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