Dog Tracking Systems

In my first blog post I reviewed the five basic types of e-collars available at Lion Country Supply, and in the second blog post I reviewed selecting the best training e-collar for your dog. Today I continue this e-collar series with a post about tracking e-collars, considered by many to be the ultimate in the entire e-collar line up.

E-collars which are also known as remote collars are operated remotely with a handheld controller. While many people consider e-collars nothing more than a shock collar used to correct bad pet behavior, e-collars have greater uses beyond behavior correction. Location tracking is one of those uses. Over the next few weeks we'll be doing a short article series on e-collars.

If you are Christmas shopping for the new upland bird hunter in your life you'd probably like to get him that one special Christmas gift like a tracking and training e-collar or remote bird launcher. Either of these items would be great gifts that are sure to please and excite an upland bird hunter on Christmas Continue reading?

Hi, I'm Eric with Lion Country Supply. I'm here today to introduce you to the all-new Garmin Alpha TT15 Mini bundle and the Garmin Alpha TT15 extra collar. Customers tell us all the time here at Lion Country Supply that the existing TT15 is a little large and heavy for smaller breeds. Well Garmin has solved that problem with the TT15 Mini.

Garmin had sent prototype first run samples of the new PRO models to select dealers a few weeks ago. I have had a chance to tryout the new PRO550. I currently use a Tri-Tronics Pro500 to train my 4 year old Lab Billey for AKC hunt tests. The 2 systems are very similar in operation Continue reading?

I was lucky to get a chance to field test the new Garmin Tri-Tronics PRO 70 on a few of my beagles. I was very impressed with the feel of the transmitter which is very simple to the G3 Classic I have used for years. The toggle switch which changes the button setup has the collar colors shown opposed to a circle and a dot, which in my opinion is easier to tell what collars you are transmitting to. The PRO 70 also comes with a bark limiter, this alone is one feature that I have always wished someone added onto one of the training systems.

The PRO Trashbreaker is now the longest range remote collar with an unprecedented 4 mile line of sight range. Using the Garmin Alpha 100 we found this unbelievable claim to be true although we did our test in the field without line of sight. The PRO Trashbreaker works off of a different radio signal from previous Trashbreaker units.

October 2013 after the first day of our general small game season as we were standing around a beautiful campfire, I slipped and suffered a dislocated ankle and a fairly serious break to my lower leg. As you can imagine, I was out of commission for pretty much the whole season. Although, I did get Continue reading?

It appears that Garmin has done it again! Finally the GPS dog tracking collar we have been waiting for. The Garmin DC50 collar incorporates the best parts of the last 3 collar designs including the TT10 Alpha collar. The DC50 looks very similar to the TT10 without the contact points. The Garmin DC50 collar is Continue reading?

Garmin Astro DC30 versus DC40 - Garmin recently introduced their new model collar for the Astro 220 GPS Dog Tracking System, the DC40?. Ever since this new model of collar hit the market, there has been much discussion and a lot of questions raised from the dog-handler community. Discussions with Continue reading?

Reviewed by: Randy Carlson - LCS General Manager We have taken a close look at the new Garmin Astro DC40 and wanted to share our first impressions with you. The first thing you notice when picking up the new Garmin Astro DC40 is the collar strap design. The black nylon collar is gone, and replaced Continue reading?

Reviewed by: Randy Carlson - LCS General Manager The new Garmin Astro DC30 with the Low Profile Collar is finally available from Garmin, and some of the guys at LCS and myself have had an opportunity to use it extensively. The most important feature is the completely redesigned collar unit. The new Low-Profile collar is about Continue reading?