Dogtra EF - 3000 Gold Dog Fence Review

The Dogtra brand makes a lot of training equipmentThe transmitter on the Dogtra can do up to 40 acres.
for sporting dogs. They have one dog fence systemIt has the basic controls - an on/off switch and a
called the, the EF-3000 Gold. The Dogtra is the onlyboundary width dial. There are two wire ports for the
rechargeable in-ground system that allows you haveboundary wire loop. And a third wire port for you to
independent correction levels for each dog, so is aground it directly if there is a grounding stake nearby.
good choice if your dogs are of pretty differentDon't worry if there isn't, you can use one of the
temperament or size.optional lightning protection modules to ground the wire
Box Contentsusing the ground connection in any three prong power
The Dogtra collar is a little on the chunky side andsocket. The system comes with the standard 500
looks dated but does the job. Avoid using this on dogsfeet of18 gauge boundary wire,50 flags and two
over 20 lbs. The collar has been updated from thewaterproof splices.
previous version to use a lithium polymer battery. It hasConclusion
a much better life span than the nickel metal hydrideThis is a good system. But at this price point, I think the
battery it replaces. We find these get you 3-4 weeksInnotek 4100 has it beat. The collar on the Dogtra is
of charge and take two hours to recharge.The collarsignificantly bigger and the Dogtra doesn't have the
has five correction levels, and vibrates as well asfeatures like the battery backup, collar fit and the
beeps to warn the dog that they are too close to theindoor / outdoor pods.
boundary before giving the dog the correction. TheThere are a few situations where it has the Innotek
vibration feature is great for older dogs that are hardbeat. First if your dogs can't hear very well, the vibrate
of hearing. The correction levels are set on the collarfeature here is really useful. Second, if your dogs are
which lets you set an custom correction level for eachvery different sizes the ability to set the correction
dog on the system. The collar comes with long andlevel for each dog independently on the collar make
short probes and these plastic no shock trainingthis a better choice. Third, if you need more than the
probes.25 acres capacity on the Innotek, the 40 acre capacity
Transmitteron this unit make this the one to get.