Ulysee Muff Webboard User Reg: 10-21-2002
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I JUST RECEIVED MY NEW DOGTRA-1200NCP THIS PAST WEEKEND. AFTER A 14 HOUR CHARGE, I DECIDED TO TEST THE TRUE DISTANCE!(2)BLOCKS NOT EVEN A QUARTER OF A MILE <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> . HAS ANY ONE TEST THE TRUE DISTANCE OF THESE 1/2MILE RANGE COLLARS.LOOKS GOOD,FITS FINE & WORKS WELL UP CLOSE. BUT THAT'S NOT A HALF OF A MILE RELIABILTY.O, TOO GET THE DISTANCE I DID GET. I HAD TO HOLD THE REMOTE UP HIGH IN THE AIR. ULYSEE
I called dogtra about this. They told me that the range statistic is for optimum conditions (no interference). In areas where there might be interference, the anti-interference circuitry decreasses the range, significantly it seems.
The signal has to travel through the air. When it hits something solid it can't travel as well. Just like the birds that fly into your windows. Kids, cars, hills, trees, etc. can all get in the way, as well as signals that might be coming from your neighobor's houses, adding noise to the signal that you are trying to send.
It has to do with resistance and error processing (I think, haven't looked at a diagram of the insides) but that's the simple version. In the end, it is better to have a shorter range than a collar that will give random zaps because of interference.
"Dog breeding must always be done by a dog lover, it can not be a profession." -Max v Stephanitz
If your intent is to fry your dog at a distance, then you need to check out the e-collars for hunting dogs. They have large, external antennae and ranges of up to two miles.
However, if your intent is to teach your dog a reliable recall, you can do that at a much closer range. The dog should never get far enough away that it learns there is a maximum range to these things. A quarter mile -- 440 yards -- 400 meters, is more than enough range. Once he really learns that 'Come' means 'Come', the distance won't matter.
Do a search for Lou Castle's posts. He has a number of good tips for correctly using e-collars.
Thanks for the kind words Charlie. I finally got my website set up and the training articles can be found there. One of the links isn't working but it should be fixed shortly.
Lou Castle has been kicked off this board. He is an OLD SCHOOL DOG TRAINER with little to offer.
Ulysee Muff Webboard User Reg: 10-21-2002
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Good point too keep in mind CHARILE. How ever me and the wife were testing the distance of the collar, Not the dog on the Fryen end. Although I would never need to blocks of 1/2 mile that's miss leading my friend. We tested this produce standing in the middle of the road standing in a straight line. Then between a one lot or two of trees' between us. NO RELIABLE SIGNAL.Just my personal opinon. Miss leading, Ulysee
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