's workingdistance. All of my deer-doghunting friends have tritronics, and they highly recommended them.

Innotec is so so. I've used them, Dogtra, Sport Dog, and Tritronics, and have a Tritronics now and would NEVER look back.

I'VE USED A DOGTRA FOR THREE YEARS W/O A PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS A PREMIUM E-COLLAR FOR A BUDGET. I WOULD BE CAUTIOUS BUYING AN E-COLLAR UNDER $300. YOU DEFINATELY GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR. I ALSO LIKE THE SMALL SIMPLE CONTOLLER THE DOGTRA COMES WITH. GOOD LUCK.

As everyone has already said, TriTronics or Dogtra.

What training program are you planning to follow with your new buddy?


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