What system should I get?
Here are our recommendations for the best dog containment systems for different dogs:
(1) One or more dogs, all over 15lbs and similar sizes – Innotek IUC 4100
Our overall favorite system is the Innotek 4100. The Innotek 4100 does all the basics and is a good dependable dog containment system. It is rechargeable and has three correction levels, plus progressive correction that increases in intensity the nearer the dog gets to the boundary. It also has a cool “collar fit” feature that tells you if you have the collar on correctly, very useful with our furry friends.
The Innotek is best for dogs over 15lbs. And since you cannot control the correction level of each collar independently, it is not good for dogs that are very different sizes (i.e 30%+ difference in weight).
(2) Two or more dogs, different sizes all over 15lbs – Dogtra
If you have dogs that have more than a 30% difference in weight, we would suggest the Dogtra system. Like the Innotek it does all the basics right, plus has a rechargeable battery. The Dogtra is a bit older than the Innotek and is a little more clunky. But, since it does let you adjust the correction level of each of the collars separately it is a better choice where you have dogs that need significantly different correction levels.
(3) Any dogs under 12 lbs – Petsafe Little Dog + Petsafe PRF-3004W Deluxe
For dogs under 12 lbs you want a collar that is small enough for this kind of dog and that is calibrated to providing a lower strength correction for these dogs.
If you have additional dogs over 15lbs, you can use collars from other PetSafe systems. The best of the lot is the PRF-3004W Deluxe collar which is also battery powered and has four correction levels.
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Will my old Petsafe collars work on the sport dog100 system? If not do they make collars for small dogs with that system?
ADMIN – Hi Mike,
Do you know what PetSafe collar you have? All the current Petsafe inground collars work with the Sportdog sdf-100 (and vice-versa)
I saw a website for hidden fence and they were promoting Pet Stop UltraElite Receiver and Pet Stop products. I didn’t see a review for their products. Any information on this system?
ADMIN – Hi Joe,
Pet Stop is a full service installation company owned by Perimeter Technologies. The systems they sell look very similar to the Perimeter Technologies self-installation systems, but I have never seen them in person and don’t know if the functionality is any different.
I am considering an inground fence system and would like your suggestion as to which to purchase. I have a 14 month old lab who is 95 pounds (trying to get her down to 85 pounds) and a 10 week old lab puppy whose parents ranged between 55 and 70 pounds. We obviously would not consider using a collar on the pup until at least 6 months (and could wait until 1 year). Also, we have an inground pool so the collar needs to be waterproof. I like the Innotec 4100, but I am concerned with possible weight difference on the two dogs.
ADMIN – Hi Nancy,
Hi Nancy,
The Innotek IUC-4100 would be a good choice. Because they are the same breed, and they are both labs so are going to be pretty easy to train and I think they are likely to need the same correction level. (medium on the Innotek 4100) If you did want something with independent correction levels, the SportDog or the PetSafe Stubborn would be good choices. All three systems I just mentioned are waterproof.