I''ve thought about one for a while, afraid my husky will leave me!

Anyways, has anybody had any experience with any of these or know someone who has?

There are a lot of brands, but I just don't have any idea as to the quality and design of them.

I dont want to spend 300 bucks and find out it doesn't work very well, and there is a diff one that is way better.

 

8 foot fence is your best friend.

 

what brands have you come across?

 

reamo and another that is huge and has a phone basically as well, plus a few others.......just have no idea which is legit.

Big yard, unless i want to do electric around the whole thing which i cant afford this is my only route

 

Ask your vet, he/she may have more information on that for you. Or they may be able to recommend one. Also, another good idea is to have a Pet ID microchip put on your pet, just in case they get lost any vet can scan it and get all your/your pets' information. My kitty cats have them because sometimes they ditch their collars....I still haven't figured that one out yet. lol

 

roamEO is OK if you don't expect him to get very far when he does get away, but only a mile range means he could still get out of range pretty quickly.

Garmin's Astro 220 costs about twice as much but gives you more like a 5 mile range.

The innotek RD400 system allows you to track several dogs with one reciever up to they say 8 miles.

The tracker classic system is a little harder to use because it is more of a beacon/directional receiver, rather than a GPS transmitting system, but they say it can work up to 12 miles under the right conditions;

"The Classic receiver is rated at 12 miles line of sight; 4-7 miles in rolling hills and 2.5 - 4 miles in mountainous areas. However there are numerous factors that can effect this range, such as: transmitter strength; ground cover; moisture and receiver antenna being used."