All I can say is that we have a totally different dog now that we are using this collar. Our dog is obedient as long as there are no distractions. He would get himself totally worked up and then lose control with chasing and barking. No one could walk past our house without this occurring. He would also get so excited that he would always jump on company. Him being very strong and over 50 pounds...it was hard for us to control him. We found ourselves leaving him inside a lot because his behavior was so bad. We took obedience classes twice and he did fine as long as nothing set him off...which was rare. We had to use the shock setting 5 to have any affect on him, but that was only for two days. (about 5 shocks total) Now he responds to the "beep" only. He can be outside without a leash...does not chase walkers or runners...and stops himself now before he gets distracted. We have had this product now for 4 weeks and we take him everywhere with us now with NO problems. We take the collar off at night and turn it off. The batteries are still the originals that it came with. We are enjoying our dog so much more and now he gets to be part of all of our family activities. I would reccommend this product to anyone with a "distracted" dog and I would have paid twice the price to get this result...we are just sorry we did not buy it sooner! I know our pup is thankful..and very tired!
