Jeanne H.
Works just like promised. We've had no problems, and was easy to set up even for a computer illiterate. It's wonderful to let the dog run free and know she won't go into the highway or disappear into the fields to chase the deer.
Jon W.
It took my 5 month old Jack Russell one correction to understand the program. He now turns back when he gets the beeps. Actually doesn’t get close enough to get beeps..we have a big yard. He lives it
Suzie J.
I love, love my SpotOn dog collars that I purchased for my 2 dogs! I’m not tech savvy and setting it up was extremely easy. When I did have a question I could call and speak with a representative who was patient and friendly. I highly recommend this system!
Katelyn J.
This collar is easy to use, walks you through teaching your dog to use it, and is very effective. They take care of their customers needs and help in any way they can for their product to work for you.
Sonda S.
We recently got 6 inches of rain with lots of Lightning and thunder. I was at work during the storm and when I came home I could not find my dog anywhere. I signed up for the subscription immediately to try to locate my dog. The GPS showed me her location and she washed almost 5 miles away. I still have not figured out how she ended up that far away. I am so thankful that I could find her with the GPS collar.
Fred Y.
“So far so good. Took about a week of training for Luna to understand the tones. We’re currently using vibration correction and it appears to be working. I tried the static correction on myself and it seemed a little much compared to other e collar training collars. The only improvement I would suggest is if the walk the perimeter function would initiate the tones instead of the boundary correction.”
I want to change my comment about the static correction. I tried the static correction again and it seems to be good and on par with other e collars. Lowest levels don’t seem harsh at all. Vibration is good for day to day, but our dog luna is pray driven and will sometimes over step the boundaries.
Charles W.
I use to have an in-ground wire fence and hated constantly looking for breaks. I also had a gps collar that I was paying for. This has taken place of both of them. Super accurate. Fast alerts l, especially compared to my last gps collar.
Brian H.
Had the option to either install a 15k fence or buy the SpotOn GPS Fence. Well after doing lots of searches and reviews as well as other products etc. SpotOn was clearly the better of the choices. Both cost and purpose needed. I have had this Collar now for couple months and it has been everything said it would be.. I personally was stressed based on not being able to let my Littleman out of the house when I was gone and also had to use the leash when I was home. Now He and I are Stress free. I go and he stays home with ability to come in and out on his own and does not leave the set property boundaries created with the SpotOn GPS fence App. Its not perfect but its way cheaper than a 15k fence and has offered nothing but confidence and a strong sense of security for me as I really was worried about my pets well being and health having to be restricted to in the house and crate while gone and only able to get out and run on a runner line set up which was totally limited to free running ability he truly has now..
Fence is a GPS connection to satellites and it does have variation of movement from the set boundaries at times like mentioned in the description and this sometimes makes me wonder is crating my dogs hesitation to move as freely as could at the fence lines I set.. Some days I ask Littleman to come to the first line of alert and he absolutely responds as if he is already in the alert area and I know this might be that variation of movement in greater than 10 to 15foot movement. So he has days where he gets confused and gives the why are you doing this to me today look. Sad and yet what can you do when this is a GPS Satellite dependent system. I only have 2 acres and with the corners and the said 15 ft for the 3 levels of alerts it does down size the yards actual size a bit..
Only other issue I have experienced in the neck of my Pets been irritated and created bleeding from the probes used to send the signals to the neck from the collar. 2 sizes to choice from , 1 being longer than other.. I used the shortest based on my dog is a short hair dog.. Well being that the collar is a larger than normal collar it created motive for Littleman to scratch at his collar based on both the training period of being given the sapping affect and also the uncomfortable wearing affect till used to it.. I reported this as possible being able to come up with small probes and Support was very responsive and understanding of my concerns.. Gave great answers ands suggestions remedy the issues.. I did come up with a better and every since my Littleman has not had any irritation to his neck.. I simply removed the probes all together and being he is a smart dog he still remember the 1st and 2nd alerts were before the zapping alert.. Plus remember he is also a short haired dog and the connection points are cooper and still produce a vibration that he is able to sense..
Now battery life is also the only other issue needed to learn this was or is still a leaning curve for me. Although I do now have a habit formed to remove collar and place on charger every night when shutting down for day.. Placing back on him when ready to start new day.. Its just what to do when I and if I decide to want to leave house for weekend say two day period and he has to stay home.. The battery life will most likely die and be uncharged and therefore not working as should and this is something I hope SpotOn is able to address and fix in near future.. Good of this is that the collar itself being on my dog is a reminder and he seems to already know his limits of boundaries and stays with in them alot. Yet what would happen if something outside the boundaries crates him to get overly excited or curious and he challenges this fence boundary when the collar is not charged and dead after the said 21 hours of know time to last. When He is in the house safe zone , which is a great feature offered in set up , the battery is not apparently being drained based on its not connected to the satellite system.
Life is not always easy and this is just another curve ball that may be an issue in the future for us.. So far not so.
Bottom line SpotOn has been a game changer and I and my Littleman are way more stress free and living freer than before we took the leap and bought this collar. Cost was well worth it considering the options I had..
So , thanks SpotOn for you creation of a healthy and cost effective way to allow my Pet to have a life he well deserves and not trapped or cooped up in a small house and not able to get out and run and play and investigate the nature outside the windows of his home..
Michele B.
SpotOn is allowing our GSD/Husky mix to live her best life! We moved from the city where we had a fenced in backyard to the country. The cost of fencing would have been through the roof and in exploring our options, we came across SpotOn. Anyone who has a GSD/Husky mix will understand the challenges with the breed and needing a fence. :-D
6 weeks in and we are all so loving the system. We followed the training that was outlined and our girl knows the boundaries as well as the warning tones. She loves to spend time outside and just meanders around with us or lays on the deck watching everything. She spends so much time outside now that when she is in the house, she passes out asleep which is impressive for a 4yr old dog. LOL
I do have to give a big shout out to Customer Service. We had also purchases a year's subscription which ended up not working for us because we have low cell service. I contacted Customer Service and they walked through the type of cell signal needed as well as looked what Allie's collar was receiving. Through that we realized Tracking was not going work for us so they promptly refunded what we paid for the subscription.
Haley .
This collar has seriously changed my dog’s life. Honey is a maremma sheepdog farm guardian. Despite our 100+ acres of land, she habitually snuck to neighbors’ houses and into the road. With seemingly no other options, we took a chance on this collar and it has paid off. Honey learned the boundary within a week and now spends her days completely unrestricted and outside. She has never been happier! With spotty cell phone service in the white mountains of NH we could not be happier with the accuracy and dependability of this collar. A big, but extremely worthwhile investment.
Matt S.
This product is perfect for our 1 year old GSD. She can run free on our 9 acres and I don’t have to worry about her. I can always see where she is and the correction keeps her inside the fence without issue! Not to mention the customer service! They are awesome! If I could give it 6 stars I would!
harold l.
Definitely get the subscription !! Viewing real time and border breach's are amazing to track your buddy from staying off the highway and public roads, excellent Customer service and build quality! USA made.
Jan P.
We just started using this collar. We are not shocking our dog, but the vibration is very effective. Working fantastic .
Ken S.
It was very easy to train our English Setter Annie as I use a training collar when hunting. She responded immediately to the tones. After a couple days of touching the boundaries she now hardly ever gets close to the boundary. I love this collar and have recommended it to our neighbor who has 2 Golden Retrievers.
Ken
Eric W.
Audible is very low. Dog can’t hear it or it is not loud enough to deter her. If I have my phone with me and play the sound through that she can hear it and she doesn’t cross. Not sure why there is not an audible control
Amanda C.
Conveniently, the neighbor’s cat crossed the invisible boundary line I created between our properties to contain my border collie to my side. I was curious to see the outcome and allowed this interaction to continue to serve as a training opportunity. Here we can observe my dog’s hesitancy in the chase due to our previous, positive-reward training along the perimeter for days. His quick stop and return was exactly at the proper location as I anticipated.
This Spot On Fence system continues to give me peace of mind!
Heather F.
Excellent customer service! This was easy to set up and works! What more could you ask for? This has been a blessing. The grass in the outside kennel, that we bought as a "back up", needs to the mowed from lack of use. We have used this for for three months. We are very happy with it.
Kathy D.
Love this fence! It was fairly easy to set up. Customer service was so wonderful when I needed them. My dogs, Larry and Luna, are so much happier. They’re outside all day long on their own, with no escapes. They learned the boundaries fairly quickly. Running and playing and getting so much exercise, they are exhausted by the end of the day.
Thank you SpotOn Fence. I was a bit apprehensive because of the price, but it is absolutely worth it!
Courtney G.
The SpotOn GPS Dog Collar has been a lifesaver for our family! Our 90 lb yellow lab can finally enjoy the outdoors safely, and we can relax knowing he's contained in our yard. It's like having the dog we've always dreamed of! The battery lasts all day, and our easy nightly charging routine makes it a breeze to keep the collar powered up. With a little initial training to establish boundaries, this collar has been a game-changer. We highly recommend the SpotOn GPS Dog Collar!
Kristina R.
EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
Have had 2 collars for 2+ years, they have worked reliably the whole time. One got damaged, called customer service and a new one is being sent. It all took 7 minutes speaking to a very helpful gentleman.
Laura B.
Bought our spot on collar about 4 months ago after our dog got loose; she returned but we knew we had to do something from preventing it from happening again. After some research, SpotOn seemed like the best option. It has been the best investment to keep our pup safe. It’s great to be able to have multiple fences at different houses that can easily be turned on and off. We’ve run into a couple issues with the accessories (charging dock and prongs), but after a quick call to customer service, all issues were resolved without a headache. They have the absolute best and easiest customer service I think I’ve ever dealt with. If you’re in need of something to keep your pup safe while also giving them the freedom of playing and running around, this is your best option!
Trisha
Would have been an awesome fence but you need at least .25 acres (10,000 sq ft) yard or area. I have a yard half that size and it doesn’t adjust for smaller yards. Can’t really rate it
Mark D.
In short, the Spot On collar saved us thousands of dollars. We have about 3 acres with lots of snakes and gopher holes. Our boxer puppy, Tyson (2 years old) had a compound fracture from galloping across the yard his foot getting stuck in a hole. Few thousand dollars there. Then he got bit by a snake. More hundreds. Building a fence was going to be about 20k. Then we discovered Spot On and are now able to limit where he roams, thus keeping him out of the dangerous areas and keeping him safely close to home as he tended to roam pretty far. If I could give this 6 stars I would. Lastly, the customer service is top notch. These guys are super friendly and willing to help. I know it's a little pricey but so are vet bills and fences.
P.S. Get the optional cell phone subscription for 10 bucks a month. You don't have to have it but I love being able to monitor him from my office. It's worth it.
Dave G.
SpotOn has worked wonderfully for our Doberman. It is nice to let him roam the property without worry.
Alfred E.
Excellent product and people to support you. We're very happy with our Spot On collar. We live in the California Sierra, in a very forested area, and this collar allows us to keep track of our mischievous 5 month old golden retriever. The supplemental smaller collar replacement allowed us to start using this device when he was only 4 months old.
Dan S.
Half the time the collars do not work. My dogs just walk right through the fence area. Other times it will make the noise but not shock them. Some times it will work properly.
Deanna M.
This collar for my australian Shephard has been amazing! Living in the country cars fly down our road. I no longer worry about her getting hit AND she can freely roam our 5 acres. Addie loves her collar, she comes to the counter every morning where it is charging and sits for me to put it on her. The only concern I have is the collar is pretty new and it is already showing wear, I'm afraid the battery will be exposed soon. I hope not, but it is looking like it.
Joe G.
Love these collars! I purchased two for my rambunctious German Shepherds. Spot on has changed my life and theirs! I couldn’t let them out of their kennel before because they just took off. Now, thanks to how well the Spot on collar works my dogs have about a 10 acre area to roam free. They learned quickly and now are enjoying a dogs life! Great product!
Jim M.
Easy to set up and effective on my 6 month old Black Mouth Cur.
Carol M.
It seems to be a work in progress. Even tho the app says the signal and battery are both good, it many times comes back saying it can’t find the dog. She is a one year old foxhound, bred to run fast - therefore training her has been difficult. We will keep working on it.
Tracie
We have 3 vizslas and live on 60 acres. With elk taking down the fences it’s hard to keep them in when they are chasing birds. We no longer have to make sure we I my have one outside at a time. Such a great feeling to know they will stay home. It was hard to spend the money to do this but all we can say we wish we would have done it sooner. It’s been about 3 weeks and so far all I can say is amazing.
Michael M.
Seriously love it. We have four dogs but only got two collars because of affordability and mixed reviews on gps collars as a whole. But I’m definitely glad we went with Spoton. The dogs learned quickly where their boundaries were, they can now roam all five acres freely. Any time we get an escape report it immediately says “your dog has returned”. I figure that’s just them still testing their limits randomly. But it really has been a life saver for our dogs out here in the country. One of ours is an amputee from wandering onto the main road, and this keeps her well away from it with ease.
Lynne .
Our girl Esther is now free! Her first six months were spent on leash. The training was super easy and completed in two weeks and now she has full access to our entire yard. Setting up the fence wasn’t too difficult. Can’t wait to try it out on an adventure, but for now she can patrol the yard at her leisure. We love this collar!
Terri B.
I have never left a product review before but this SpotOn collar is too good to not review it. I have a 11 month old Australian Shepherd mix puppy and I could not let her off the leash because she would take off. I tried all the training techniques I could find and nothing worked so as a last ditch, desperate decision I bought the SpotOn collar and the results have been incredible! I wish I’d have done it sooner!! We worked on the training less than a week and she’s like a different dog. Stays in her yard and is able to be outside off leash without me worrying about her. Setting up and changing the fence is super easy and the tracking feature gives that extra added security. I highly recommend the SpotOn collar!
Bill M.
Finally getting around to writing the review. We purchased in February, and it took some time for the weather to cooperate so that we could start the training with Quigley. We were very cautious as we live on a country road and the vehicles go by the house at high speeds. The front of the house is close to the road, but the back yard is wide open with no worries, so our fence is shaped accordingly. At any given time, there are at least 25 - 30 satellites tracking Q, so we have peace of mind. The training took several "walkabouts" over a few days, but he figured it out quickly. We did have to set the static to a low level to reaffirm the boundaries, but after two corrections he got it. We can now sit on the back deck or work in the garden with no worries. There are plenty of distractions: Rabbits, Squirrels, birds, dogs on either side, deer every day near our apple tree, etc. He has chased all of them but has always stopped at the boundary and barked. We're now purchasing a second collar for his brother who comes to visit on occasion. We highly recommend this product!
Kate K.
I couldn't be more over the moon with the SpotOn GPS fence!! I have 2 tiny things I wish I could change - 1. would be the volume of the first alert sound. It's so faint and very hard to hear, and my dog often doesn't notice it, but thankfully, the second alert is louder and has a better tone that gets her attention right away. 2. Can't tell if the collar is on or not. You have to check the app to see if it's on. It's super tiny stuff that could be in a future update:).. but I'm thrilled, and it's 100% worth every penny !!!
I have been telling everyone I know about this product!!
● Setup- super easy and user-friendly!
● Adding and removing fences - so easily and for a person who travels and camps often, this has made camping more freeing and enjoyable for me and my dog! She can be free, and I don't have to worry about her exploring areas I don't want her to go.
● Collar - is made out of get material. Nice and secure. I thought it might overheat, but I had it for a month now, and it's cool to the touch every time, and my dog has no issues wearing it. She doesn't scratch at it or anything. It seems to be comfortable for her when she's wearing it.
● training was a breeze! My German shepherd picked it up in one day! Which was terrific, but she's quick, and I would follow their excellent training guide for dogs with experience with collars or responding to alert sounds. She had already been e-collar trained, so this was easy for her to pick up on.
● safe zones are a remarkable feature! This has been a blessing due to the metal roofing on our pavilion. It interfered with the GPS signal and caused it to go off, but added it as a safe zone, and now there are no issues with her going under there.
●keep out zones - have to be larger than 30 ft, which makes sense for the signal, so used for a little but then removed bc one alert, and now she doesn't go near the area.
BEST PURCHASE OF MY LIFE! It allows my bog full access to our 5 aces and keeps her away from the road! And safe on our property, which is very rural and has lots of hunters. Now I can rest easy letting her outside to play.
THIS IS A MOST HAVE FOR DOG OWNERS! I can't say enough about this fantastic product.
Jared
I love spot on. My 14 week puppy was able to learn the collar in about 10 minutes! Also we live in the middle of the woods and the collar is very accurate! We love life unleashed! My only disappointment is the collar does not last all day. Most I can get out of it is maybe 10-12 hrs and I am not using tracking or any of the advanced features.
Rick M.
This collar is great and has been a game changer for unleashing our dog!
Sonya
Love everything about this collar! Keeps my big dogs safe & out of trouble!
Barbra O.
It has been awesome 1st dog took 10 minutes. Other dog more stubborn took about 4 days to train. Had to call customer service and she was great. Walked me through the particulars. Dogs are happy and I’m happy. Now that they are trained ton my 2 1/2 acre plot. When the bring them home I have an invisible fence and they should take right to it. So happy with product. 5 stars from me. Love it
BARRY B.
This collar is absolutely awesome, I have read all of the neg reviews and I can say that I have not experienced any of these issues. It is easily configured, and I have multiple fences saved for quick recall some as small as 1/2 acre one as large as 35 acres. I have witnessed a couple false corrections while indoors, I simply set up the safe zones and the issue was quickly resolved. My GSP has a lot of spunk and drive to hunt and this collar keeps her in line without issue. When in a new location I walk the boundary with her on a leash and then let her go and I have had zero breakthroughs.
Kerri K.
The customer service with this company has been wonderful - such a blessing! Thank you!
Bryce P.
The collar worked well. The tracking was great. Used it for about a month until puppy somehow got it off of her neck. The latch system could use improvement. I'm disgusted at my pup and the durability of the collar. It became a $1000 chew toy.
Sandy H.
I followed the training steps, and within 2 weeks, we are leash free! My husband was skeptical, but now he calls it a Miracle. We have a very tenacious dog, but he learned quickly and we now are all enjoying leash free living.
Jon G.
This review is customer service... I've had the collar over 2 years, have some medical/mobility issues so I finally got someone to help train maybe 1.5 acres, plenty of trees. My 4 year old Anatolian Shepard is smart, understands the collar when with me or trainer. He's pigheaded & big (150lbs lean). Not sure if the fence will work without supervision but works perfectly with supervision.
Long story longer, I have called customer service a few times, mostly because I was dumb. You get someone who works there, not a call center. After 2 years the charger broke & I ordered a new one expecting to pay but they just said "it's on the way". They have been great each time I called.
Nicole P.
We have had underground fence for years and our dogs were trained on that and had done very well. When I had to trek through the woods and over bees nests to try to find the break in the wire for the 100th time, I said enough was enough and bought Spot on. I am kicking myself for not doing this before! We kept the same boundary so we didn't have to train our pup but the collar is not intrusive, the setup on the app was quick and super easy and our Basenji mix continues to love life unleashed!
Joe F.
Customer service is excellent
Dorothy O.
Don’t like the tags that dogs either ate or lost shouldn’t have loose items on collar ! Mostly happy but connection for two collars seems a bit slow …lot of cash so that was expected to be more responsive quickly ….
Cole
The collars are awesome. Only thing I’m not impressed with is the battery life. They claim 25 hours but it’s more like 14 hours
Pa L.
We have been at the lake of a month and she stays within her fence with no problem she know when the collars is off she can go on a boat ride or golf cart ride and at 7 months of I think this is Amazing
Kathryn .
We got the SpotOn fence for our Great Pyrenees dog! He has done well with other invisible fences collars but we’ve always had the fear of him wandering since that’s a very well known trait of the breed and we wanted to be able to have the peace of mind to see his location when we aren’t at home. The setup was simple. He adapted to the collar and training sounds very well. Our only complaint is the battery life. I do worry that the battery could die if we are gone all day or if he were to get out of the fence and it might die before we were able to locate him which is the whole purpose of the collar. So far our battery only lasts about 12 hours from being fully charged.
Maria F.
Awesome Customer Service!
Kim S.
This collar was great at first ! We trained our dog perfectly to it. Then we had issues with it going off randomly in the house while on our dog. I emailed someone through this website about it. No answer. Then our dog started getting out randomly. We tested the collar to make sure it was working, and it was. I noticed my dog walks slowly to the perimeter of the fence Then waits till the beeping stops and walks slowly again and makes his way through every time the noise stops. I emailed someone again wandering if we got a defective collar. No answer. I wish there was a Manuel way to correct with a shock to get him to come back. I am worried he will get hit by a car. I feel like we wasted our money if it only works for a few months.
Megan S.
We love the collar when it’s working. We’ve owned it for about 6 months and have had to report several issues. Mostly with it not charging fully. We’ve had to have the charging base replaced twice, while they have been great about replacing parts for free, it had caused several interruptions in the monitoring of our dogs location. Most recently. We informed customer service that the collar is no longer charging despite getting a new charging base. We’ve had to ship our collar back for repair (under warranty). But as I’m reading the warranty guarantee, it’s only once and for one year. Now our dog is without a collar to track him For about 10 days. We live on a farm and he has 100 acres to roam, but still does go outside that area. We were offered no solution in the meantime. There is no reason the collar should be broken this soon. It has undergone normal wear and tear with a dog running around with it on for 10-12 hours per day. Not sure what we’ll do if it breaks again after the one year warranty is up, but will likely be purchasing another brand.
Lori F.
This collar has saved our dog's life and independence. We live on 5 acres but our house is close to the road. She is very nose driven. One morning when we let her out the back door she put her nose up and bolted. The garbage truck was down the street and before we could do anything about it she was gone and after that smell. When we got her back to the house we knew we had to do something. We debated several different options but we travel with her a lot and decided a gps fence would be best to create multiple fences at different locations. We have had the collar for about a month so far and it is working great. Even if she gets after a rabbit or squirrel she will not cross the fence line. For her we did have to use the shock option because when it came to a squirrel the vibration did not phase her and she would blow right through the fence line. We only need level 5 of 30 on the shock settings. It was a big investment but still less than half price than the quote we got for an underground fence installed on our 5 acres. Time will tell how well the product holds up but one month in it is working great!
Steve
Really works well I have 2 one has cell service and one without like the one with cell service I hope I can still add to the one without
Wayne S.
Our Pyrenes has escaped the boundary about a half a dozen times over the last month and a half. When she did leave it was not for very long or go very far outside the boundary. only twice has she left for longer than a min or two. I turned up the static shock from 5 to 15. So far do good. I would like to see a button on your system that allows a manual static correction. This would allow for greater training without the need for 2 collars.
Stacy L.
Been using Halo since December of 2023 , it was not worth what I paid for it and did not keep my Boston Terrier contained and it always gave corrections at times it was not needed including when he was in the house and it wouldn’t give corrections at the right time to keep him from escaping the yard . The only good thing I could say about that collar is when he did escape it did at least save his life from getting into the street and getting ran over or getting lost because the collar does have a feature to guide him back to his boundary and safe back home other than that it has been nothing but a hassle . Plus with the corrections going off when he was not even near the boundary or when he was in his own house kept him confused is the biggest reason why the collar did not work for us and interfered with properly training him to respect the boundaries . A month ago I saw Spot On advertised on Facebook , I went on their website and saw they had way more better features then Halo and their boundary accuracy was highly rated compared to Halo and they use several more than satellites than Halo which makes a huge difference when it comes to the collar doing corrections at the right time when needed so it doesn’t confuse the dog . It gives a warning 10 feet from the boundary and again 5 feet from the boundary if the dog ignores the first warning and then if they ignore the second warning and cross the boundary then they get a vibrate or a static shock . The static shock is optional and has several levels from 1-30 , Halo has only 15 levels which I didn’t feel was strong enough for a hard headed dog like mine . Unfortunately that’s they type of dog I have so I have no choice but to use static shock on him and it has worked very well so far and I’ve had the collar 3 weeks now and he has had only 1 correction , with halo between him being so stubborn and the collar not correcting him at the right time he would get warnings and emergency warnings just about everyday and there were many days he didn’t get any which would result in him leaving the boundary . It got to the point I didn’t feel secure with the Halo and didn’t trust it to protect the safety of my dog . I was getting really frustrated with it and the ad popped up on Facebook and I’m glad it did , it’s like it was meant to be . Before I actually bought Spot on , I did quite a bit of research with independent reviews between Halo and Spot On . There were more cons with Halo and Spot On had more pros , so far with my experience between the two collars , Spot On wins hands down . I wish that I had known of Spot On a lot sooner because it would have saved me a lot of headache but it’s better late than never . This will be my wireless fence of choice from now on and I will definitely recommend them to any one looking to purchase a wireless fence that actually trains their dog to respect their boundaries and keeps them safe .
Maryann H.
I purchased this collar in March 2024 and worked with my dog for about 3 weeks. Then I retired and decided maybe I could train him without the collar so I returned it, with no problem. Two months later I realized I did need the collar, so I bought it again. I'm nervous as heck about making it work without traumatizing my sweet dog (we have about 15 acres). I have spoken with about 3 difference customer reps and they have all be great. Just today I set up the new fence with the new collar and spoke with Jake, he was completely patient with this 'ole gal' we set up the fence, home zone and he gave tips. All their employess at A+. He left me feeling confident and excited to use the fence (and to not make a big production out of it, just wear, train a bit, treat/reward and my smart boy will get it quick). Thanks Jake and SpotOn!
M.Hill
Bree M.
Minnie absolutely loves being outside, especially in the winter time. I adore this collar, it is so nice to be able to let her be outside as long as she wants without having to worry if she’ll run off or not. I can be inside cooking and just occasionally check my phone to see where she is. Setting up the fence was extremely easy, I like how you have different options to set your fence up. 100% worth the money, I recommend this to all dog owners
Carissa
Keeps my stubborn dog in anywhere. Bought another one for our other dogs. Will recommend to everyone I know!
Anthony C.
We have a Dog Watch invisible fence. It has a wire buried in the ground and we have had zero issues with it. We bought three SpotOn collars for our dogs because we are pretty certain that buried line from the Dog Watch fence will get cut when we have our forest mulching done next week. After the mulching is complete we planned to extend the wire to give the dogs more space. To make a seamless transition we though why not try out SpotOn since there is a free trial period and ITS ON SALE!! I walked the property line within the road that cuts through and stayed away from the road. The Dog Watch uses only static correction but the sound and vibration of the SpotOn collar is enough. Actually just the sound is. I did not even train my dogs. I tried but they are so use to not going past a certain area - they don’t explore. That’s a bummer since they can if they wanted to. Either way that wire is most definitely getting cut next week. I have had lots of questions along the way and tech support is amazing. I just email or text and I have my answers promptly. I definitely recommend this collar.
Jennifer S.
SpotOn is a great way to keep your dog where you want. The customer service is amazing and you get a live person that assist you with you questions right away.
BARBARA A S.
Purchasing the Spot-0n collar and setting up the fence has been a pleasant experience saving us countless hours of worry spent calling and looking for our pup. What a wonderful feeling knowing he is safe.
The support team went above and beyond at every step. I had several questions as I was deciding which GPS fence I should purchase. Your personnel explained how the system worked and assured me that I would have ongoing support as I set it up. They even helped me get the right collar size for my Aussie who is 1 year old and had a borderline collar size. This helped me to understand that Spot On was my best option.
I ordered the fence which was quickly delivered. Using the online tools I followed instructions and set up a basic fence around our home. I started the training and at the end of the third day we were ready to turn on the static correction.
Obi-Wan fully understood the system. He only attempted to leave twice. He was chasing a deer and went too close to the line but he halted and came back instantly. Te second time was very much the same except it was a turkey that flew up into a tree. That time he breached the fence and returned within seconds.
We had an incident where the collar was correcting him in the house. I called for support and JC helped me set up a safe zone in our home because we have a metal roof. At that time they also helped me perfect my fence on the perimeter to make it more effective. They explained the rationale for edits along the way.
Only 2 weeks have passed and I must say that I am grateful for Spot On Fence. The product and the amazing support team has reduced the dog stress in my life. This has been money well spent
Joe C.
I have been using the spot on for about a month and mostly works great!!! Every now and then the fence moves more than I would expect but I set up the fence to take this into consideration. I did have issues with "walking the fence" to set up boundaries but manually drawing them worked well. My dog has quickly learned boundaries and now only needs to hear the tone to know to stop.
Chad
Product works amazing. I encountered some issues with shipping (no fault of theirs) so I called their customer service number. The representative was tremendously helpful and offered great advice that resolved the problem. I usually neglect making reviews but this company is a pleasure to do business with (a very rare experience these days). Money. WELL. Spent.
Jennie
We have tried multiple invisible fences. This is the only that felt reliable enough to trust letting our Lola outside without having to watch her! We were almost to the point of putting in another buried fence but with the mole problem we have we really wanted to avoid that. The set up of the fence couldn’t be easier and to edit the border lines from your phone is a breeze! Definitely would recommend!
Nick B.
YouTube reviews of this collar is what made up my mind to purchase the spot on gps fence. It was the accuracy of the fence line which made up my mind.
The price is high for what you get. For damn near $1,000 dollars, you would think that you would get a titanium collar that is indestructible and flawless! They are not!
I purchased two collars for my two Dobermans. Out of the box, one collar had the logo half peeled up and fell off in my hand. After charging them and powering on, I noticed that one collar was lower on battery percentage than the other, and that collar, I have noticed is not as precise as the other. I would think for the price of $2,200 for the two collars that they would be flawless! They are really tough collars and work very well, but they are not identical in build quality and for that price, I would think that the logo would not be glued on and for that price, your dogs name should be engraved into the collar to help identify which is which when purchasing multiple collars!
All in all, these collars work great! My dogs grasped the working of the collar quickly and obey the boundaries very well! I would definitely recommend the collar to anyone not wanting to spend high prices of putting up a physical fence around your yard. We didn't and we're glad we went with the spot on gps collars because you literally have a fence where ever you go with the unlimited fence maker. Anywhere we take our fur babies we set a boundary for them to adhere to and they do!
Adam A.
Absolutely the best thing I’ve ever purchased for my dogs! The dogs learned their 5 acre boundary and adjusted to the collars within 2 days. The collars were a cheap investment compared to a traditional fence! Highly recommended!!
ROBERTO M.
Our dog after 3 to 4 weeks pretty much understood the concept. Even now if she does escape the fence, she comes right back in.
Jeffrey M.
Love it,just wish the charge would last longer.
Connie R.
Worth every penny. Wish I would have gotten them sooner.
Emily D.
Such amazing customer service. Great support and seemed to work really well but I have a 15 pound dog and though his neck is 10” it was so bulky for such a small dog so I ended up returning it.
Daniel N.
Works great for me!
I live in a very heavily wooded mountainous area of Montana with no cell coverage. My dog Molly was mostly trained to the system within an hour of simply testing a few of the boundaries I setup in the app, which was very easy. She has about 3 or 4 acres of area to roam, and hasn't breached the boundary since getting started a few weeks ago.
I would highly recommend this product for people in similar locations. I have noticed that it drifts a little, likely due to the heavy forest environment, but it's minor in the overall scheme, and as far as I know it hasn't yet missed any warning alerts.
Dan R.
Collar work good except for metal buildings. We set up home area around metal building and have had several false corrections on the collar due to the building interference. Had to set the fence about 100 ft beyond our property line in order to eliminate the false trigger. Battery life is about 16 to 18 hours.
Other than these issues, it works well.
charyce H.
The most stubborn 2 y/o Pyrenees/Anatolian girl. The best animal product purchase we have ever made. She learned her boundaries quicker than anticipated. Happy human and even happier LGD.
Alanna W.
This collar is the best purchase I’ve ever made, it allows my dog to run freely and independently around our big farm without having a single worry about her possibly getting out into the road or running away. It makes me so happy to get to see her explore our property safely. I would definitely recommend this collar.
Ken M.
Replaced my broken wire Invisible Fence system. Impressed with the ease of setting up a boundary, with the tracking abilities, and the alerts when the boundary is crossed. My dog is adjusting easily to the system in large part because the boundary I set up was close to the Invisible Fence boundary.
The outstanding feature of Spot On is the absence of wires and the certainty that broken wires will never be a problem.
Am delighted with the product.
Bradley
Training to the boundary prior to unleashing is a must…take it from a Doberman Daddy with an energetic pup living on a golf course who likes to bird chase and bolt. Take the time to train first and this product is everything it’s supposed to be. Time and energy saver for me, freedom and fun for her. Very user friendly and adaptable to everywhere we’ve used it thus far.
Angela B.
Having the ability to set fences at different locations is the best part of this fence. The GPS collar can sometimes be finicky, but ultimately, the whole system works well.
Donald M.
Easy to set up boundaries. We have a smaller yard so the boundaries vary slightly with the variability in the precision of the GPS signal. Variation appears to be a few feet. It is not disruptive to our dog.
Training was much easier than portrayed in the video. We followed the instructions in the video for a couple of sessions. Our dog was fully trained by the third day. She turns around as soon as she hears the tone. She knows where she will hear the tone and does not go in that area.
On the downside, the probes irritated her skin, so we removed the probes. Her skin is healed and we are using the collar without the probes. She turns around usually at the first tone.
She has "escaped" a couple of times, but turns around very quickly as she does not like the tone or vibration.
Beth P.
Our dog is between long hair and short hair I started her on the long prongs and noticed sore spots on her neck. Then I changed to the short hair prongs and now I think she is breaking through the barrier. I suppose I need to put the other prongs back on but I am worried about the sore spots coming back.
Greg B.
Love the spot on gps collar. It takes seconds to change fences from our home to the lake house.
My Lab Zeke is a true water dog and frequently jumps in the lake with his collar on... I'm sure spot on does not encourage water use. I take the collar off when I'm training/working Zeke for water retrieves but being a water dog, who spends weekend at the lake, he jumps in on his own. So far the spot on collar has worked great... and Zeke is testing the limits of this collar.
David S.
We have 11 acres we wanted our dogs to enjoy it all. Millie our Shepard and Husky is a roamer and very intelligent. With in hrs of receiving the collar, and working with her on the boundaries. I have a dog that stays where she is safe. Thank you spot on, next I would like to see you produce a program to work with a smart phone to keep your dog close without a leash connected to the dog. Just a thought. Best tool ever and money well spent.
Wayne C.
What they say is exactly what you get Spot On Perfect. An excellent product. Went with the subscription also and it is wonderful. Easy to use and set up.. fool proof. We live in Alberta,Canada.
Molly F.
Absolutely love our SPOTON gps fences. We live on 20 acres next to a highway and trying to keep our LGDs and German shepherd off the highway and in our property was becoming really difficult. We tried using the halo collar and it did not work so we made the investment into SpotOn and I am so grateful we did. Our dogs were already trained from our training correction collars, with the beep, vibrate, and static correction so switching to SpotOn was a smooth transition for us. We are able to have a day fence, night fence and make fences within the other fences which is so helpful. The anxiety I had before these collars was thru the roof, but now they can roam all they want without me freaking out. I do pay the extra for the subscription for the tracking on both dogs, and I highly recommend it. Spot on is amazing and so accurate, I am SO thankful.
Jim
Better than sliced bread. Excellent. Exceeds every expectation we had. Works perfectly on large irregular shaped property. Every option we could think of, is already part of the system. Perfect success.
Curtis M.
Spot on fence is probably the best decision I ever made as far as taking care of my pup. I had purchased a less expensive system that used a transmitter attached to my house the area that the dog could move without correction was small very inconsistent. it took me a while to make the decision to buy spot on fence system the freedom. My dog has now to roam is amazing. The whistle function on the collar works great and very little time to train the dog. I have a one year old German Shepherd, pup, who is still very much a puppy she knows her boundaries and she can be out of sight and I can push the whistle button and I can hear her. What a lifesaver this has been. I have 13 acres of ground. And I have it set for her to be able to roam about half of it. That’s a lot better than 100 yard radius thank you so much for Creating A great product. I have recommended this product to several people
Kristopher
Best collar and you don't have to have a subscription like all of the other top gps collars
Meagan T.
I have a Weimaraner and, if you know the breed, you know my pain!!! I love her more than anything, but SHE. IS. TOUGH. And Invisible Fence was no match for her instincts.
What I love about Spot On are the three levels of correction. High frequency rapid beeping, steady loud alarm and then vibration or static correction. The precision accuracy of this technology is also unmatched. Some tracking devices that work off cellular signals take forever to triangulate. By then my dogs could be a mile away. Spot On is spot on. Also, the owner has complete control over designating the area for the “fence,” as well as whether to employ static correction or vibration and, if static, what level of intensity.
My only criticism would be that it might need stronger static correction. It goes up to level 30, but I have it at a level 25 and it doesn’t feel like a “shock” … it really feels like a slightly intense vibration, even at the high end.
But, in general, I love this product! A++++
pete b.
I was unsure about the collar and its effectiveness. Collar works as advertised, keeps my girl in bounds and on the property. I called spot on 3 months into ownership because battery life was getting shorter than 14 hours. Spot on rep was great to deal wth and after a brief conversation they sent me a replacement. Great customer support, product has been great, not sure what else you could ask for. Happy customer here.
Nicholas B.
I purchased my first spot on collar about a year ago. After a few hiccups with the Bluetooth not working properly the collar was swapped out and functions as advertised.
One of my 4 boys likes to wander and has worn a containment collar almost continuously since I’ve had him. A little over a year ago I started traveling full time for work and staying in my RV on my customer’s job sites. I decided I wanted to travel with my boys and it was going good until my boy that doesn’t like to respect fences went walkabout in rural Wisconsin. I finally found him 4 hours later and ordered a spot on. I now have 4 collars, one for each of my boys and don’t even bother putting up a temporary fence around my rv anymore. I typically end up gps fencing 1-40 acres every location I go to and my boys are super happy to not have a fence.
The newer offline settings are ok for the collar but can be somewhat restrictive
Overall the pros way outweigh any cons for this system. Realtime tracking, ease of use, ease of setting up and modifying fences and deploying them to multiple collars, etc. all A+
As someone who travels 90%+ of the time and uses the collars 100%of the time the only 2 cons I can think of are battery life and not being able to connect the collar to wifi in addition to cell towers. Even with the newest collar available I’ve yet to see a battery last a full 24 hours without being charged. If battery life could get up to 30-36hours on average it would make life easier especially since my boys have an automatic dog door so they can go outside while I’m sleeping if they need to. On the WiFi front I do a lot of rural work and am in areas with no cell service. I carry my Starlink and set up outdoor repeaters that could work great in conjunction with these collars if they had WiFi connectivity.
Also, I don’t know how practical it is but a cool feature to me would be a “walk mode” where I could take my boys for a walk without a leash, perhaps using a Bluetooth connection to the collars to establish a radius around me that the dogs stay in but that would just be icing on an already super product
Drew M.
Our experience has been nothing but AWESOME! I can’t get over how great the customer service is. I would definitely recommend this collar and would say it is definitely worth it! I am VERY satisfied with this company and their products! One happy customer right here!!!!
Melody S.
Leaving on ten wooded acreage is no longer stressful with the spot collar. Our dog knows his boundaries and so do the wild deer.
Jenna S.
We got two collars for our dogs & it has been a life saver. So much peice of mind comes from letting my dogs out the door & not worried they will take off & bother the neighbours dogs anymore.
Thank you Spoton for the off leash freedom my guardian dog desperately needed!
Linda C.
The collars were easy to install and allowed us to set a very large boundary including allowing them to go in the lake with the collars on. Great product. Just wish they were more affordable.
Mary G.
Researched for 4 months and chose this one when she turned 6 months old. Works exactly as promised and we absolutely love it.
Miranda D.
The spot on collar works great for our Maggie. She is a mini goldendoodle so the collar is a bit bulky, but she doesn’t seem to mind. The tracking is pretty accurate and allows me to see exactly where she is if she’s out of site. It does have the option for vibrate or static correction with adjustable intensity. She picked up on the leash training quickly, but as soon as she wasn’t on leash she would break through the barrier(I started with the vibrate mode) It took a few tries to get adjustments right and I did have to switch the mode to the static correction, but now she stays within the boundaries no problem. When we take the collar off for ATV rides, the quick connect buckle makes it easy to put back on when we get back home. You definitely don’t have to remove the collar, but sometimes I find it just as easy to do this than to deactivate the fence coming and going. This collar/fence definitely gives our family peace of mind to keep her safe.
Sonda S.
I have a 10 year old Australian Shepherd, and a 1 1/2 year old Aussie/lab mix. The Aussie was in the habit of visiting our neighbors who like to pet and feed her. She lovingly taught my new dog to join her in her visits. I do not like my dogs to bother the neighbors and my young do decide she could visit further than she should. I needed something that allowed them to run our 27 acres but not allowing them to travel to our neighbors. Thank goodness I found the spot on collar. It took about 2 weeks to break her habit. They both are doing great! I am so happy I purchased these collars.
Johnny B.
The most incredible customer service you will find Period. Had an issue with missing a charger. Jeff, who I worked with was just the best. You will not find a better technology or company to back up their technology than Spot On. These people truly care about being the best! Thank you so much Jeff!