Halo Collar 4+

My friendly and fun-loving golden-doodles were very spotty in staying at home. I live in a wooded area and had to leave my dogs gated on my large porch most of the time since they would often run off to explore the woods. Sometimes being gone for half a day. This was not safe for them and caused a lot of stress for me.
After a lot of research, I finally broke down and invested in two Halo collars. They were both refurbished. On delivery, one initialized perfectly while the other did not. I used the Dog Park option and had a video call with a rep right away to resolve the issue. Super support team and function of the Halo app. I did end up having to replace the one collar due to an issue with it not track correctly. The return process and easy and had a replacement within a few days. The replacement is working great.
The training process was a little off-kill for my dogs since I had already done some basic training with them. I did most of the recommended training with one dog and found it became more confusing to her because of the previous training. So after some basic training to associate them to the collars , I let them loose and both adapted great to the recall and mild correction. Now they have no static correction and are very responsive.
They are free to roam the property and know their boundaries and are very happy dogs. I’m am stress free. It was working the investment!

Hey there - thanks for your review. We are so glad that the halo collar is working for you! If you ever need help with anything, please visit us in the virtual Halo Dog Park at dogpark.halocollar.com, or in the Halo app under Settings > Halo Dog Park.

Over the years I have tried all kinds of radio transmitter collars to try and keep my dogs in the yard. I couldn’t do buried wire collars because my property is huge and we live on a giant granite hill in New Hampshire so burying isn’t feasible.
The radio transmitter collars were a pain because they all had roughly circular coverage but my yard is not circular and it is very hilly so the coverage pattern wasn’t something you could expect a dog to learn.
I had always stayed away from cellular GPS collars like the Halo because of the initial price, but if you add up all the other things I tried, it would definitely be more expensive than the Halo!
The main features I like are the cellular connection that allows me to always see where the dog is on my phone, coupled with the ability to send feedback through the app, ranging from a tone, a vibration, or a shock. I’ve had lots of portable correction collars before, but all it takes is one deer in the woods and the dog is out of range of a normal transmitter collar before you can even get it out of your pocket. With the Halo, no matter where he is, I can give him a correction, and he knows what that sound means - he’d better get back in the yard or he’s going to be in for a shock! This collar coupled with the cameras I have around my yard allow me to leave the dog door open 24/7 - even if I’m in a different state I know I can see where he is and correct him if necessary. It’s a game changer!

This is such an amazing testimony! Thank you so much for your willingness to share and for choosing Halo to keep your dogs safe! We are thrilled that Halo has brought you the peace of mind you deserve.

We love the Halo system. We have been using this product for almost 3 years now. I have three dogs currently using the collars. 2 are 100 lb Labs and the other is an 85lb German Shepherd. We live on 7 acres that is mostly fenced with woven wire cattle fence. At our Previous home, our two labs were accustomed to an underground fence system, so it was no problem for them to convert to the Halo system. Our German Shepherd was trained using the halo collar system starting at about three months of age. He learned quickly because I worked with him daily to help him understand the differences in the different stimulations and tones.
What’s nice about the product is that we always know where our dogs are using the Halo app on our iPhones. Keeps them off of the fence line and from engaging the other dogs or farm animals on the opposite side of the fence or digging under. If we need to call them back to the house it’s very easy to open the app, Select all dogs with the proper tone, and they know to return to the back door at the house. We also use it when we’re traveling to with our dogs to visit relatives. We can just set up a new boundary line, walk them around to identify the boundaries, and then let them go.
Just like so many other products, you do run into problems that need to be resolved, and when we have encountered any problem, the Halo team has been very responsive to provide resolutions.
We love the product!

Thank you so much for sharing your journey and we're so glad you're in our Pack!