SpotOn GPS Fence Review: Why this collar is top dog over... 

Would level 5 be strong enough for a big dog? I have a Rottweiler and he’s very tough so I’m skeptical of level 5 even bothering him.

Glad you found it helpful!

They usually need less correction level than you think with any electric collars. I always say to start at level 1 on every electric collar. Usually surprised many dogs correct at very low levels.

Thanks so much, good luck!

So sorry to hear about your experiences, and thanks for sharing! It’s been a long time since we looked at the Garmin, we’ll have to revisit it.

Same happened to mine...went through 3 collars

Our pleasure!

Glad you liked it!

So glad it has worked well for you!

Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing your experiences!

If your gsd was pulling with a prong collar, you are using it incorrectly and should not be using it at all. It needs to be sized correctly and used properly. Prong collars are not meant to wait for the dog to pull to feel the stimulus. They're meant to deliver a "pop" of the leash which quickly pinches/pressures the dog and corrects the behavior. If you let them pull instead of using it correctly before they engage it, they WILL often continue to pull with it and can injure themselves. Please educate yourself on proper use before ever using it again.

So glad you liked it!

Glad you found it helpful, thanks for letting us know. Good luck!

Which did you go with and did it work well?

What you buy?

Wait what. Not sure if you’re for or against him.

Thanks so much for watching! Hope it works out for you and your pups.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for your feedback. Multiple dogs need multiple collars unfortunately. I think there are multiple dog discounts sometimes.

So you will set your dogs collar to 10?

@@hungry_lama I dont see any problem with that why do you? If you are against shocking your dog then tell me what is wrong with having the first few perimeters set to have no shocks and then steadily increase them further out. The only way your dog gets any severe shock is if they are far outside the zone. If they get to level 10 shock then that assumes it is good that it was set up that way.

If you click the link in the video description it will be automatically applied - however, you have to actually head to the checkout page to see the coupon code and discount reflected. Hope this helps!

We can't put a number on it at this time, but we will be doing some further testing and perhaps can try to include this.

An in-ground fence like Extreme Dog Fence or a wireless fence like PetSafe wireless would probably be the best bet for yards of that size.

Great question. I don't believe they have that level of customization.

That’s a great question, we haven’t done that. I’m guessing not, but SpotOn would know best.

Non-GPS systems potentially, like the PetSafe wireless or Extreme Dog Fence. They don't have as robust warning systems though.

I would think so, but we haven't tested. SpotOn should be able to answer with certainty.

Tough one, I don’t know for sure. I know it works in Canada according to SpotOn.

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Of course hye is getting paid to say this review them. Why do it otherwise. If you are looking for a best system though the Spot on App is the best one on the market and the response they give on correction is the best out there. You can get this tech cheaper if you know where to look .

You could try reaching out to them, I’ve seen them make larger straps for particularly large pups in the past 🐶

We have yet to test with that precision, but I would imagine SpotOn’s recommendations of a 10 foot barrier to account for drift is a good rule of thumb.

@@ThePamperedPup Thank you.

SpotOn doesn’t require a subscription, but you can opt for a subscription to get escape notifications and low battery notifications.

@@ThePamperedPup Thank you for the clarification.

Good question, we haven’t tested but SpotOn can certainly answer. We’ll keep that in mind for future testing

@@ThePamperedPup Thanks!

We haven’t tested it that intensively for that long yet. Perhaps another user can chime in.

Great question. They don't advertise it as such, but I feel like if you reached out to customer service they'd be able to advise or help you out in some way.

@@ThePamperedPup I actually did call customer service and talk to them today. They have something that is called a collar kit or collar strap kit. It's called something along those lines. So the person I spoke with suggested that I get a large collar with a small strap kit. I would just put the large straps that come with the large collar up until needed. Then connect the small straps and it will equal out to a medium collar is what he told me so I put my order in. Hopefully it works out. I'll try to remember to update you if you'd like. Maybe this could be useful information for your channel. That's something I searched for when trying to make my decision on which collar to go with was if the dog collar will adjust with the dogs growth. So if it works out maybe you could throw the info in your videos for other people to know as well.

That’s awesome! Thanks so much for sharing, that’s great information. Certainly a good tip for future videos. Let us know how it works out!

@@ThePamperedPup Glad to help it anyway I can! It's stressful spending that much money and not knowing if it will fit them permanently! I went with spot on because you don't have to have that monthly subscription to use the fence. Even the cheapest subscription for the halo dog collar will still wind up costing more than spot on in the long run. Thank you for all the information you've shared! It has definitely helped us decide which collars are right for our dogs!

It’s a big decision! So glad to hear the videos were helpful. We’ll keep working at it! Thanks for your help and your feedback 🐶

They aren’t too bad, probably best to take it off for sleep/comfort but should be fine while in use.

Sorry about that, the discount changed from $150 to $100 when the price dropped from $1495 to $1295. Will update that in the description, the link should be updated already.

why? because you would rather your dog runs away then has shocks? You do realize they can handle the shocks better than we can right? Also, you can set multiple perimeters so there is little chance that they would ever get shocked. If you already have 3 perimeters of warnings before steadily increasing the shock then if they ever enter those zones and make it to level 10 you would probably be saving their lives at that point.

@@ar007r relax, use it. It's not for me.

That’s what they recommend so that dogs have enough space to run around

Great question, SpotOn recommends more than a half an acre but we're going to test it on a smaller plot soon. Also, if you have partial fencing that can definitely help.

Chihuahua might be a bit small. They should say the minimum weight and neck size somewhere.

@@ThePamperedPup thanks!!!! 🙂

not true. Blue heelers are not to hairy for shock collars . Samoyed Huskies use shock collars so your dog is not so special the equipment won't work. Why do people believe their dogs are so different than everyone else ? They are your buddy but they are just dogs in the end and not as special as you believe and most things made for all dogs will work for your dog too.

The fur is not too thick. You just need the collar to be tighter.

I would assume if you haven’t turned off the fences it would behave as programmed. Spoton could tell you for sure

why would they be wearing the spot on collar if you have them in the car? You only put the collar on when they go outside to potty . they do not wear it all day long.

Are you referring to something said in this video? The only thing I can think of would be size, for male vs female of the same breed.

@@ThePamperedPup, no I wasn’t referring to an opinion; you were referring to the registration info for the dog. You said something like: name, size, type, “gender”. I was making a joke about our political climate. Everything got to do with gender and race.

Haha gotcha!

Gender effects the pain tolerance as well. But in terms of registering your dogs gender this is also because you are putting them into a system in case they did manage to run away. Then they could be more easily identified and returned. The political climate you refer to is more so that people would be angered that they asked about gender. We always identified gender in literally any type of situation like this because its one of the most significant variables for predicting human behaviors and outcomes. Only people who are in this cult ideology would get angered that Gender was asked so I think you have it backward.

You can’t fence off the minimum .5 acre for 1,300.

This post was already edited? Holy shit this is some horrible English

Come on. Shave the dogs neck? Lol

It will work on any dog. And you don't leave the collar on all day, it's for play or poop time.

Does regular GPS work where you are using it? Some locations struggle with gps signal which has nothign to do with the quality of the GPS. If it was bad weather or heavy tree cover than that is not a reflection of the product just a reality of the technology. Even my fenix 6 gps watch struggles to get a signal when I am in the mountains, thats how gps works. I am just curious because I want to actually guage if it is a poor gps unit or if you werent aware of how to use the technology realistically?

I mean, what’s worse- my dog getting a little warning or static and staying in bounds? Or escaping my fencing for the millionth time and being hit by a car?!

Once the dog is trained it's a non-issue. Dogs are not humans... try not to be so daft.

Thats like saying you would rather your dog die than wear a collar. Dogs dont feel the shock at the same level as humans thats why they ask the breed, gender, and weight etc. It is not cruel in any way. Do you yell at your child if they try to run on the street or does upsetting them to stop them from hurting themselves qualify as abusive to you? Did you not see that the shocks are optional which I think is also silly. To me there is zero logical reason you wouldnt have the shock set at maximum. You can have 2-3 perimeters that are just warnings and then increase the perimeter for each shock level until you are at the maximum. If your dog ever got to that point then there is a good chance you would never see them again if you didnt do this. This is the type of nonsense that creates dangerous dogs to begin with. When you train a dog it is required that you use physical force the same way it is required for the proper socialization with human babies. The only people who are angered by that are ignorant people who misinterpret the meaning which is supsicious because it indicates that you worry about your own ability to constrain your emotions when applying force. When behavioral scientists, such as myself, are referring to this it is in the obvious context of proportional minimal force. For a dog you have to at minimum match their aggression if you are to ever train it out of them. If you do it properly from a young age this means far less force will be required. If you are dealing with an agressive older dog that was not socialized properly then the amount of force needed would also be significantly higher. With children, infants for example, this could mean continuing to put them down in the crib when they refuse to sleep and stand up until they tire and go to sleep. In that example you are using force slightly higher than their own which is obviously extremely minimal. Not doing these things is the actual cruelty because you are setting up that animal/person for a much harder time down the road and far more potential for trauma. The reason comments like yours are disturbing and suspicious, outside of not understanding basic behavioral development and psychology, is that it seems to suggest that your fear of using force stems from your own fears that you are unable to control yourself. This is why people will accuse others of abuse even though they are applying these thigns correctly. They inherenetly and automatically jump to that conclusion because of projection and this is obvious because why else would you jump there and not assume the basic principles that I just explained? That means you are unaware of them (a sign of your own psychological state), or that you fear others are acting like you would if you didnt fully refrain entirely like you claim to do. The literature around this topic is very clear and to any competent behavioral scientist it is a red flag. Outside of that it could have just been a dumb comment that you dont actually do in real life and are just saying this because you are higher in neuroticism or simply virtue signalling.