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I really enjoyed this review as well as another I also watched. I bought a WAGZ GPS collar system just 2 months ago (due to price) and it worked very well for me....I even ordered an extra battery 3 weeks into use since I was pleased with the product! However, I just received a notification from the company stating they were going out of business and shutting down the service. They only gave us a 24-48 hour notice, so no time to research another product. This review has helped tremendously, but as you can imagine, I am scared to spend money on another product for fear of the same thing happening!! Spot On sounds like the best choice for me with approximately 3 acres, but dang that price tag!!
I just saw an ad for the Halo collar and I started looking into it. This video is full of useful information! You thoroughly covered everything i was interested in. Feom how it works, to price. Thank you for the video
I have 5 acres and the halo one and two have worked great. I had a couple of issues with the 2 giving my dog feedback for no reason but contacted them and they showed me how to calibrate it. Also simce their new update, no issues. One of my dogs is deaf and this collar has given me piece of mind, for sure. I am contemplating an upgrade to the halo 3 since the battery life is much longer and it says it's more accurate (which I've never had a problem with when it comes to tracking.)
How does the SpotOn perform in wooded areas with broadleaf trees? Wooded meaning not much sunlight reaches the ground underneath the trees. Thanks in advance for your reviews (you're quite the entertainer!) and comments.
Good question! It’s supposed to be able to handle that with forest mode, which is always active after a recent update. We haven’t had a chance to test it though. Our pleasure, so glad you enjoyed them 😀
I did talk with SpotOn customer service, and they said as long as the trees were NOT EVERGREENS (which evidently messes up the satellite), the Forest Mode would enable it to work OK. She also said if we weren't satisfied, they had a 90 day return policy. Next time you're looking for something to do, I think there might be others who would be interested in a real-life test of it in the trees.
Surprised at the price difference. I have a need for multiple collars (3 dogs) and 50 acres to let them roam. Have you reviewed collars that might be better for my needs?
I had the halo 2 and finally gave it up. I am rural and poor gps and satellite signal and the halo just didn't work on my dogs. They are pretty expensive for not being able to use in a rural area
I have only personally used the first and possibly second generation of the Halo collar. I live in a rural river valley with Halo being on AT&T cellular service for collar updates. Experience with Halo has been down right terrible. Collars are not built ruggedly enough. Perhaps strong enough for lap dogs but not medium to large dogs that play hard and romp around. I had 3 collars replaced last collar stopped working and it became too tedious to find the time to deal with their customer support. I basically have to keep a vigilant eye on my dog while he's outside or look back into getting an actual hard wired underground fence installed. Whether it is Spot On or the new Halo 3, ask yourself if you are perfect about if the collar is working? That one time it's not and your pet could be hit in the road. I think this tech is bottom line too glitchy to have any piece of mind and I wouldn't recommend either.
Great video. I have a question noone else has asked: can gps fences be movable? Can the dog figure it out? - we camp a lot, and would like to be able to let our dog off-leash in a field when we're on the road. Three weeks on a leash is a challenge. Once she's trained for one boundary, if we walk a new boundary once with the dog and the device, will she be able to figure out the new one? Also, what's your experience with effectiveness with a dog with very strong hunting drive?
Yes, they are movable. If your dog is trained to understand the tones, they should be able to pick up on it. Perhaps you could walk the boundaries with them as you set it up.
Questions: if the dog is chasing something or decides to sprint past the boundary, how long do these collars deal out the static shock? Do they keep going until the battery runs out or the dog turns around?
With the SpotOn it continues for 10s then stops. With the Halo 2+ there was a little more to it. I believe it is supposed to stop correcting if the dog stops moving away from the boundary, and also if they turn around and move toward the boundary. You can see us testing the boundary logic I believe in the individual 100 day reviews for each.
How well do you think these GPS collars would work on a .59 acre lot on a cul-de-sac (pizza pie shaped with most of the property in the back yard) in a subdivision?
Any suggestions/opinions on which, if any, collar I should try for 2 Pyrenees/AS mix 9 month old pups? I’ve tried all the “cheaper” fence collars and they just don’t work good. I’m worried about spending this much on collars for dogs that play VERY rough and are constantly tackling each other and CHEWING/TEARING UP things.
If you try it. Comment back please. I have a great Pyrenees on 6 acres. But he doesn't think that's enough land 🙄 everyone has told me these won't work for a gp
I will continue to use the wired system. Pain in the butt to bury wire but at $50.00 for wire and $200.00 for the system I can see my 5 hours to bury the wire as being worth saving tons of money for our .3 acre dog permiter.
@@ThePamperedPup Did you have it set to 10 when it zapped you? maybe you are a good actor. I have tested dog collars in the past and found it to not be painful just surprising.
Are the boundary/buffer zones adjustable? I have a very small property but more than the required 250 sf that Halo needs, however, I have a section of yard between our home and our neighbor that is only 15 or so feet wide but has a fence line. I assume if I opt the Halo route I may have to take and adjust that edge of the boundary line onto the neighbors property so that the dog can get the full use of this section of the yard without being warned unnecessarily?
Does being in a rural location with spotty internet service have any effect on either of these products? Also, does the size of your dog matter? If so, which would be better for a small dog (miniature Dachshund)?
Cellular and GPS signal are more important. Internet shouldn’t matter I don’t think. You could measure your pup’s neck to see if either collar is small enough, the post the sizes on the websites.
Can either of these collars connect to more than one phone? Like would both myself and my husband be able to track our dog on our phones separately or can they only connect to 1 user?
@@ThePamperedPupthat’s great I’m looking forward to that review. I know it may seem so redundant to keep testing out the SpotOn Vs this and that but it is tremendously appreciated by us all. Thank you and I’ll keep an eye out for that review.
So glad to hear! Thanks for letting us know. Don’t mind the reviews, just tired of getting shocked 😂 but we can work around that, especially as the tech improves. Thanks so much for watching!
@@ThePamperedPup Awesome. I tried the Halo 2 and it didn't get signal out here. Other than that I liked it. I have the spot on now. Ordered a halo 3 to try to see if it gets signal now. I like that you can manually correct the dogs on the Halo. Comes in handy on walks through the woods when they see a deer or something. Both collars randomly correct the dogs in the house unfortunately. Hopefully that's fixed on the halo 3 but I doubt it. Our metal roof doesn't play well with the collars.
Awesome, hope it works out for you! Yeah, metal roofs can be troublesome for all types of invisible fences. SpotOn has the home zones included which might help indoors, and halo the beacons.
Hello, Have you tried out the new Halo 3? I found the boundary on SpotOn to be unreliable. When I was setting it up, they even indicated that the fence can move 10-12'. No likey... I also had trouble with the set up walking my property's (1.3 ac) perimeter. When I tried to get it to connect points because I couldn't walk through. It wouldn't connect a point unless I walked a little which was impossible. I ended up doing it on the app and found it to be unreliable. Thanks! Karen
Not yet, but we plan to! Sorry to hear about your frustrations with the SpotOn. All GPS devices will likely experience some drift throughout the day, due to satellite positions in the sky and similar.
100% agreed. Tried to order one from them earlier this week. Awful experience. Got my money back and am now ordering from Spot on. Good service is worth the extra price.
is the shock that strong? I have tested dog collars on myself and it was a disconcerting buzzy feel but not like how you acted. Are you a wuss or was the zap that strong?
You threw yourself out of the running by calling what you do 'FILMING'. If you don't care about that inaccuracy, what other stuff are you messing up? You're fired.
@@ThePamperedPup they sent me an email breaking down the improvements. Better GPS, all carriers supported, and a new tailoring system. Interested to see your review when you get one
See my best deal for the SpotOn GPS Fence (Discount at Checkout): www.thepamperedpup.com/go/spoton-deal-halo-comparison-100-days-video/
Check for deals on the Halo Collar: www.thepamperedpup.com/go/halo-deal-spoton-comparison-100-days-video/
The price doesn't change in the cart 🤔
@@tarabarrett733 we only have a deal for SpotOn right now. It doesn't show up in the cart, only once you continue to the checkout screen.
@@ThePamperedPup it worked, I bought it! Thank you!
I'm in the market and really appreciated the work you put into this. Thank you sir.
You’re welcome, glad it was helpful! We appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment!
I really enjoyed this review as well as another I also watched. I bought a WAGZ GPS collar system just 2 months ago (due to price) and it worked very well for me....I even ordered an extra battery 3 weeks into use since I was pleased with the product! However, I just received a notification from the company stating they were going out of business and shutting down the service. They only gave us a 24-48 hour notice, so no time to research another product. This review has helped tremendously, but as you can imagine, I am scared to spend money on another product for fear of the same thing happening!! Spot On sounds like the best choice for me with approximately 3 acres, but dang that price tag!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah it’s a bummer about the Wagz closing. SpotOn is a great choice
Thanks for your great review and honest opinions. I Just purchased the spot on with your referral link! Thanks
Thanks so much!
After almost 2 years I still love my SpotOn fence, we are on a 2 acre odd shaped lot
Awesome! So glad it's working for you!
Thank you! I was looking at Halo, but now I will go for SpotOn!
Awesome! Thank you for watching!
I just saw an ad for the Halo collar and I started looking into it. This video is full of useful information! You thoroughly covered everything i was interested in. Feom how it works, to price. Thank you for the video
So glad to hear it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
I have 5 acres and the halo one and two have worked great. I had a couple of issues with the 2 giving my dog feedback for no reason but contacted them and they showed me how to calibrate it. Also simce their new update, no issues. One of my dogs is deaf and this collar has given me piece of mind, for sure. I am contemplating an upgrade to the halo 3 since the battery life is much longer and it says it's more accurate (which I've never had a problem with when it comes to tracking.)
Glad they’re working for you! We’ll be have our hands on a 3 soon!
I would love to get the SpotOn system but it depends on the discount and a payment plan. I’m on 15 acres with a road in front :(
This sounds like a Spot-On advertisement trying to act impartial
It’s not
How does the SpotOn perform in wooded areas with broadleaf trees? Wooded meaning not much sunlight reaches the ground underneath the trees. Thanks in advance for your reviews (you're quite the entertainer!) and comments.
Good question! It’s supposed to be able to handle that with forest mode, which is always active after a recent update. We haven’t had a chance to test it though. Our pleasure, so glad you enjoyed them 😀
I did talk with SpotOn customer service, and they said as long as the trees were NOT EVERGREENS (which evidently messes up the satellite), the Forest Mode would enable it to work OK. She also said if we weren't satisfied, they had a 90 day return policy. Next time you're looking for something to do, I think there might be others who would be interested in a real-life test of it in the trees.
Interesting, I would have thought the opposite! Thanks for sharing, that’s helpful. Yeah that’s a good idea, we’ll consider doing some tests.
Surprised at the price difference. I have a need for multiple collars (3 dogs) and 50 acres to let them roam. Have you reviewed collars that might be better for my needs?
The only other option you might want to consider is the PetSafe guardian. Video for our initial impressions is actually scheduled to publish tonight.
Apologies - that video is actually next week!
I had the halo 2 and finally gave it up. I am rural and poor gps and satellite signal and the halo just didn't work on my dogs. They are pretty expensive for not being able to use in a rural area
Sorry to hear it didn’t work out for you, thanks for sharing.
I bought the spot on. Never look back. Buy once cry once! Spot on is the only way to go.
Glad you like it!
@@ThePamperedPupI live on a large farm so it works great for what I need
If your dog does go past the boundaries, does the app track your dog, so you can find him?
I have only personally used the first and possibly second generation of the Halo collar. I live in a rural river valley with Halo being on AT&T cellular service for collar updates. Experience with Halo has been down right terrible. Collars are not built ruggedly enough. Perhaps strong enough for lap dogs but not medium to large dogs that play hard and romp around. I had 3 collars replaced last collar stopped working and it became too tedious to find the time to deal with their customer support. I basically have to keep a vigilant eye on my dog while he's outside or look back into getting an actual hard wired underground fence installed. Whether it is Spot On or the new Halo 3, ask yourself if you are perfect about if the collar is working? That one time it's not and your pet could be hit in the road. I think this tech is bottom line too glitchy to have any piece of mind and I wouldn't recommend either.
Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Great video. I have a question noone else has asked: can gps fences be movable? Can the dog figure it out? - we camp a lot, and would like to be able to let our dog off-leash in a field when we're on the road. Three weeks on a leash is a challenge. Once she's trained for one boundary, if we walk a new boundary once with the dog and the device, will she be able to figure out the new one? Also, what's your experience with effectiveness with a dog with very strong hunting drive?
Yes, they are movable. If your dog is trained to understand the tones, they should be able to pick up on it. Perhaps you could walk the boundaries with them as you set it up.
Great video thank you 😊….BTW, I have a halo gen 1 that’s not working, and their costumer service sucks! 😢… good luck.
Sorry to hear! Thanks for watching 😊
Have you looked at the Petsafe Guardian GPS? Looks like it's newer. I can't find much on it.
Yes! Will place an order to test as soon as soon as we’re wrapped up with the halo 3
When they get smaller I am interested. The collar is bigger than my dog now.
😂 I hear you!
FYI as of today the Spot on is $1000 and the Halo is $700
One time purchase $300 is nothing. I would pay $2,000 if it will keep my dog out of the street.
Questions: if the dog is chasing something or decides to sprint past the boundary, how long do these collars deal out the static shock? Do they keep going until the battery runs out or the dog turns around?
With the SpotOn it continues for 10s then stops. With the Halo 2+ there was a little more to it. I believe it is supposed to stop correcting if the dog stops moving away from the boundary, and also if they turn around and move toward the boundary. You can see us testing the boundary logic I believe in the individual 100 day reviews for each.
Can you test the Dogtra Pathfinder 2 (e-fence function) and possibly compare it with spot on?
I'll make a note! This the second second request for the Dogtra in 24 hours 🙂
How well do you think these GPS collars would work on a .59 acre lot on a cul-de-sac (pizza pie shaped with most of the property in the back yard) in a subdivision?
Sounds like a very good application!
Any suggestions/opinions on which, if any, collar I should try for 2 Pyrenees/AS mix 9 month old pups? I’ve tried all the “cheaper” fence collars and they just don’t work good. I’m worried about spending this much on collars for dogs that play VERY rough and are constantly tackling each other and CHEWING/TEARING UP things.
Hard for us to say for sure, but both of these collars are pretty sturdy and durable. Perhaps someone else with a similar situation can chime in.
If you try it. Comment back please. I have a great Pyrenees on 6 acres. But he doesn't think that's enough land 🙄 everyone has told me these won't work for a gp
How well are these for double coated doggos?
Hmm, not sure sorry. Perhaps someone who has experience with that can comment.
I will continue to use the wired system. Pain in the butt to bury wire but at $50.00 for wire and $200.00 for the system I can see my 5 hours to bury the wire as being worth saving tons of money for our .3 acre dog permiter.
Yeah, the wired systems can work pretty well!
Great video. What level did you use for static corrections on your furless neck?
SpotOn up to 10. Halo just the default.
That’s a lot of juice!🤣🤣🤣
@@ThePamperedPup Did you have it set to 10 when it zapped you? maybe you are a good actor. I have tested dog collars in the past and found it to not be painful just surprising.
which would work better fo a big dog like a rottweiler
Both should work fine
Are the boundary/buffer zones adjustable?
I have a very small property but more than the required 250 sf that Halo needs, however, I have a section of yard between our home and our neighbor that is only 15 or so feet wide but has a fence line.
I assume if I opt the Halo route I may have to take and adjust that edge of the boundary line onto the neighbors property so that the dog can get the full use of this section of the yard without being warned unnecessarily?
They do not, as far as I know. That could work, as long as your neighbors wouldn’t mind too much in the event that your dog wandered over.
Does being in a rural location with spotty internet service have any effect on either of these products? Also, does the size of your dog matter? If so, which would be better for a small dog (miniature Dachshund)?
Cellular and GPS signal are more important. Internet shouldn’t matter I don’t think. You could measure your pup’s neck to see if either collar is small enough, the post the sizes on the websites.
I don’t see a discount at checkout
Should be good now, thanks very much for letting us know! Sorry for the inconvenience.
I would love to see you review the halo 3 😊
@@kirtandsunshyne its on order!
If one chooses to get the subscription for SpotOn, is there a multi dog/collar discount like Halo has?
I believe there is a multi-dog discount on the collar for the SpotOn, not sure about the subscription though.
Spot on is offering a one time fee of $190 when you purchase the collar that covers the subscription indefinitely
Can either of these collars connect to more than one phone? Like would both myself and my husband be able to track our dog on our phones separately or can they only connect to 1 user?
My guess would be that if you use the same account to login on both phones then you should be able to.
The new Halo 3 reads like a terrific upgrade from the 2+ and even the Spoton. Are you planning on testing the Halo 3 soon?
Yes, we’ve placed our order
@@ThePamperedPupthat’s great I’m looking forward to that review. I know it may seem so redundant to keep testing out the SpotOn Vs this and that but it is tremendously appreciated by us all. Thank you and I’ll keep an eye out for that review.
So glad to hear! Thanks for letting us know. Don’t mind the reviews, just tired of getting shocked 😂 but we can work around that, especially as the tech improves. Thanks so much for watching!
Have you tried the Halo 3 yet?
We are testing this week!
@@ThePamperedPup Awesome. I tried the Halo 2 and it didn't get signal out here. Other than that I liked it. I have the spot on now. Ordered a halo 3 to try to see if it gets signal now. I like that you can manually correct the dogs on the Halo. Comes in handy on walks through the woods when they see a deer or something. Both collars randomly correct the dogs in the house unfortunately. Hopefully that's fixed on the halo 3 but I doubt it. Our metal roof doesn't play well with the collars.
Awesome, hope it works out for you! Yeah, metal roofs can be troublesome for all types of invisible fences. SpotOn has the home zones included which might help indoors, and halo the beacons.
@@ThePamperedPup yeah I have the home zone on and doesn’t help unfortunately.
Hello, Have you tried out the new Halo 3? I found the boundary on SpotOn to be unreliable. When I was setting it up, they even indicated that the fence can move 10-12'. No likey... I also had trouble with the set up walking my property's (1.3 ac) perimeter. When I tried to get it to connect points because I couldn't walk through. It wouldn't connect a point unless I walked a little which was impossible. I ended up doing it on the app and found it to be unreliable.
Thanks!
Karen
Not yet, but we plan to! Sorry to hear about your frustrations with the SpotOn. All GPS devices will likely experience some drift throughout the day, due to satellite positions in the sky and similar.
i have 2 halo collors and there terible one wont charge anymore not happy
Sorry to hear!
Halo sent me to this to review but if I knew that it was a zap collar, I wouldn't have accepted it. I thought it was a GPS collar only.
You can use it without the static, but it is indeed a function
If you don’t have a use for it I would be interested
please check out the horrible halo customer service and there is no getting a hold of anyone and it should be included check out the BBB
I haven't had bad experiences myself so I can't speak to it directly, but yes there are an awful lot of complaints.
100% agreed. Tried to order one from them earlier this week.
Awful experience.
Got my money back and am now ordering from Spot on. Good service is worth the extra price.
is the shock that strong? I have tested dog collars on myself and it was a disconcerting buzzy feel but not like how you acted. Are you a wuss or was the zap that strong?
Omg his head just deformed like if he didn’t have any skull 💀
Ready to pull the trigger for a spot on but then I read some reviews about the battery life not being good. Can you speak to that?
We’ve never had trouble long term, but we’ve only used the small number of collars that have been in our possession over the years.
You threw yourself out of the running by calling what you do 'FILMING'. If you don't care about that inaccuracy, what other stuff are you messing up? You're fired.
He’s judging dog collars, not videography vernacular.
I just ordered the Halo 2+ and received an email saying it's been upgraded to the Halo 3. Have you seen it heard anything about the Halo 3??
They've just started shipping the Halo 3 from what we understand. We've yet to see any rundown of the differences from Halo.
@@ThePamperedPup they sent me an email breaking down the improvements. Better GPS, all carriers supported, and a new tailoring system.
Interested to see your review when you get one
Guess we’ll have to buy one 😀
@@ThePamperedPupI don’t think the current link for Halo provides any discount probably due to them going to their latest version
@@wallyworldwfthey give 25 dollars off of you sign up for texts i believe