Updates and connection issues
Does not consistently update or connect
Buy Garmin
Wish I bought Garmin. I hunt bear and Mt lion with 8 hounds. I’m constantly losing track of my dogs and have had to rely on my buddies Garmin collared dogs to find mine ( hunting together) on many occasions. It’s ridiculous how you have to use some 1990’s software and a pc just to download maps in remote places ( where everyone hunts). I wishhhh I bought Garmin. My biggest annoyance is the fact that the tone noise for your dogs and signal lost noise on your collar is the exact same sound. I can count a few hundred times that it starts beeping In my hand, calling any dogs in close vicinity close to me. Good way to tone dull a good dog. Out of every sound that can be made on earth, you chose the same sound for both remote and collars. Absolutely 0 forethought
Show more
Never work right
Very expensive for a super glitchy system
connect
not connecting
Greatest collar system ever
I have two gsp’s. Both have learned the system. Makes managing and owning high energy hunting dogs a dream!
Sucks
Never works
Inconsistent tracking
We got the new dogtra pathfinder 2 mini and loved it at first. As we used it more we found more issues. It would regularly drop signal, show the dog was in the completely wrong direction, then one day the collar just stopped sending a signal. We have had I hope for this system but it needs some serious software updates to improve efficiency and consistency.
Show more
Perfect!
I work on a golf course my Aussie runs for days this give me the peace of mind! Thank you
Buy Garmin
Decent product ruined by the fact that the tone noise your hounds hear is the same exact noise the yellow remote emits when it loses signal. Which happened all the time. Even if your dogs are next to you, no big deal, but why why why would you make that sound the same sound you train dogs with?
I wish I could strangle whoever thought that was a good idea. Wish I could afford Garmin
I wish I could strangle whoever thought that was a good idea. Wish I could afford Garmin
Show more
Great Function, Not So Great App Design
The app is confusing to navigate for me, and it’s very disappointing you can’t at least make multiple e-fence boundaries and switch your active one. As far as I can tell, I have to re-create the boundary every time I want it in a different location.
Great for my Beagle
Purchased the Pathfinder 2 in the fall we use it to keep track of our beagle while Rabbit hunting.
Fantastic and the battery last a long time. easy to run a full day with plenty more to spare.
I use an iPhone
Fantastic and the battery last a long time. easy to run a full day with plenty more to spare.
I use an iPhone
GPS inconsistent
I walked the boundary and the GPS indicates a different path. Frustrating
Great for tracking and e-fence.
I love the system. It’s been roughly 3 months of use daily and the collar is doing everything I wanted it to do.
My boy is very adventurous and excitable with animals and other dogs. He is extremely friendly and wants to say hello to everyone and everything.
When I initially did research I saw the other brand gps collars but didn’t like the idea of paying monthly fees. Then I found the pathfinder 2 and it was more than I could ask for.
As a training only collar, I would not choose it, though now with the compass remote that is coming out, I suspect it would be incredible. The app works well and as intended, the gps collar does take a few minutes to connect in cloudy skies but so does anything with gps so I kind of expected that. The efence works well though as others have mentioned it’s kind of difficult to redraw your maps or change boundaries easily, as you have to basically erase the existing map to make a new one. I have trained My dog to recall to the beep. He does not like the vibrate which is what happens at the first boundary, if he goes beyond that it will give him a correction.
My only complaint: I should’ve waited a couple months for the compass but unfortunately I had no clue it was coming.
Wish I had known ! I’ll have to save up to get the connector at some point.
My boy is very adventurous and excitable with animals and other dogs. He is extremely friendly and wants to say hello to everyone and everything.
When I initially did research I saw the other brand gps collars but didn’t like the idea of paying monthly fees. Then I found the pathfinder 2 and it was more than I could ask for.
As a training only collar, I would not choose it, though now with the compass remote that is coming out, I suspect it would be incredible. The app works well and as intended, the gps collar does take a few minutes to connect in cloudy skies but so does anything with gps so I kind of expected that. The efence works well though as others have mentioned it’s kind of difficult to redraw your maps or change boundaries easily, as you have to basically erase the existing map to make a new one. I have trained My dog to recall to the beep. He does not like the vibrate which is what happens at the first boundary, if he goes beyond that it will give him a correction.
My only complaint: I should’ve waited a couple months for the compass but unfortunately I had no clue it was coming.
Wish I had known ! I’ll have to save up to get the connector at some point.
Show more
Pathfinder 2
The app is great but the collars are slow to connect and wish the maps were more clear other than that love the pathfinder 2.
Dogtra Pathfinder2
Overall somewhat satisfied with collar. Unfortunately it continues to disconnect while in use. I would recommend a battery indication on the phone app or watch app for both receiver and transmitter. Only seeing the battery on the receiver is misleading. One battery last longer when comparing the two. Also, would recommend vibrate with sound function. Noise output is relative quiet on collar when dog is running through vegetation.
Show more
Working ok so far.
Tracking seems fine, I just can’t understand why it takes so long for the dog icon to load up after it connects to collar. Been holding my dog back until it does. Sometimes it took as long as 15 minutes keeping him on a leash at the edge of a field.
Also at 20 he barely acknowledges the shock but at 27 he sounds like I shot him with a taser.
Also the constant add truck marker is a little much.
Also at 20 he barely acknowledges the shock but at 27 he sounds like I shot him with a taser.
Also the constant add truck marker is a little much.
Show more
Awesome
Received yesterday. Rural area with no cell coverage. Works well so far, dog learnt within minutes and GPS seems accurate while outside.
My only downside would be not being able to see on more than 1 device, even view only would be great. Tried to ‘share’ but seems another receiver be required.
My only downside would be not being able to see on more than 1 device, even view only would be great. Tried to ‘share’ but seems another receiver be required.
Good system
Good system. E collar is affective at warning. Takes while for collar to show up. I have 2 collars i rotate. Seem have hard time getting second one connect.
Great Product
I love my Pathfinder2 collar and the app. I prefer this set up to a lot of the other products that are out there because it allows me to use my phone as the controlling device rather than carrying yet another device. I have one request. It would be great if this app had an Apple widget that worked with it. It would be nice to be able to have the widget up on the lock screen rather than having to constantly unlock the phone and tap the GPS icon to pull the app up.
Show more
Issues
Not impressed with map. Like original outline only. The collar light is too bright should have a range of brightness.
