Dogwidgets DW-18 Dog Training Collar with Remote 100 Levels of Shock Vibration Warning Sound Beep Rechargeable Waterproof 330 Yards Pet Trainer

This is a great collar for the money, but I would only recommend it as an affordable way to get into using e-collars before investing in a more expensive (and ultimately reliable) unit. I would not recommend it for safety and/or serious field use and here's why:- The handset and collar unit pair easily, but will occasionally disconnect and stop communicating without warning. This requires you to power off then power on the collar unit. This of course would be problematic if your dog is not responding to voice commands.- I am suspicious of the "330-yard range" claim. While I live in a mountainous area, I do have 40 acres of rolling field and found the range to be roughly 150-yards on a full charge. Beyond that, you can hear the beeper breaking up, connecting, disconnecting.- The beeper is not nearly loud enough- The handset powers down too soon. I haven't timed it, but it seems to be around a minute before power down. This of course makes split second corrections problematic, when you have to power the unit back on. This requires you to continually keep your eye on the controller and hence, off your dog.- The charging port on the collar unit has a positive lock-up when plugged in, but the rubber plug to protect the unit from water does not stay seated. I need to continually add a small piece of electric tape to the port cap to keep the unit protected. The hand controller requires quite a bit of jiggling to get the charger to make positive contact.- It is too easy to accidentally scroll to correction modes when they are not needed. More positive 'clicks' between correction modes would be a nice feature.- 100 correction levels are unnecessary. Most modern units have 8-10 levels. I use setting 004. It's too easy to over correct and the correction level increases SIGNIFICANTLY beyond setting 005. Try it on yourself and you'll see what I mean. I have a large breed tough hunting dog and correction levels beyond 005 are far too stiff.While I listed what I found to be the weak points, there are some reasons to purchase this collar - namely: cost. I had to balance budget with the need to start training my dog on an e-collar. At the time, I could not afford a more expensive unit. This allowed me the opportunity to train my dog and be able to save up for a more effective unit, with more features and better range. The collar itself is lightweight and was comfortable for my dog to wear for extended periods. With bird hunting ranges being fairly close, the D-18 collar was effective in the field and the fact that it has an orange band made it visible. The blinking LED light is also very bright and allows you to be able to track your dog in darker conditions. The vibration feature is also very effective. It allows for a good second warning before needing to select stim. Subsequently, the need to go to the stim mode was very infrequent thanks to the excellent vibration mode.All in all, if you're looking for an extremely affordable way to see if an e-collar is right for you and your dog, the D-18 is an excellent choice. Just be aware of its limitations and while you're training your dog, save for a more expensive and reliable unit, like a Dogtra or Garmin.I hope this helps and good luck!

Fit my Miniature Pinscher dog & worked great. Tried the vibration mode, which got her attention & stopped bad behavior briefly. Then used shock mode on very low setting & a "3" was enough to stop her barking. LOVE the instructions to train dog by hitting the sound, or vibration, button right before you hit the shock button (if needed) due to you are training the dog to stop bad behavior before they get a shock. The dog should learn that a shock is coming right after the sound &/or vibration. Therefore, you should rarely need to use the shock mode.The collar worked fine on my tiny dog & like how the long excess looped around so I did not need to cut the collar shorter. This way I could use it on a larger dog later if needed. The actual unit looks big on such a small dog but it did not seem to bother her however, I only left it on during training (30 min). I would not recommend leaving it on all the time.The remote control worked well & was easy to use after I reviewed instructions & used it a few times. The range was fine for me however, I live in town & only used range up to 100 feet. It did work when my dog was in backyard barking at neighbors & she suddenly stopped when I pushed the vibration button while I was inside the house, but standing near a window facing the backyard.This device worked great for me and I couldn't be happier about the price.

I bought this for my maltese as a training tool to try to curb some of his less desirable behaviors. The beep sound works good. The vibration on the lowest setting stopped him and made him look around trying to figure out where that came from. I only used the shock setting once. It was on the lowest possible setting as well but made him squeal like he was being hurt. I immediately took it off of him and placed it on my wrist and could barely feel it so I know it didn't really hurt him which made me feel better. What it did do was grab his attention and stop him in his tracks. When I put the collar on him now his behavior issues stop immediately just from wearing the collar without using the remote. If the collar is placed on the floor or near somewhere I don't want him going he avoids the area completely. Needless to say, I highly recommend this collar. Be careful with small dogs and use the lowest settings, especially on thin skinned dogs like the maltese.

I have a 6 Mos old pit bull puppy, who is getting very strong and will pull with all her might while leash walking. I purchased this collar to help get her attention, as a regular choke collar was not doing the job, she would pull so hard until she practically couldn't breath. At first I tried only the vibrating function on this collar, but that didn't work, so after testing the shock function on myself at 15 strength, I decided I would try the shock function on her. I have found at 3 stength on the collar, it will effectively get her attention. I only had to use the shock function 3 times while leash walking her before it became perfectly effective, I then would only use the vibration method, and again, it worked perfectly to get her attention. Now when I walk her, I no longer have to use the collar at all, mearly make an attention grabbing noise if she starts to pull, and she immediatly falls back and walk right beside me. I would say this collar has been effective so far at this point.... off leash walking is another story to be told! Have not gotten that far yet with the training collar.

This collar and remote are awesome. I was afraid that the collar might be too heavy for my puppy (he weighs 10 lbs.), but that's not the case. He doesn't mind wearing it at all. The great part is I'm no longer telling him no. For most corrections the beep works, but if he's trying to get out of the fence or in one of his stubborn moods I use the vibrate on a very low setting and that does the trick. I've never used the shock mode.